Table 1
General merchandisers' sales by commodity group, Canada, 2007
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| Commodity group | Sales | Market share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Yearly change |
2006
|
2007
|
Yearly change |
|
| $ thousands | % | % | |||
| Food and beverages | 8,970,519 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 10.1 | + |
| Health and personal care products | 5,586,235 | 6.4 | 15.9 | 15.6 | – |
| Furniture, home furnishing and electronics | 7,089,164 | 5.7 | 18.7 | 18.4 | – |
| Motor vehicles, parts and services | 2,208,762 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | = |
| Automotive fuels, oils and additives | 718,955 | 14.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | = |
| Sporting and leisure goods | 4,538,845 | 4.9 | 32.5 | 32.3 | – |
| Housewares | 3,549,965 | 4.2 | 43.7 | 45.2 | + |
| Hardware, lawn and garden products | 4,104,651 | 2.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | – |
| Clothing, footwear and accessories | 8,100,818 | 0.2 | 24.9 | 23.9 | – |
| All other goods and services | 4,831,439 | -2.9 | 14.3 | 13.3 | – |
| Total |
49,699,354
|
4.5 | 12.2 | 12.0 | – |
| Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation, Distributive Trades Division. | |||||
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