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Retail trade
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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise. The retailing process is the final step in the distribution of merchandise; retailers are therefore organized to sell merchandise in small quantities to the general public. This industry comprises two main types of retailers, that is, store and non-store retailers. (NAICS: 44, 45)
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| Millions of 1997 current dollars |
| Output |
. |
| Value added at basic prices |
42,252 |
| Share of total economy |
5.17% |
| Significant products of this industry |
| Retailing margins |
53,818 |
| Retailing service |
5,554 |
| Total |
59,372 |
| Total supply of these products |
| Domestic production |
62,739 |
| Imports |
0 |
| Total |
62,739 |
| Major users of these products |
| Personal expenditure |
54,235 |
| Capital formation |
1,986 |
| Operating supplies |
1,673 |
| Provincial and territorial public administration |
777 |
| Gambling industries |
687 |
| Residential building construction |
463 |
| Travel and entertainment |
329 |
| Food services and drinking places |
306 |
| Total |
60,456 |
Changes in constant price output are used as indicators of the growth rates in constant price value added. The movement in constant price output is assumed to be represented by the month-to-month growth rates in constant price sales by retailers classified into the following trade groups:
| TG010 |
New car dealers |
| TG020 |
Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
| TG030 |
Furniture stores |
| TG040 |
Home furnishings stores |
| TG050 |
Computer and software stores |
| TG060 |
Home electronics and appliance stores |
| TG070 |
Home centres and hardware stores |
| TG080 |
Specialized building materials and garden stores |
| TG090 |
Supermarkets |
| TG100 |
Convenience and specialty food stores |
| TG110 |
Beer, wine and liquor stores |
| TG120 |
Pharmacies and personal care stores |
| TG130 |
Gasoline stations |
| TG140 |
Clothing stores |
| TG150 |
Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores |
| TG160 |
Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores |
| TG170 |
Department stores |
| TG180 |
Other general merchandise stores |
| TG190 |
Miscellaneous store retailers |
Current price sales by retailers, measured in millions of dollars.
Source
Retail Trade,
Monthly, Catalogue no. 63-005,
Statistics Canada
Current price sales by retailers are deflated using weighted aggregates of Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) of the various commodities traded. Weights are shares of gross sales by retailers, taken from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey by Statistics Canada. An adjustment is made for changes in retail sales tax rates whenever necessary.
The following commodities account for the largest weights of the various trade groups: (the percentage represents each commodity's relative importance)
| TG010 New car dealers |
| New trucks and vans |
33% |
| New automobiles |
29% |
| Used motor vehicles |
23% |
| TG020 Used and recreational motor vehicle and parts dealers |
| Used motor vehicles |
28% |
| Motor vehicle parts and accessories |
25% |
| Road and off-road recreational vehicles |
20% |
| TG030 Furniture stores |
| Furniture |
65% |
| TG040 Home furnishings stores |
| Floor coverings |
38% |
| Household textiles and furnishings |
25% |
| China, glassware and crockery |
10% |
| TG050 Computer and software stores |
| Office machines and computer equipment |
85% |
| TG060 Home electronics and appliance stores |
| Radios, sound systems and accessories |
21% |
| Office machines and computer equipment |
20% |
| TV sets, video equipment and accessories |
18% |
| TG070 Home centres and hardware stores |
| Hardware |
69% |
| Floor coverings |
11% |
| TG080 Specialized building materials and garden stores |
| Hardware |
69% |
| TG090 Supermarkets |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
77% |
| TG100 Convenience and specialty food stores |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
63% |
| Tobacco products |
18% |
| TG110 Beer, wine and liquor stores |
| Alcoholic beverages |
99% |
| TG120 Pharmacies and personal care stores |
| Pharmaceutical products and medical goods |
71% |
| Cosmetics and toiletries |
11% |
| TG130 Gasoline stations |
| Motor fuels and lubricants |
82% |
| TG140 Clothing stores |
| Women's, girls' and infants' clothing |
63% |
| Men's and boys' clothing |
28% |
| TG150 Shoe, clothing accessories and jewellery stores |
| Footwear |
44% |
| Watches and jewellery |
35% |
| TG160 Sporting goods, hobby, music and book stores |
| Sporting and camping equipment |
22% |
| Newspapers, books, magazines and stationery |
17% |
| TG170 Department stores |
| Women's, girls' and infants' clothing |
15% |
| Cosmetics and toiletries |
8% |
| Men's and boys' clothing |
8% |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
7% |
| TG180 Other general merchandise stores |
| Food and non-alcoholic beverages |
23% |
| Hardware |
9% |
| Tobacco products |
9% |
| Motor vehicle parts and accessories |
8% |
| TG190 Miscellaneous store retailers |
| Newspapers, books, magazines and stationery |
24% |
| Household textiles and furnishings |
12% |
| Pet food |
9% |
| Used / second hand merchandise |
7% |
Source
The Consumer Price Index,
Monthly, Catalogue no. 62-001,
Statistics Canada
Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey,
Quarterly, CANSIM table 080-0018,
Statistics Canada
Family Expenditure in Canada,
Occasional, Catalogue no. 62F0021XDB,
Statistics Canada
Budget Documents by Federal and Provincial Governments
Various Tax Documents Prepared by Provincial Governments
Canadian Tax Journal,
Canadian Tax Foundation
Tax Memo,
Canadian Tax Foundation
Canada Revenue Agency
In the input–output framework, output of retail trade is defined as gross sales less the cost of goods purchased for resale. In other words, it is the retailers' margin and unlike for many other industries, output is not equal to gross sales. Consistent with this definition of output, commodities purchased for resale are not counted as intermediate inputs. The product 'retailing service' refers primarily to margins on used vehicles sold and purchased within the household sector.
$42,221 million of this industry's value added is created by establishments classified to the business sector and an additional $31 million is created by the non-business sector, mainly by governments.
The value of output produced by this industry is not shown because output of non-business establishments is not separately calculated in the Canadian input–output tables. However, the value of output corresponding to the value added of $42,221 million in the business sector is $66,962 million.
The value of the industry's significant product refers to the business sector only.
The input–output commodity classification includes seven fictive commodities, each corresponding to a fictive industry. Fictive commodities and fictive industries are a technique for routing groups of related commodities as inputs into industries when the precise commodity content is unknown. Some inputs are reported in catch-all categories, which include many input–output commodities. These commodities are shown in detail as inputs into a corresponding fictive industry. The related fictive industry is shown as purchasing the related assortment of commodities and then selling the package to the purchasing industry. Travel and entertainment is one of the seven fictive industries. It shows purchases of goods and services as a result of domestic and foreign travel of employees and self-employed proprietors. Such goods and services include transportation, accommodation, meals and incidentals. Operating supplies is also one of the seven fictive industries. For more detail see The Input–Output Structure of the Canadian Economy, 1961-1981, Catalogue no. 15-510, Statistics Canada.
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