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Retail By The Numbers
Retail By The Numbers is a monthly report issued by Retail Council of Canada. It consolidates Statistics Canada data and provides a summary of key performance measures for retail trade by sales sector, province, price index evolution and employment.
Canada’s Retail Growth; Seasonally Adjusted Sales
| Percent Growth | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Category |
Dec 2018 to Jan 2019 | Jan 2018 to Jan 2019 |
 Total Retail Sales |
– 0.05% | + 1.69% |
 Core Retail |
+ 0.07% | + 3.24% |
 Auto parts |
+ 1.62% | + 1.46% |
 Furniture and home furnishings stores |
+ 0.10% | + 3.11% |
 Electronics and appliance stores |
– 3.95% | – 0.87% |
 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers |
+ 3.08% | + 0.92% |
 Food and beverage stores |
+ 0.92% | + 2.93% |
 Health and personal care stores |
– 1.07% | + 2.80% |
 Clothing and clothing accessories stores |
– 0.98% | + 5.07% |
 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |
– 1.28% | – 3.37% |
 General merchandise stores |
– 1.59% | + 10.05% |
| Source: Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0008-01 Retail trade sales by province and territory (x 1,000) | ||
