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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.
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Canada’s Retail Growth; Seasonally Adjusted Sales
| Percent Growth | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Category |
April 2019 to May 2019 | May 2018 to May 2019 |
 Total Retail Sales |
– 0.09% | + 0.95% |
 Core Retail |
– 0.95% | + 0.89% |
 Auto parts |
+ 3.11% | + 1.90% |
 Furniture and home furnishings stores |
+ 0.55% | + 5.76% |
 Electronics and appliance stores |
+ 1.19% | – 5.38% |
 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers |
+ 0.20% | – 3.92% |
 Food and beverage stores |
– 2.02% | + 1.51% |
 Health and personal care stores |
+ 0.76% | + 3.32% |
 Clothing and clothing accessories stores |
– 2.74% | – 2.47% |
 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores |
– 1.92% | – 2.56% |
 General merchandise stores |
– 1.08% | + 1.66% |
| Source: Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0008-01 Retail trade sales by province and territory (x 1,000) | ||
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