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Retail By The Numbers

May 25, 2022

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 and province.

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Canada’s Retail Growth; Seasonally Adjusted Sales

Percent Growth

Category

 Jan 2022 to Feb 2022 Feb 2021 to Feb 2022
 Total Retail Sales 0.1 % 7.4 %
Core Retail 1.4% 5.4 %
 Auto parts -1.9 % 6.6 %
Retail Trade Furniture and home furnishings stores – 2.2 % 26.2 %
Electronics Electronics and appliance stores 1.1 % 0.2 %
 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 5.6 % 10.4 %
Food and Grocery Food and beverage stores 0.3 % – 0.6 %
Health Supplies Health and personal care stores – 0.4 % 0.8 %
Clothing Clothing and clothing accessories stores 15.1 % 40.6 %
Sporting Goods Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 1.4 % 4.6 %
General Merchendise General merchandise stores -1.2 % 5.9 %
Source: Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0008-01 Retail trade sales by province and territory (x 1,000)

 

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