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Canada Data: Retail Sales +0.2% in September, +3.8% Y/Y>

Release for:                          September 2018
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Sep-18  Aug-18  Sep-17
Total retail sales                            50,932  50,811  49,090
Total retail sales (2007 chained dolla        47,752  47,531  46,845
Total retail sales excl auto                  37,331  37,280  35,904
Total ex mtr veh, gas                         31,679  31,567  30,638
Mtr Veh, parts dealers                        13,601  13,531  13,186
 New car dealers                              10,912  10,845  10,701
 Used car vehicles                               973     945     876
 Other Mtr Vehicle                               840     864     808
 Auto Parts, accessories                         877     877     801
Furniture                                      1,533   1,543   1,554
 Furniture stores                                933     963     964
 Home furnishings stores                         600     580     591
Home electronics, appliances                   1,387   1,390   1,296
Bldg, outdoor home supplies                    3,082   3,141   3,151
Food and beverage stores                      10,528  10,437  10,125
 Supermarkets                                  7,170   7,050   6,932
 Convenience                                     692     690     661
 Specialty                                       660     656     633
 Beer, wine, liquor stores                     2,006   2,041   1,899
Health, personal care                          3,916   3,912   3,882
Gasoline Stations                              5,653   5,713   5,265
Clothing and accessory                         2,934   2,923   2,748
 Clothing stores                               2,286   2,267   2,118
 Shoe Stores                                     343     350     331
 Jewelry, luggage                                305     306     299
Sporting goods, hobby, music                   1,069   1,078   1,050
Other general merchandise stores               5,908   5,836   5,637
Miscellaneous Stores                           1,320   1,309   1,194
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total retail sales                               0.2             3.8
Total retail sales (2007 chained dolla           0.5             1.9
Total retail sales excl auto                     0.1             4.0
Total ex mtr veh, gas                            0.4             3.4
Mtr Veh, parts dealers                           0.5             3.1
 New car dealers                                 0.6             2.0
 Used,  recreational vehicles                    3.0            11.1
 Other Mtr Vehicle                              -2.8             4.0
 Auto Parts, accessories                         0.0             9.5
Furniture                                       -0.6            -1.4
 Furniture stores                               -3.1            -3.2
 Home furnishings stores                         3.4             1.5
Home electronics, appliances                    -0.2             7.0
Bldg, outdoor home supplies                     -1.9            -2.2
Food and beverage stores                         0.9             4.0
 Supermarkets                                    1.7             3.4
 Convenience                                     0.3             4.7
 Specialty                                       0.6             4.3
 Beer, wine, liquor stores                      -1.7             5.6
Health, personal care                            0.1             0.9
Gasoline Stations                               -1.1             7.4
Clothing and accessory                           0.4             6.8
 Clothing stores                                 0.8             7.9
 Shoe Stores                                    -2.0             3.6
 Jewelry, luggage                               -0.3             2.0
Sporting goods, hobby, music                    -0.8             1.8
General Merchandise                              1.2             4.8
Miscellaneous Stores                             0.8            10.6
Percentage changes calculated by MNI.
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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