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Declined 2.1% to $53.8 billion
- Retail sales declined 2.1% to $53.8 billion in May. The largest declines occurred at building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (-1 1.3%) and motor vehicle and parts dealers (-2.4%). During the month of May, many retailers continued to face closures due to the third wave of the COVID -1 9 pandemic.
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Jul 23, 2021 · Statistics Canada says retail sales fell by 2.1 per cent to $53.8 billion in May, as many businesses remained close during the third wave of COVID-19, but the agency expects to see a return...
Feb 20, 2023 · Retail sales in volume terms increased by 8.5% in 2021. Gasoline and motor vehicle sales lead the increase in store sales. Operating revenue grew in most subsectors in 2021, with the strongest gains in gasoline stations and motor vehicle and parts dealers.
Jul 21, 2020 · Canadian retailers bounced back from COVID-19 in a big way in May, with sales up almost $42 billion or 18.7 per cent from April's record low.
- Food & Drug
- Store Merchandise
- Automotive & Related
- By The Numbers
- Canadian E-Commerce Sales
Counter to the general trend, the Food & Drug sector did extremely well last year during the height of the COVID pandemic, but things are now returning to more normal conditions. For the 3 months ending May 2021, retail sales were up just 0.8% versus the same period a year ago. The underlying 12 month trend has also softened from the highs achieved...
Retail sales in the Store Merchandise sector were up an amazing 36.1% year-over-year for the 3 months ending May 2021. Much of this is because year ago sales had significantly declined due to COVID and the closure of non-essential retail stores and shopping malls. The market has also adjusted since then, with both buyers and sellers embracing onlin...
Retail sales in the Automotive & Related sector have taken off like a rocket, gaining 78.6% year-over-year for the 3 months ending May 2021. This huge increase however is almost all a result of the deep declines in retail sales in the year ago period. The sector is now only getting back to the sales level it was at in pre-pandemic 2019. New car dea...
Note that the data and analysis in this report are always based on not seasonally adjusted (or unadjusted) retail sales statistics. For definitions of store types, see Statistics Canada NAICS.
As bricks & mortar retail improves, it appears that e-commerce sales’ growth is cooling off from the surge levels of last year. Nevertheless, total e-commerce sales were still up 19.6% year-over-year for the 3 months ending May 2021. This is about the pre-pandemic growth rate, so things seem to be getting back to normal. Overall, e-commerce represe...
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Retail By The Numbers. RCC has replaced the monthly Retail By The Numbers publication with the Retail Pulse Dashboard, a new interactive platform that delivers data on Canadian retail sales, retail job numbers, economic data, credit and debit card spending and consumer behaviour in one online tool on the Retail Council of Canada’s website.
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Jul 23, 2021 · The 2.1 per cent decline in retail sales in May came as many retailers continued to face closures amid the third wave of COVID-19, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
