Retail Trade Survey: February 2008

Highlights

For February 2008 compared with January 2008 (on a seasonally adjusted basis):

• Total retail sales fell 0.7 percent ($42 million).
• Core retail sales rose 0.2 percent ($7 million).
• Fourteen of the 24 retail industries had decreased sales.
• Motor vehicle retailing fell 5.8 percent ($41 million).
• Supermarket and grocery stores rose 1.6 percent ($19 million).

There is a companion Media Release published  – Retail Trade Survey: February 2008.

Retail Trade Survey: February 2008 (pdf)