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Retail trade, by province and by kind of business, 1961 to 1965

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Retail trade, by province and by kind of business, 1961 to 1965
  1961 1962 1963 1964 1965
  $ millions
Canada2 16,777 17,871 18,910 20,068 21,591
Atlantic provinces 1,465 1,521 1,594 1,701 1,817
Quebec 4,183 4,571 4,841 5,076 5,423
Ontario 6,340 6,641 7,016 7,407 8,018
Manitoba 817 880 915 971 1,007
Saskatchewan 905 968 1,056 1,154 1,239
Alberta 1,401 1,492 1,578 1,664 1,776
British Columbia1 1,665 1,797 1,911 2,096 2,312
Grocery and combination stores 3,581 3,754 3,937 4,141 4,378
Other food and beverage stores 1,244 1,344 1,422 1,502 1,654
General stores 654 678 705 741 776
Department stores 1,503 1,563 1,649 1,801 1,911
Variety stores 371 391 408 459 521
Motor vehicle dealers 2,488 2,741 3,034 3,277 3,709
Garages and filling stations 1,212 1,306 1,364 1,425 1,500
Men's clothing stores 261 281 303 322 343
Family clothing stores 243 252 257 272 298
Women's clothing stores 283 297 308 324 345
Shoe stores 170 180 182 184 196
Hardware stores 328 331 345 365 391
Lumber and building material dealers 426 452 473 511 523
Furniture, appliance and radio dealers. 548 573 590 622 664
Restaurants 573 612 640 660 695
Fuel dealers 317 360 364 352 362
Drug stores 428 442 460 481 515
Jewellery stores 134 138 145 153 168
Miscellaneous 2,012 2,176 2,324 2,474 2,640
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967.