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Retail trade, by province, 1930 to 1956
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| Atlantic provinces1 | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | ||||
| 1930 | 197 | 646 | 1,091 | 188 |
| 1931 | 172 | 558 | 945 | 153 |
| 1932 | 140 | 462 | 783 | 131 |
| 1933 | 129 | 419 | 735 | 121 |
| 1934 | 147 | 454 | 833 | 131 |
| 1935 | 157 | 473 | 875 | 139 |
| 1936 | 170 | 518 | 941 | 150 |
| 1937 | 199 | 605 | 1,068 | 165 |
| 1938 | 188 | 598 | 1,026 | 164 |
| 1939 | 196 | 602 | 1,039 | 166 |
| 1940 | 235 | 683 | 1,191 | 182 |
| 1941 | 279 | 820 | 1,388 | 193 |
| 1942 | 301 | 876 | 1,447 | 206 |
| 1943 | 319 | 913 | 1,488 | 220 |
| 1944 | 351 | 976 | 1,574 | 243 |
| 1945 | 387 | 1,081 | 1,774 | 269 |
| 1946 | 491 | 1,342 | 2,265 | 338 |
| 1947 | 564 | 1,621 | 2,721 | 407 |
| 1948 | 607 | 1,792 | 3,067 | 466 |
| 1949 | 734 | 1,872 | 3,294 | 523 |
| 1950 | 822 | 2,183 | 3,715 | 567 |
| 1951 | 899 | 2,443 | 4,130 | 610 |
| 1952 | 982 | 2,635 | 4,383 | 651 |
| 1953 | 1,018 | 2,756 | 4,616 | 677 |
| 1954 | 1,025 | 2,798 | 4,634 | 637 |
| 1955 | 1,127 | 3,006 | 5,115 | 669 |
| 1956 | 1,198 | 3,269 | 5,403 | 701 |
| Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia2 | Canada3 | |
| 1930 | 188 | 175 | 251 | 2,736 |
| 1931 | 133 | 134 | 210 | 2,305 |
| 1932 | 112 | 115 | 165 | 1,908 |
| 1933 | 103 | 109 | 157 | 1,773 |
| 1934 | 115 | 125 | 179 | 1,984 |
| 1935 | 124 | 137 | 200 | 2,105 |
| 1936 | 138 | 147 | 225 | 2,289 |
| 1937 | 136 | 165 | 255 | 2,593 |
| 1938 | 136 | 177 | 240 | 2,530 |
| 1939 | 154 | 180 | 242 | 2,578 |
| 1940 | 174 | 198 | 273 | 2,935 |
| 1941 | 189 | 228 | 318 | 3,415 |
| 1942 | 201 | 243 | 346 | 3,619 |
| 1943 | 219 | 266 | 362 | 3,786 |
| 1944 | 249 | 296 | 404 | 4,093 |
| 1945 | 279 | 329 | 455 | 4,573 |
| 1946 | 341 | 416 | 593 | 5,787 |
| 1947 | 410 | 504 | 737 | 6,963 |
| 1948 | 473 | 611 | 818 | 7,835 |
| 1949 | 538 | 697 | 874 | 8,532 |
| 1950 | 571 | 777 | 982 | 9,617 |
| 1951 | 659 | 854 | 1,100 | 10,693 |
| 1952 | 764 | 939 | 1,177 | 11,532 |
| 1953 | 845 | 987 | 1,228 | 12,128 |
| 1954 | 758 | 964 | 1,249 | 12,066 |
| 1955 | 748 | 1,035 | 1,412 | 13,112 |
| 1956 | 815 | 1,146 | 1,557 | 14,089 |
| 1. Newfoundland included from 1949. | ||||
| 2. Includes Yukon and the Northwest Territories. | ||||
| 3. Totals are not the exact addition of the components because of rounding of the figures. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958. | ||||
