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Retail trade, by province, 1930 to 1956

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Retail trade, by province, 1930 to 1956
  Canada3 Atlantic provinces1 Quebec Ontario Manitoba
  $ millions
1930 2,736 197 646 1,091 188
1931 2,305 172 558 945 153
1932 1,908 140 462 783 131
1933 1,773 129 419 735 121
1934 1,984 147 454 833 131
1935 2,105 157 473 875 139
1936 2,289 170 518 941 150
1937 2,593 199 605 1,068 165
1938 2,530 188 598 1,026 164
1939 2,578 196 602 1,039 166
1940 2,935 235 683 1,191 182
1941 3,415 279 820 1,388 193
1942 3,619 301 876 1,447 206
1943 3,786 319 913 1,488 220
1944 4,093 351 976 1,574 243
1945 4,573 387 1,081 1,774 269
1946 5,787 491 1,342 2,265 338
1947 6,963 564 1,621 2,721 407
1948 7,835 607 1,792 3,067 466
1949 8,532 734 1,872 3,294 523
1950 9,617 822 2,183 3,715 567
1951 10,693 899 2,443 4,130 610
1952 11,532 982 2,635 4,383 651
1953 12,128 1,018 2,756 4,616 677
1954 12,066 1,025 2,798 4,634 637
1955 13,112 1,127 3,006 5,115 669
1956 14,089 1,198 3,269 5,403 701
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958.