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Retail trade, by province, 1930 to 1956

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Retail trade, by province, 1930 to 1956
  Canada3 Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia2
  $ millions
1930 2,736 188 175 251
1931 2,305 133 134 210
1932 1,908 112 115 165
1933 1,773 103 109 157
1934 1,984 115 125 179
1935 2,105 124 137 200
1936 2,289 138 147 225
1937 2,593 136 165 255
1938 2,530 136 177 240
1939 2,578 154 180 242
1940 2,935 174 198 273
1941 3,415 189 228 318
1942 3,619 201 243 346
1943 3,786 219 266 362
1944 4,093 249 296 404
1945 4,573 279 329 455
1946 5,787 341 416 593
1947 6,963 410 504 737
1948 7,835 473 611 818
1949 8,532 538 697 874
1950 9,617 571 777 982
1951 10,693 659 854 1,100
1952 11,532 764 939 1,177
1953 12,128 845 987 1,228
1954 12,066 758 964 1,249
1955 13,112 748 1,035 1,412
1956 14,089 815 1,146 1,557
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958.