In December 2023, retail sales of sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores in Canada decreased by roughly five and a half percent compared to one year earlier. In 2021 and 2022, sales annual sales had increased significantly.
Change in retail sales of sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and book retailers and news dealers in Canada from 2012 to 2023
Characteristic
Year-on-year change
2023
-5.4%
2022
13.3%
2021
12.5%
2020
-5.5%
2019
-0.9%
2018
-3.4%
2017
6.5%
2016
0.2%
2015
4.2%
2014
5.6%
2013
1.5%
2012
-0.2%
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The data is seasonally adjusted. The figures have been taken from several publications.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Canada December 2023, page 6, 2012 to 2023. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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