oi $OVZ93g lb Pubhcd by Authority of the....'. Minister of Trade and Corerce DEPART::E;T OF T?ADE AD COFCL DOMIiIOJ BUREAU OF STATISTICS ITER:AL TRAI)E BRAI'CH OTTA A, CADA :onirion Statistician: R.H. Coats, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.S.S. Chief, Internal Trade Branch: Herbert iarshall, B.A., F.S.S. Statistician: AC. Steedran, B.A. Vol. Vu No. 0 Year's Subscription, 07 Single copies,.0 MONTHLY SALES OF NEV :ctoreicl:s III OAWA, O(', 939 October sales of new xrtotor vehicles in Cazmda exceeded the 93 8 level for the second consecutive month this year, 7,060 new vehicles retailing for,7,9,582 in October, 939 compared with 6,56 uiiits which sold for 7,6,463 in the corres2onding month a year abo. rrior to September of this year sales of new vehicles were consistently lower th.n in 38, sales for the first eight months of the current year standing per cent below the same period a year ao. September sales were up 3 per cent over September, 938 ; October sales were up by 8 per cent with the result that the unfavorable comparison for the year to date has been reduced to 8 per cent compared with the correspondn tenonth period of 93 8 Passenger car sales numbered 5,850 units with a retail value of 6,428,869 up 9 per cent in number and 0 per cent in value from the 5,392 new passenger cars which retailed for.5, 824,72 in October, 93 8 Manitoba and Alberta were the only provinces which did not report improved business, sales in anitoba being per cent below last year, and in Alberta, 6 per cent. Quebec and Ontario reported xnoderate gains of 2 per cent and 5 per ccnt respectively, while the other provinces showcd more substantial increases. British Columbia sales were up 7 per cent, sales in the Maritime Provinces increased 20 per cent and Saskatchewan again led with sales 4 per cent above last year. Sales of new trucks and buses showed improvement over 93 8 for the first time this year. There were,20 new conunercial vehicles sold for of 8.,482,73, an incroase per cent lnnurnc: and per cent in aluo over the October,,24 sold for 93 8 l,337,3. in Different sections of the country showed widely varying trends. Sales of now trucks and buses increased 02 per cent in Sasktchcwan, 43 per cent in Ontario and 3 per cent in the Maritine Provinces. Quebec salos were 5 per cent bolow last year, British Columbia scles were down 2 per cent, Alberta dropped 38 per cent and Manitoba report ed sales 57 per cent below Octobcr, 938 000's Number of New Totor Vehicles Sold in Canada 2] 937 5 2 I f.. I... I 939 935 '\\.... \.......... _ ri 3.i V 4; L.. / I / T I.A. M. J. J A. S. O \
NET FOTOR VEHICLE SALES IN CAHADA, 957 959 (Figures for the current year are subject to final revision) a Numbor of Vehicles Retail Vluo of Month 97 958 939 Chano,, l939/5l 957 938 959 C, January...I Februafy... March... April... May... June... July... August... September.. October... 7,228 7,527 3,656 7,47 6,9L4 4,380 9,459 6,5)4.j. 5,925 4,356 5,573 5,582 9,845 6,772 4,056 9,97 6,87 )4,59 5,85 5,592 4,79 4,55 7,889 4,250 4,353 8,60 5,820 5,646 )4,9)47 5,850 New Pas rcrr 0.8 9. 9.9 5.0 + 2. 6.4 5.9 20.6 + 29.0 + 8 5 p 7,563,LL4 7,58,75 3,84,826 7,23,209 7,097,552 4,402,07 9,463,005 6,595,75 )4,5)4,00 4,730,96 5,95,543 6,43,59 0,79,658 8,487,466 5,395,765 0,060,240 6,702,267 4,962,65 4,27,67 5,824,72 5,205,282 4,638,853 8,L,09,570 5,225,792 5,572,747 904,469 6,6,603 3,98,523 5,49,08 6,428,869 2.0 2.2 22. 7.6 0. 9.5 8. 2.0 + 29.2 + 0.4 0 months.. 00,7J4. 80,826 74,67 7.6 02,60,450 88,499,082 80,4,726 9.5 November... December... 6,85 6,680 7,583 7,542 7,56,255 7,209,629 8,385,925 8,2,457 2 months.. L6275 95,75 6,886,334 05,006,462 Now Trucs and Bue January,429,459, 39 ' _ 2.9,482,590,772,60,44 0,987 20.4 February,875,479,73 20.7,95,542, 695,28 3,480,869 2.6 March 2,845 2,476 2,2 0.7 2,88,59 2,72,406 2,593,328 4.4 April... 5,873 3,962 3,25 2. 3, 899,5 06 4,535,486 3,5807L4 2. May.... )4,099 5,808 3,505 8.0 L,356,090 L.,L83,2l7 3,955,968.8 June. 5,67 2,386 2,355 2. 3,8L.2,926 2,88,795 2,726,555 5.4 July... August... September.. Octobor....3,067 2,750 2,229,49 2,067 2,65,879 424 2,057 2,)49)4,808,20 0.5 4.6 5.8 + 7.7 5,547,849 2,926,082 2,504,529 82,500 2,500,L24 3,055,407 2,346,589,537,5 2,325,584 2,799,784 2,77,209,482,73 7.0 8.4 7.2 + 0.9 0 months.. 27,253 25,255 2,057 9.4 28,977,735 27,3 20,078 24.,55,72 0.2 November... Deoember...,30,62,050,,472,95,835,545,35,583,33,785 2 months.. 50,66 25,44 52,284,93 30,0O5,Lt46 January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September.. October... 8,657 9,202 6,479 2,020 2,043 7,997 2,526 9,074 6,52 5,847 6,852 7,06 2,52 20,734 7,864,585 8,254 7,204 5,70 6,56 TC)TAT, flrrs Trir').e c 5,930 5.28, 8)46, 03)4 5,688 9.4 9,254,075 0,00 8.0 6,723,345 7,575 6.2 2,2,75 7,858 (x) 2,455,)42 0,945 5.5 8,244,997 7,877 4.6 2,80,854 6,40 ll..8 9,52,853 6,755 + 8.5 6,658,629 7,060 + 8.3 6,552,26 7,687,703 7,858,874 3,50)4,0)4. 23,022,952 9,876,982 2,9L2,205 9,202,69 8,08,020 6,564,206 7,6,485 6,66,269 6,59,722,002,898 8,806,536 9,326,75,83,004 8,487,87 6,78,307 7,626,227 7,9,582 3.9 9.4 8.5 8.3 2.8 8.6 7.8 6.2 + 6.2 + 0.5 0 months.. 27,997 04,079 9,78 8.0 3458,83 5,89,60 04,646,)4.7 9.6 ovember... December... 8,52 8,292 8,633 8,455 8,989,70 9,043,74 9,7 7,5 06 9,475, 242 2 months.. llil,l4 2,65 )49,70,527 35,0,908 (x) Decrease is less than 0. per cent. IW
' We S.L2S Cr!T PISSLCER CARS I CIJJJA, BY 'i0'ices CLNADA MRITINEPf:0INCES I ' QUEBiC ONTARIO cnth %Dom. Retail Dom. %Dom. Retail %Dom. %Dom. Retail Dori. ;.Dom. Retail,Dom. No. Total Vatue Total No. Total Value Total No. ITotal Value Total No. Total Value Total $ erer, 98 3,8 00.0 4,27,07 00.0 278 7.3 298,86 7. 65 6.0 702,86 6.6,834 47.9 2, 040, 295 L.L. September, 939 4h947 00.0 5,449,Old 00.0 280 5.7 294dl 5.L 7b3.8 909,36o.7?,33 47.0 c,60,453 7.9 Chane, 939/8 +29. +29.2 + 0.7.5 +27.3 +29) ~ 28.8 +27.9 October, 93 8 5,392 00.0 5,824,72 00.0 299 5.5 32,37 5.4 843 5.7 963,368 6.5 2,7L4L. 50.9 2,9L.6,86 50.6 October, 939 5,850 00.0 6,428,869 00.0 360 6.2 387,849 6.0 858 4.7,00,056 5.6 2,876 49. 3,5,628 49.0 Change, 939/8 + 8.5 +lo.l. +20Lt +2)4.2 +.8 + 3.9 + + 6.9 Jan.Oct., 93 8 80,826 00.0 88,499,082 00.0 6,475 8.0 6,96,962 7.9 5,782 9.5 7,9,6O9 20.2 38,96 48.2 L42,5LO,997 L8.0 Jan.Oct., 939 74,67 00.0 6.2 80,4,726 00.0 6,257 8.L. 6,5L.8,666 4,594 9.5 6,396,092 20.5 33,985 45.5 36,340,229 4.4 Chance, 939/38 7.6 9.5 3.4 5.9 7.5 8.6 2.7 4.6 MifIT0A SASKATCHE?AN ALBERTA BtITISHCOLUiBIA onth Dom. Retail Dorn. Dom. Retail Dom. Dom. Retail Dcm. Doin. Retail %Dom. No. Total Value Tolal No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total September, 938 233 6. 253,482 6.0 23 6. 247,622 5.9 42.0 445,829 io.6 25 5.6 228,72 5.4 September, 939 29 5.9 39,88 5.9 5 0.3 552,52 0. 4oi 8. 428,45 7.9 38 6.4 34,696 6. % Change, 939/38 +24.9 26.2 +9.3 +2.0 5.2 4.0 +47.9 +46. October, 938 272 5.0 286,655 4.9 290 5.4 304,784 5.2 632.7 670,057.5 32 5.6 340,30 5.9 October, 939 242 4. 26,226,. 620 0.6 659,560 0.3 50 9. 568,787 8.8 364 6.2 398,763 6.2 7. uhane, 93/3.0 d.9 +ll.a +l6.4 l..l 5. +6.7 +7.2 Jan.Oct., 93 8 5,073 63 5,453,432 6.2 3,350 4. 3,534, 4 L.o 664 7.6 606,535 7.5 5,066 3 5,470,L33 6.2 Jan.Oct., 939 4,397 5.9 4,669,620 5.8 4,626 6.2 4,789,544 6.0 5,798 7.8 L42,624 7.5 5,04 6.7 5,328,55 66 Change, 939/38 3.3 LL.L$. ~ 36. +35.5 5.9 8.5.0 2.6
,. r SALES OF N'. TRUCK S AND B US ES IN CAKADA, BY FROV INC ES C A N A D A MARITDEPROVINCES QUEBEC ONTARIO rth Dom. etail ;LDom.,.iom. ietai ',.Dom. ietail %Dom. Doi. Retail Dom. No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total o. Total Value Total No, Total Value Total 40 It V i;ember, 93 6,879 00.0 2,3L.6,569 00.0 96 5. 30,866 5.6 2OL. 0.9 25L.,273 4P 0.8 590 3..L. 772,985 32.9 September, 939 808 00.0 2,77,209 00.0 83 Li.6 9L.,580 43 98 0.9 298,76 3.7 L.99 27.6 60,77 28. / Chance, 939/38 3.8 7.2 3.5 27.7 2.9 +7.: 5..4 2. October, 93 8,24 00.0,337,3 00.0 80 7. 83,588 6.3 202 8.0 246,30 8.4 369 32.8 October, 939 467,289,20 00.0,482,73 34.9 00.0 90 7.4 98,686 6.7 7 4. 227,56 5.3 527 43.6 Change, 707,296 939/3 47.7 8 + 7.7 +0.9 +2.5 +8. 5.3 7.( ~ L2.8 +5l.L. Jan.Oct., 93 8 23,253 00.0 27,320, 078 00.0 2,374 0.2 2,59,02 9.5 4,539 9.5 5,507, 20.2 7,958 34.3 Jaxi.Oct., 9,680,063 35.4 939 2,057 00.0 2LL,53,72 00.0 2,052 9.8 2,94,676 8.9 4,30 9.6 5,00,046 20.4 7,228 34.3 8,770,779 35.8, Change, 939/36 9.4 3.6 5.3 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.4 onth U k N %Dom. No. Total TTOBA Retail %Dorn. Value Total S A S K A T C H E W A N Dom. Retail Dom. No. Total Value ;rotal No. A L B E R T A n)0,. Retail %Dom. Total Value Total BRITISH COLUMBIA %Dom. Retail Dom. No. Total Value IToal September, 938 September, 939 z o Change, 939/38 October, 938 October, 939 Change, 939/3 8 36 7.2 98 5.L. 27.9 9.9 48 4.0 56.8 59,99 6.8 03,666 4.8 35.2 289 5.4 35,72 3.5 564 3.2 592,0 27.2 +95. 2 +87.5 22,974 9. 2 97 6.6 02,0 7.6 55,O7 3.7 96 6.2 96,3)4 3.L. 55.2 +02. +94.0 450 23.9 527,859 22.5 276 5. 353,240 6.2 58.7 33. 88 6.7 209,5 8 5.7 7 9.7 9,60 8. 37.8 42. lll. 6. 8)4,975 7.9 90 5.0 24,667 5.7 2. 32.6 77 6.9 05,455 7.9 6. 5.0 76,38 5. 20.8 27.6 Jan.Oct., 93 8 2,2 9. 2,37,706 8.5,907 8.2 [ : 05 6,3L4 7.5 2,72L..7 J3,lll,60.4 Jan.Oct., 939,630,270 7.0 2O56,i3L 6.0,365,227 5.6 2,55 2.0 7.5 65L.,O03 0.8 2,463.7 Change, ll.l.,399 6.6,744,50 939/38 40.l 7. LU.l +3.9 +29. 9.6 J 0.0 L.2 l5.2
SALES OF bev MOTOR VEHICLES(x) IN CA!ADA, BY ROVINCES C A N A D A I MARITIiEPROVINCES UBEC ONTARIO onth Dom. Retail om. jdom. Retail Dom. %Dom. Retail Dom. %Dom. Retail %Dom. No. Total Value tal No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total $ e)tenlber 933 5,70 00.0 6,56L,206 0. 37t. 6.5 L429,727 6.5 89 llt.3 957,089 4.6 2,L2L. L42.5 2,83,280 L2.9 3eptember, 939 6,755 00.0 7,626,227 foo.00 363 5.4 388,96 5. 98 4.5,208,37.8 2862 42.4 3,220635 42.3 change, 939/38 +8.3 +6.2 2.9 9.5 +9.8 +26.2 +8. +.5 October, 938 6,56 00.0 7,6483 00.0 379 5.8 395,905 5.5 045 6.0,209,674 69 3,3 47.8 3,44,5 0 47.7 October, 939 7,060 00.0 7,9,582 00.0 L450 6.4 i86,535 6.,029 4.6,228,622 5.5 3,403 48. 2 3,858,924 48.8 Change, 939/3 8 + 8.3 +0.5 +5.7 +22.9.5 +.6 + 9.3 +3.0 Jan.Oet., 98 lo4,o79 00.0 5,89,60 00.0 8,349 3.5 9,553,064 8.3 20,32 9.5 23,438,728 20.2 ).6,874 45. 5222O6O 45. Jan.Oct., 939 95728 00.0 04,6t6,L47 00.0 8,309 8.7 8,743342 8.4 8,724 9.6 2,397,38 20d4 4,23 43. 0 45,,008 43. Change, 939/38.O 9.6 6. 8.5 7.9 8.7 2. 3.6 MANITOBA SASKAPCHWAN Ii A L B E R T A BRITISHC0LIThIBIA onth %Dom.. Retail I%Dom. Dom. Retail Dora.,Dom. Retail Dom. Ietail fdói No. Total Value Total No. Total Value Total No 'Total Value ITotal No. Total Value Total $ September, 93 369 6.5 43,4Ol 6.3 522 9. 563,334 8.6 873 5.3 973, 6&5 4.tS 329 5.8,6ti7 C September, 939 389 5.8 423,).8. 5.6,075 5.9,44,262 5.0 677 0.0 78,355 0.2 4O8 6.0 459,363 6.0 % Change, 939/35 + 5.4 + 2..4 +05.9 +03. 22.5 9.7 +24.0 +.0 Oetober, 938 383 5.9 L09,629 5.7 387 5.9 406,894 5.7 820 2.6 879,646 2.3 389 6.0 445,585 6.2 Oetober 939 290 4. 36,33 4.0 86.5 857694 0.9 647 9.2 688,393.7 425 6.0 475, 0 6.0 Change, 939/38 24.3 22.8 +0.9 +0.8 2. 2.7 + 9.3 + 6.6 Jan.Oct., 938 7,94 6.9 7,77,38 6.7 5,257 5. 5,590,458 4. 8 8,888 8.5 9,7845 8.4 6,696 6.4 7526,567 6.5 Jan.Oct., 939 5,667 5.9 6,O34,847 5.8 7, 4 7.5 7,443,547 7. 8,26 8.6 8,843,53 8.4 6,43 6.7 7,073,052 6.8 ' Change, 939/38 2.2 22.3 +35.8 +33. 7. 9.0 Li.2 6.0 x) Includes passenger cars, trucks and buses.
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