The value of retail sales in Newfoundland and Labrador totalled $1.2 billion in June 2026, an increase of 9.3% compared with June 2025.
The largest increases in actual value of retail sales occurred in ‘Health and personal care retailers’ (+44.5%), ‘Gasoline stations and fuel vendors’ (+22.1%) and ‘Motor vehicle and parts dealers’ (+6.4%). The only decline occurred in ‘Food and beverage retailers’ (‑4.2%).
On a year-to-date basis, retail sales in Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 2.7% in the January to June 2026 period compared with the same period in 2025.
At the national level, retail sales increased by 7.2% in June 2026 compared with June 2025 and increased by 4.1% on a year-to-date basis. In June 2026, retail sales increased in all provinces on a year-over-year basis, ranging from 3.7% in British Columbia to 13.5% in Prince Edward Island.
Statistics Canada’s Daily reports retail sales on a seasonally adjusted basis. Seasonally adjusted retail sales for Newfoundland and Labrador increased by 1.2% in June 2026 compared with May 2026 and increased by 0.6% for Canada.
| Retail Sales by Subsector ($ Millions) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | ||||
| June 2025 | June 2026 | Actual Change | Percent Change | |
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Motor vehicle and parts dealers1
|
354.1 | 376.9 | 22.8 | 6.4 |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 96.7 | 105.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Food and beverage retailers | 191.7 | 183.7 | -8.0 | -4.2 |
| Furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers | 24.0 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| General merchandise retailers | 173.4 | 181.9 | 8.4 | 4.9 |
| Health and personal care retailers | 86.7 | 125.2 | 38.5 | 44.5 |
| Gasoline stations and fuel vendors | 119.8 | 146.3 | 26.5 | 22.1 |
| Clothing, clothing accessories, shoes, jewelry, luggage and leather goods retailers | 27.4 | 28.1 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers | 34.6 | 39.1 | 4.5 | 13.0 |
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Total Retail Trade Sales
|
1,108.4 | 1,211.0 | 102.5 | 9.3 |
| Note: The total and change may not sum due to independent rounding.
1 The motor vehicle figure displayed here includes some used car sales, as well as parts and service labour, and may be higher than those appearing in the New Motor Vehicle Sales Bulletin. Source: Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0056-01. |
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Statistical Reference: For the latest in retail trade statistics visit the Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency site and check the release dates on Statistics Canada site.