Canada's land border sales surge 12%

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Operators on Canada's land border saw total sales rise by 12.7% in 2002 compared to 2001, as retail revenues hit C$225.8m ($144.7m)

Imported goods accounted for over 53% of sales, while domestically produced items accounted for the remainder.
Imported liquor and wines continued to prove the biggest category in 2002, with 23.14% of sales, or C$52.2m ($33.5m).

Domestic tobacco products were over 21% of sales at C$48.2m ($30.1m) while imported fragrances and cosmetics held market share of just over 15% (C$35.3m/$22.6m).

As the figures show, the traditional categories remain crucial to land border sales in Canada. Domestic beer sales contributed 6% and imported tobacco products accounted for over 5% of the total.