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Canadian national land border sales fall as airport sales increaseCanadian national land border sales fall as airport sales increase
Andrew Pentol
8-May-2008
Land border sales fell in March compared with the same month last year but airport sales grew
Canadian national land border sales fell by 6.8% in March 2008 compared with the same month last year, to C$9.3m ($9.2m), according to the latest figures from the Canada Border Services Agency and the Frontier Duty Free Association. Sales from January to March 2008 dropped by 7.3% to C$24m ($23.7m). Canadian airport duty-free sales increased by 13.2% to C$15.9m ($15.7m) in March compared with the same month last year, and from January to March 2008 grew by 17.7% to C$43.4m ($42.9m).
Pacific land border sales rose by 2.2% in March to C$1.5m ($1.5m) compared with March 2007, but sales from January to March dropped by 2.1% on the previous year to C$3.7m ($3.6m). Prairie land border sales rose by 1.8% in March to C$728,734 ($721,162) and from January to March increased by 5.5% to C$2m ($1.9m). By contrast, Ontario land border sales fell by 11.5% in March to C$5.4m ($5.3m), and from January to March were down by 10% to C$13.8m ($13.6m). In the Atlantic/Quebec region, sales fell by 1.9% to C$1.7m ($1.7m) and from January to March were down 8.1% to C$4.4m ($4.3m).
Canadian national land border sales in the arts and crafts category fell by 30.3% in March to C$6,543 ($6,470), with sales in the other category up by 13.5% to C$28,358 ($28,043). In Pacific land border stores glassware sales rose by 84.4% to C$15,458 ($15,273) and accessories sales increased by 23.3% to C$31,947 ($31,565). In the Atlantic/Quebec region, accessories sales were up by 21.5% to C$34,497 ($34,085), electronics sales rose by 47% to C$2,419 ($2,390), but glassware sales fell 44% to C$7,117 ($7,032). In Ontario, sales in the other category increased by 117% to C$24,805 ($24,508). At airports, glassware sales rose by 1,051% to C$313,432 ($309,685) in March 2008 compared with C$27,224 ($26,898) in the same month last year. Glassware sales increased 452% between January and March to C$370,169 ($365,744) year on year. In the Prairie region, sales in the other category grew by 197.7% to C$409 ($404) in March 2008 compared with March 2007. From January to March 2008 sales in the category rose by 219.3% to C$710 ($702).
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