CANADA. Airport duty free sales in Canada rose +12.0% year-on-year to C$23 million in October, while land border duty free sales were up +3.6% to C$13 million.
Year-to-date (January-October 2013) figures showed a +9.4% rise in airport duty free sales to C$228 million. Land border duty free sales grew by +0.22% to C$122 million in the same period.
The figures were provided by the Canadian Border Services Agency and released by the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA).
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The regional land border numbers break down as follows:
Prairie region: October sales grew by +4.5% to C$1.1 million, while year-to-date sales grew +1.16% to C$8.9 million.
Pacific region: The region recorded C$1.9 million in sales for October, up +6% on the previous year. In the January-October period, sales totalled C$21 million, up +1.72%.
Ontario: Sales in Ontario in October hit C$7.2 million, a marginal increase of +0.61%. Year-to-date sales are down -0.66% at C$66 million.
Atlantic/Quebec: The region posted sales of C$2.8 million in October (+9.6% year-on-year) and C$25 million in the January- October period (+0.6%).
The main categories that dominated sales in land border duty free in October were as follows (in order of sales highest to lowest):
1. Alcohol (liquor, liqueur, wine, coolers)
2. Tobacco, Cigars, Loose Tobacco
3. Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare
4. Food
5. Beer (beer, malt-based coolers)
6. Jewellery, Watches, Clocks
7. Accessories (purses, wallets, sunglasses, etc.)
8. Clothing (including hats, fur, leather)
9. Souvenirs
10. Office and Travel Supplies
11. Glassware, crystal, china, figurines, porcelain
12. Other
13. Crafts/Arts
14. Electronics, Cameras, Binoculars, etc.
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