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Respectable increase in Canadian duty free sales for March 2012

 

The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) this week released information relating to airport and land border duty free sales for the month of March 2012. The main categories that dominated sales in land border duty free are as follows (in order of sales highest to lowest):

Alcohol (liquor, liqueur, wine, coolers)
Tobacco, Cigars, Loose Tobacco
Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare
Beer (beer, malt-based coolers)
Food
Jewelry, Watches, Clocks
Accessories (purses, wallets, sunglasses, etc.)
Clothing (including hats, fur, leather)
Souvenirs
Office and Travel Supplies
Glassware, Crystal, China, Figurines, Porcelain
Other
Crafts/Arts
Electronics, Cameras, Binoculars, etc.

Land border duty free sales statistics

Overall, the national land border duty free sales figure for March 2012 was CAD$9.2 million (US$9.3 million). This represents a 7.24% increase in sales compared to March 2011. January – March 2012 sales saw a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Sales at land border duty free shops for January – March 2012 were CAD$23 million (US$23.4 million).

National Sales Statistics - Airport Duty Free Stores (Canada):

The national airport duty free sales figure for March 2012 is CAD$21 million (US$21.3 million). This is an increase in sales of 10% compared to March 2011. January – March 2012 sales saw an 11% increase compared to the same period in 2011. Sales at Canadian airport duty free shops for January – March 2012 equaled CAD$60 million (US$61 million).

Regional land border sales figures

During March 2012 the Prairie Region saw sales of CAD$728,000 (US$740,000). This is an increase in sales of 4% compared to the same month last year. For January – March 2012 the Prairie region saw sales equal CAD$2 million (US$2.03 million), representing an increase of 5% over the same period the year before.

The Pacific sales figure for March 2012 was CAD$1.7 million (US$1.73 million). This is a 7% increase in sales compared to March 2011. For January – March 2012 the Pacific region saw sales equal CAD$4.3 million (US$4.37 million) with an increase for January – March 2012 of 3% over the same period last year.

The Ontario sales figure for March 2012 was CAD$5.2 million (US$5.28 million). This is an increase of 4.89% compared to March 2011. For January – March 2012 Ontario saw sales equal CAD$13.5 million (US$13.7 million), and increase of 4% from January – March 2011.

Finally, the sales figure for Atlantic/Quebec was CAD$1.5 million (US$1.52 million), which represents an increase of 11.5% compared to March 2011. For January – March 2012 the Atlantic/Quebec region saw sales equal CAD$4 million (US$4.06 million), representing an increase of 3% over the same period last year. 

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