Survey of Sales and Inventories of Alcoholic Beverages

Survey of Sales and Inventories of Alcoholic Beverages
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Introduction

Report for the month shown on label

Correct pre-printed information if necessary using the corresponding boxes provided below.

  • 1: Legal Name
  • 2: Business Name
  • 3: C/O
  • 4: No. & Street
  • 5: City
  • 6: Province
  • 7: Postal Code
  • 8: Contact Person
  • 9: Telephone Number
  • 10: Fax Number
  • 11: E-mail Address
  • 12: Web Site Address
  • 13: Language preference

Purpose

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey collects sales and the number of retail locations by province and territory from a sample of retailers.

Additional information

The survey provides information to measure the health and economic performance of the retail sector and the Canadian economy. More specifically, the information is used to measure alcoholic beverages sales to the final consumer and to key sectors.

Confidentiality

Completion of this questionnaire is a requirement under the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from publishing any statistics which would divulge information relating to any identifiable business without the previous written consent of the business. The data reported on this questionnaire will be treated in strict confidence, used exclusively for statistical purposes and published in aggregate form only.

Data-sharing agreements

To avoid duplicating surveys and to ensure uniform statistics, Statistics Canada enters into data sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies. Agreements exist under Section 11 of the Statistics Act with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Alberta, Quebec, Ontario and the Yukon. Agreements exist under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with the territorial statistical agencies of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of the agencies listed by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. All agreements require that the information you provide be kept strictly confidential.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the facsimile or other electronic transmission. However, upon receipt of your information, Statistics Canada will provide the level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Assistance

If you require assistance in the completion of the questionnaire or have any questions regarding the survey, please address all inquiries to the:

Retail Trade Section
Distributive Trades Division
Statistics Canada
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6
Telephone: (613) 951-3549 or 1 (877) 421-3067

Sales, Commisssions and Other Receipts

Report total sales, commissions and other receipts (excluding sales taxes) and the number of trading locations for both retailing and wholesaling activities, by geographical area.

  • 10: Newfoundland & Labrador
  • 11: Prince Edward Island
  • 12: Nova Scotia
  • 13: New Brunswick
  • 24: Québec
  • 35: Ontario
  • 46: Manitoba
  • 47: Saskatchewan
  • 48: Alberta
  • 59: British Columbia
  • 60: Yukon Territory
  • 61: Northwest Territories
  • 62: Nunavut
  • 00: Total Canada
  • 23: Montréal CMA
  • 33: Toronto CMA
  • 53: Vancouver CMA

Indicate the reporting period of your sales if different from the calendar month.

  • 1: From YYYY MM DD to YYYY MM DD

Inventories

Report inventories of goods owned, and intended for resale, at the end of the month. Report at cost if possible.

Indicate the date of the inventory reported above if different from the end of the calendar month.

  • 1: Date from (YYYY MM DD) to (YYYY MM DD)

Respondent's Comments

Please provide reasons for significant changes to reported data from the previous reporting period.

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