CANADA. Land border duty free sales in Canada for June were up +6% to C$14 million (US$10.7 million), but airport duty free sales decreased -5% to C$32 million (US$24.5 million).
The latest figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency, as reported by the Frontier Duty Free Association, also showed that for the first six months of 2016 land border duty free sales increased +6.69% year-on-year. Total sales during the period were C$62.9 million (US$48.2 million).
Airport duty free sales for January to June 2016 were up +4.5% to C$189 million (US$145 million).
In June, the Prairie Region saw sales of approximately C$743,000 (US$570,000), a -3.8% decrease. For the first six months of the year sales fell -8% to C$3.7 million (US$2.8 million).
Pacific sales for June were approximately C$2.1 million (US$1.6 million), a +4.58% increase. First half sales were up +4.59% to C$10.6 million (US$8.1 million).
In Ontario, sales were up +8.49% in June to C$8 million (US$6.1 million). For January to June, a +10% sales increase to C$36 million (US$27.6 million) was recorded.
The sales figure for Atlantic/Quebec in June was C$3.2 million (US$2.45 million), up approximately +3.75%. For the first half, sales increased +5.4% to C$12.3 million (US$9.4 million).
The main categories that dominate sales in land border duty free are as follows (in order of sales highest to lowest – based on June 2016 numbers):
- Alcohol (liquor, liqueur, wine, coolers)
- Tobacco, Cigars, Loose Tobacco
- Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare
- Food
- Beer (beer, malt-based coolers)
- Jewellery, 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.
