Sept 22 (Reuters) – Canadian retail sales grew by 0.3% in July from June at C$66.15 billion ($49.10 billion), led by increases at food and beverage retailers, as well as general merchandise stores, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Sales were likely down 0.3% in August, the agency said in a flash estimate.
In July, sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, representing 63.8% of retail trade. In volume terms, retail sales decreased 0.2%.
(Percent changes)
Jul
Jul
Jun(rev) Jun(prev)
mo/mo yr/yr
mo/mo
mo/mo Total
+0.3
+2.0
+0.1
+0.1 Excluding autos/parts +1.0
+0.4
-0.7
-0.8
NOTE: Analysts surveyed by Reuters forecast an increase of 0.4% in retail sales in July from June, and sales ex-autos rise 0.5%. All figures are seasonally adjusted. ($1=$1.3473 Canadian) (Reporting by Dale Smith) Keywords: CANADA ECONOMY/SALESFIGURES
Source : Reuters