Canada: Retail sales up 0.7% in January |
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Volume retail sales up 8 times in last 9 months Retail sales Latest number: +0.7% (actual) +0.5% (expected) Excluding autos and parts Latest number: +1.8% (actual) +0.5% (expected) FACTS: Retail sales increased 0.7% in January, after a 0.5% increase in December (revised downward from 0.6%). Sales increased in six of eight retail store sectors in January. The largest contributors to the overall increase were building & outdoor home supplies stores (+7.4%) and home furnishing stores (+15.1%
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