OTTAWA — Retail sales advanced for the first time in three months, StatCan reports, increasing 0.4% in July to $51.5 billion. Higher sales were reported in six of 11 subsectors representing 71% of retail trade. Sales at building materials and garden equipment and supplies dealers decreased 3.2% after increasing 5% in June, while remaining above the level observed in May. After removing the effects of price changes, retail sales in volume terms were essentially unchanged in July.
LBM, garden suppy sales slide after June spike
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