Retail sales rose 0.4 per cent in August to $53.2B, Statistics Canada reports

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $53.2 billion in August. It was the fourth consecutive monthly increase for retail sales since a record drop in April, when pandemic-related restrictions shuttered most non-essential businesses. Economists on average had expected an increase of 1.1 per cent, according to financial data firm […]