Retail sales increased 1.5% to $70.2 billion in June. Sales were up in all nine subsectors and were led by increases at food and beverage retailers. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 1.9% in June. In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.5% in June. Retail sales were up 0.4% in the second quarter. In volume terms, quarterly sales increased 0.7%. Feedback from respondents for June highlighted the effects of trade tensions between Canada and the United States on Canadian retail businesses. Supplementary questions asked to respondents show ... (full story)