Canadian Retail Sales Decline in August

Canadian seasonally adjusted retail furniture store sales in August decreased 1.6% from July to $1.18 billion (CAD) and were 6.7% lower than the same month in 2022. Sales for building material dealers were unchanged from July at $3.89 billion but fell 7.8% from August 2022. Total Canadian retail sales dipped 0.1% from July to $66.1 billion but increased 1.6% from August 2022. See Statistics Canada