Retail sales increased 0.3% to $70.1 billion in April. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 0.1% in April. In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.5% in April. Feedback from respondents for April highlighted the effects of trade tensions between Canada and the United States on Canadian retail businesses. According to answers to supplementary questions, 36% of retail businesses were impacted by the trade tensions in April. The most common ... (full story)