Canada April Retail Sales: Statistical Summary (Table)
Following is a summary of the April retail sales report from Statistics Canada. =============================================================
April March Feb. Jan. 3-mo.
2008 2008 2008 2008 YoY% Annual ============================================================= Total retail 0.6% 0.0% -0.9% 1.4% 4.2% 1.7% ex-vehicles 1.1% 0.1% -0.4% 1.0% 5.8% 2.6% ————————————————————- Automotive -0.2% 0.2% -1.5% 2.2% 4.4% 2.9% Gas stations 1.9% 0.9% 0.4% 1.6% 15.5% 11.5% Furn/electronics 1.6% -0.2% -1.5% 3.6% 3.7% 4.8% Building supplies -0.6% -0.4% -0.7% 1.6% 3.5% -0.5% Food & beverage 0.4% 0.1% 0.0% 0.6% 2.3% 1.4% Supermarkets 0.2% 0.4% -0.1% 0.4% 2.4% 1.4% Pharmacies 0.6% 1.0% -1.2% 0.8% 5.2% 0.7% Clothing 2.8% -2.7% -0.8% 2.3% 2.9% -3.5% ============================================================= NOTE: Figures are seasonally adjusted and monthly change unless noted 24 hour payday advances free instant credit score estimator. Figures prior to Jan. are based on previous release and may be subject to revision.