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Canada Data: Retail Sales +0.4% in July, +7.8% Y/Y>

Release for:                          July 2017
Source: Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars, seasonally adjusted
                                                             yr-ago
Trade group                                   Jul-17  Jun-17  Jul-16
Total retail sales                            49,130  48,942  45,592
Total retail sales (2007 chained dolla        47,532  47,607  44,355
Total retail sales excl auto                  36,094  36,005  33,900
Total ex mtr veh, gas                         31,224  31,120  29,363
Mtr Veh, parts dealers                        13,036  12,937  11,692
 New car dealers                              10,569  10,426   9,467
 Used car vehicles                               875     896     797
 Other Mtr Vehicle                               814     837     724
 Auto Parts, accessories                         778     779     704
Furniture                                      1,551   1,560   1,468
 Furniture stores                                971     974     889
 Home furnishings stores                         580     587     579
Home electronics, appliances                   1,423   1,442   1,293
Bldg, outdoor home supplies                    3,102   3,109   2,696
Food and beverage stores                      10,223  10,131   9,927
 Supermarkets                                  6,987   6,938   6,860
 Convenience                                     677     669     652
 Specialty                                       618     617     575
 Beer, wine, liquor stores                     1,941   1,907   1,840
Health, personal care                          3,952   3,924   3,678
Gasoline Stations                              4,870   4,886   4,537
Clothing and accessory                         2,889   2,880   2,681
 Clothing stores                               2,213   2,194   2,074
 Shoe Stores                                     367     373     333
 Jewelry, luggage                                309     313     274
Sporting goods, hobby, music                   1,103   1,110   1,036
Other general merchandise stores               5,730   5,725   5,384
Miscellaneous Stores                           1,250   1,238   1,198
Percent change:                                 m/m           yr/yr
Total retail sales                               0.4             7.8
Total retail sales (2007 chained dolla          -0.2             7.2
Total retail sales excl auto                     0.2             6.5
Total ex mtr veh, gas                            0.3             6.3
Mtr Veh, parts dealers                           0.8            11.5
 New car dealers                                 1.4            11.6
 Used,  recreational vehicles                   -2.3             9.8
 Other Mtr Vehicle                              -2.7            12.4
 Auto Parts, accessories                        -0.1            10.5
Furniture                                       -0.6             5.7
 Furniture stores                               -0.3             9.2
 Home furnishings stores                        -1.2             0.2
Home electronics, appliances                    -1.3            10.1
Bldg, outdoor home supplies                     -0.2            15.1
Food and beverage stores                         0.9             3.0
 Supermarkets                                    0.7             1.9
 Convenience                                     1.2             3.8
 Specialty                                       0.2             7.5
 Beer, wine, liquor stores                       1.8             5.5
Health, personal care                            0.7             7.4
Gasoline Stations                               -0.3             7.3
Clothing and accessory                           0.3             7.8
 Clothing stores                                 0.9             6.7
 Shoe Stores                                    -1.6            10.2
 Jewelry, luggage                               -1.3            12.8
Sporting goods, hobby, music                    -0.6             6.5
General Merchandise                              0.1             6.4
Miscellaneous Stores                             1.0             4.3
Percentage changes calculated by MNI.
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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