Canadian retail sales increased modestly in the third quarter as shoppers continued to flock to car dealerships amid US tariffs on the auto sector.
Overall receipts for retailers fell by 0.7% in September, according to an advance estimate from Statistics Canada on Thursday. The drop followed a 1% rise in August, which matched the expectations of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
The data point to a 0.3% increase between July and September, following a 0.4% gain in the second quarter, suggesting consumers are holding up even as President
Sales in August rose ...