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Retail sales rise 0.5 per cent to $73.0 billion in April

Statistics Canada reports sales were up in five of nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors.

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Retail sales increased 0.5 per cent to $73.0 billion in April, Statistics Canada reported June 19. Sales rose in five of the nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors.

The agency did not state whether the figure was seasonally adjusted, and the release gives no year-earlier or prior-month comparison for the total.

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  1. Statistics Canada - all Daily subjects Retail trade, April 2026 Statistical Retrieved 13 Sep 2026, 23:12 UTC · published 19 Jun 2026

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