Business & Data
Retail sales rise 1.0 per cent to $73.7 billion in May
Statistics Canada reports sales were up in all nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors.
Retail sales increased 1.0 per cent to $73.7 billion in May, Statistics Canada reported July 23. Sales rose in all nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors.1
The agency did not state whether the figure was seasonally adjusted, and no prior-period or year-earlier comparison was provided.1
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Sources
- Retail trade, May 2026 · Statistics Canada
