Canadian retail sales increased 0.7 per cent in October to $66.9 billion. Excluding volatile items, sales were up 1.2 per cent month-over-month. In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.4 per cent in October. Retail e-commerce trade rose by 1.8 per cent to $3.9 billion in October, amounting to 5.9 per cent of total retail sales. 

Sales in BC rose 0.5 per cent in October. BC retail sales are up 0.7 per cent from the same time last year. In the CMA of Vancouver, retail sales were up 0.7 per cent from last month and 2.3 per cent from October of 2022.

Link: https://mailchi.mp/bcrea/canadian-retail-sales-october-2023-december-21-2023

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