- Prior was -0.2%
- Retail sales ex-autos vs +1.2% expected
- Prior ex-autos -0.6%
- Sales of $70.4 billion in November
- Core sales +1.6% vs -0.5% prior
- December advance sales -0.5%
The core sales number is a strong one but part of that was the reopening of liquor stores in British Columbia after a strike. One sign of a better turn in the housing market was that higher sales were also recorded at building material and garden
equipment and supplies dealers (+2.1%) in November. The increase marks a
second consecutive monthly gain for this subsector.
This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
