Cars Lead Third-Straight Decline in Canadian Retail Sales
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Canadian retail sales fell in August for a third straight month, a surprise decline after the government sent out tax benefit checks.
Sales decreased 0.1 percent to C$44 billion ($33 billion), Statistics Canada said Friday in Ottawa. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News forecast a 0.3 percent increase, based on the median of 15 projections.