Retail sales rise 0.4 per cent in August

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Statistics Canada reports August retail sales up 0.4% at $66.6 billion

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Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.6 billion in August .

Sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers rose 3.5 per cent , boosted by a 4.3 per cent increase at new car dealers and a 2.1 per cent gain at used car dealers.

Core retail sales — which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle.

In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.7 per cent .

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