Canadian
retail sales
were up 1.5 per cent to $70.2 billion in June, led by increases at food and beverage retailers, according to Statistics Canada.
The agency on Friday said retail feedback for the month highlighted the effects of trade tensions between Canada and the United States, with 27 per cent of retail businesses indicating they were impacted, but that was down from 32 per cent in May.
The most common impacts in June were price increases, the change in demand for some products and supply chain delays, it said.
Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations, fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 1.9 per cent. Statistics Canada said the increase resulted from higher sales at
food and beverage retailers
, which were up 2.3 per cent, with all store types posting gains.
The agency said the increases in all nine retail subsectors were led by higher sales at supermarkets and other grocery retailers, which were up 1.8 per cent in June following a decline of 0.6 per cent in May.
Also contributing to the increase was a 4.3 per cent rise in sales at beer, wine and liquor retailers and 5.3 per cent at convenience retailers and vending machine operators.
Statistics Canada also said retail sales during the second quarter were up 0.4 per cent and increased 0.7 per cent in volume terms.
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Retail sales rise in June even as trade tensions hit Canadian businesses
2025-08-22 13:48:05
