Statistics Canada said on Friday that retail sales rose for a second consecutive month in February, again driven by activity at motor vehicle and parts dealers.Sales increased 0.7% MoM to a seasonally adjusted CAD72.1 billion, slightly below the preliminary estimate of a 0.9% gain. The increase for January was revised to 1.2%. On a YoY basis, retail sales in February grew 3.8%.Related NewsEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change for Apr/17 in the United States is 1.925M, higher than the previous value of -0.913M. The forecast was -1.2M.The agency said a preliminary estimate suggests sales rose 0.6% in March, based on responses from 62.7% of surveyed retailers, and the figure is subject to revision.(to/s)
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