Canada Retail Sales (Dec. 2024)

The strong rise in December means that retail sales volumes rose by close to 5% annualised last quarter, supporting the preliminary estimate that GDP growth turned positive again. With sales volumes broadly unchanged in January, however, both consumption and GDP growth are set to slow again this quarter.

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