OTTAWA, March 20 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales grew by 0.4% in January from December at C$51.97 billion ($36.41 billion) on higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Sales increased in four of 11 subsectors, representing 48% of retail trade. In volume terms, retail sales were down by 0.3%.
Percent
Jan
Jan
Dec (rev) Dec (prev) changes
mo/mo
yr/yr
mo/mo
mo/mo Total
+0.4
+3.4
+0.2
0.0 Excluding -0.1
+3.3
+0.7
+0.5 autos/part
s
NOTE: Figures are seasonally adjusted except those for e-commerce data. Analysts had, on average, forecast a 0.3% increase in overall sales in January, and for sales to increase 0.2% excluding autos.
($1 = 1.4272 Canadian dollars)