Prior to the increase in May, payroll employment in the retail trade sector had recorded a cumulative decline of 16,700 (-0.8 ...

The retail trade sector contracted 1.2% in May, as activity in 7 of 12 subsectors decreased, said Statistics Canada.

Given that retail loves to buy ETFs, it’s worth looking at retail trading of ETFs separately. However, although the data shows growth (rising from 5.2% to 6.4%), even that new percentage remains ...

Following four consecutive monthly increases, retail sales decreased 0.5% in December. Declines were widespread as lower sales were reported in 9 of 11 subsectors, representing 82% of retail trade.