Canadian June 2019 retail sales data:

  • Prior was -0.1% (revised to -0.2%)
  • Ex autos +0.9% vs 0.0% exp
  • Prior ex autos -0.3% (revised to -0.4%)
  • Ex autos and gas +1.7% -- highest since 2017
  • Q2 sales +1.2%
  • Gas station sales -3.4%
  • Building materials +6%
  • Sales were down in 4 of 11 subsectors
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The Raptors playoff run wrapped up in June and that's getting some of the credit for the beat.