BRITISH COLUMBIA – Canadian retail sales fell 0.2 per cent to $66.4 billion in March. Excluding volatile items, sales were down 0.6 per cent on a month-over-month basis. In volume terms, adjusted for rising prices, retail sales fell 0.4 per cent in March.
After rising more than 1 per cent in February, retail sales in BC were down by 0.4 per cent in March and were down by 0.4 per cent from the same time last year. In the CMA of Vancouver, retail sales were down 0.1 per cent from the prior month and were up 1 from March 2023.
Source: bcrea.bc.ca
