Canada Retail Sales Slip After Rising a Sixth Straight Month in June

OTTAWA—Canadian spending, which has helped underpin a sluggish economy, stalled last month and snapped a run of rising retail trade through the first half of 2026.

The value of retail trade in the country rose a stronger-than-expected 0.6% in June from the month before to a seasonally adjusted 74.28 billion Canadian dollars, the equivalent of about US$53.87 billion, Statistics Canada said Friday.