Canada retail sales post 0.2% growth in November

Canadian retail sales matched expectations and recorded a tepid growth of 0.2% for November, down from 1.1% growth recorded in the previous month, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Expectations were pointing to a growth of 0.5%.

Meanwhile, core sales (excluding automobiles) came-in to show a rise of 0.1% as compared to October's 1.4% and 0.2% expected.