Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:48:34 GMT
Canadian retail sales flat in December
Canadian core retail sales were almost unchanged in December while analysts expected the figure to gain 0.2%, reported Statistics Canada. Total retail sales faced 0.2% decline on a seasonally adjusted basis in December, being mainly in compliance with expectations. After data release, Canadian Dollar depreciated against the US counterpart and the pair USD/CAD advanced 0.28% to 0.9964.