OTTAWA, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Retail sales in Canada declined slightly in July, with sharp drops in sales of furniture, home furnishings and electronics, the government said.
Statistics Canada said total sales dropped 0.1 percent in current dollars to $35.9 billion in the month.
Home furnishing stores reported a drop of 15 percent, while furniture store sales fell 4.5 percent. Sales of electronic goods fell 4.9 percent, the report said.
Garden equipment and building material sales receipts fell 2.3 percent, falling for the fourth consecutive month.
After three months of declines, sales at general merchandise stores rose 2.4 percent, leading the increases. Automobile sales rose 1 percent compared to June, while sales at gasoline stations rose 0.7 percent.
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