Agency says retail sales fell 2.5 percent in July.
Statistics Canada is reporting a drop in retail sales for the month of July.
The agency says retail sales fell 2.5 percent to $61.3 billion, due in large part to declining sales at gas stations and clothing stores.
Sales at gas stations decreased by 14.2 percent as gas prices went down by 9.2 percent.
Meanwhile, stores selling clothes and accessories reported a drop of 3.3 percent.
1 Man shot dead, 2 suspects on the loose
Shooting took place at a Thorold Stone Rd. residence just before 9pm Thursday
39-yr old man shot in St. Catharines
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Niagara Health Expands Cardiac Service
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Orange-Level Air Quality Issued
Environment Canada has made this call for Niagara, likely to last to Friday
Teenager Arrested for Human Trafficking
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Port Colborne Development Opposed
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Construction Starting on Academy Apartment
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