Higher truck sales lead to overall increase
Survey results indicate that economic recovery is underway, Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEO says
Potential recovery signals are emerging in Italy and France, with indications of troughs emerging in Canada, Britain, the U.S., China and India
But while June’s drop was milder than expected, economists said the weighting to self employed and part-time positions is not encouraging
Only 23% of the business owners surveyed in June said they were performing better than three or four months ago
But the country is still lagging on key indicators of sustainable economic growth, notably labour productivity
Declines in manufacturing, energy and retail trade
Rate of decline slows in Q1: StatsCan
Economists say sharper than expected drop for retail sales in April indicates that recovery is not yet underway
Gasoline prices fall, while food prices rise