The small decline in August retail sales volumes, combined with the meagre gain in wholesale sales reported earlier this week, supports our view that the economy lost some momentum in the third quarter. Overall, the Bank of Canada's third-quarter GDP growth estimate of 2.5% now looks too high and should be revised down to 2.0% annualised.
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