While underperforming the national retail sales bounce registered in March of this year, B.C. retail spending did rebound with a 0.3-per-cent increase in seasonally adjusted sales, after a 0.7-per-cent dip in February.

Consistent with the national picture, this provincial increase was due to higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Unadjusted retail sales in the province were also up 3.5 per cent compared to the same month in 2024. Preliminary national data for April suggests we’ll see another gain follow.

Subsector data is unadjusted for seasonality, but year-over-year figures showed higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers, up by........

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