Tuesday, June 1, 2004

Red-hot winter for retailers

Consumers pushed retail sales to a record high of $27.4 billion in March.The overall 1.2% advance followed a 2.6% gain in February.    more >>

Plunge in farm income

Farm incomes plunged to their lowest level in more than 25 years in 2003 following the mad cow crisis and back-to-back droughts.    more >>

Travel deficit mushrooms

Canada's international travel deficit reached its highest level in more than 10 years in the first three months of 2004.    more >>

SPOTLIGHT: Personal injuries

This week’s Spotlight is on personal injuries. A new report shows that teenage boys are more prone to serious personal injury than any other group in Canada.    more >>

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