Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Retailers nail new record

CONSUMER spending in retail stores rose for the seventh time in eight months this year in August, nailed down by strong gains in home centres and hardware stores.    more >>

Hot summer for factories

IT’S BEEN a hot summer for Canadian manufacturers as they racked up another record for shipments despite record-high oil prices and a soaring loonie.   more >>

Trade surplus soars

CANADA’S merchandise trade surplus soared to its second highest level in three and a half years in August as imports tumbled at a much faster rate than exports.    more >>

SPOTLIGHT: Health care

This week’s Spotlight is on health care. A new study shows that young people, not seniors, were most likely to use hospital emergency rooms in 2003. A second examines the impact of exposure to second-hand smoke.    more >>

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