OTTAWA—Canadian retail sales declined in December for the first time in four months, falling short of expectations on lower sales at general merchandise, electronics, and health and personal-care stores. The value of retail sales in December fell 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis to 49.65 billion Canadian dollars ($39.18 billion), Statistics Canada said Thursday, following a revised 0.3% gain in the previous month.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 22, 2018 14:03 UTC