Canadian household net worth, U.S. retail sales rise

(Sept. 13, 2013) -- The market value of the net worth of Canadian households rose by 0.7 percent ($49 billion) in Q2/13 to $7.3 trillion, the highest level of aggregate net worth on record. U.S. retail sales in August rose a smaller-than-expected 0.2 percent. The gain was helped by a 0.9 percent gain in auto sales.