Canada August retail sales rise 1.2%; seen up 0.7% in September

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales rose by 1.2% in August from July at C$74.57 billion ($53.23 billion), on higher sales at motor vehicles and parts dealers, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Sales likely increased 0.7% in September, the agency said in a flash estimate. In August, sales were up in all nine subsectors. In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.2%. (Percent changes) Aug Aug Jul(rev) Jul(prev) mo/mo yr/yr mo/mo mo/mo Total +1.2 +5.4 -0.8 -0.7 Excluding autos/parts +1.2 +6.4 -0.8 -0.7 NOTE: Analysts surveyed by Reuters forecast retail sales to be up 1.3% in August, and to rise 1.0% ex-autos. ($1=$1.4010 Canadian) (Reporting by Dale Smith) Keywords: CANADA ECONOMY/RETAIL