Retail sales in Saskatchewan were up in January.
Statistics Canada reported on Tuesday that sales increased by 3.7 per cent from December, the second-largest increase among the provinces.
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On a year-over-year basis, retails sales were up 6.0 per cent.
The total dollar value of sales was $1.65 billion.
Nationally, retail sales rose 2.2 per cent between December and January and was up 4.5 per cent from January 2016.
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Statistics Canada reported sales across the country were up in 10 of 11 subsectors, spurred by an increase in motor vehicle and parts dealers.
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