- April reading was -0.5% (revised to -0.6%)
- Ex-autos +0.5% vs +0.1% exp
- Prior ex-autos was -0.3% (revised to -0.4%)
- Ex-autos and gas +0.8%
Ex-autos were better than expected but a 1.6% rise in food sales added an upside skew. Some USD/CAD weakness after the data.
