Statistics Canada reports retail sales rose 0.7% to $66.9 billion in October

Photo: The Canadian Press Canadian shoppers opened up their wallets a touch more in October, helping retail sales rise 0.7 per cent to $66.9 billion that month, but Statistics Canada and analysts are warning such numbers won't keep climbing. The federal data agency said Thursday that the pickup in overall retail sales was driven largely by higher sales at new car dealers. Sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers gained 1.1 per cent in October, helped higher by a 1.3 per cent increase at new car dealers and a two per cent rise at other motor vehicle dealers. Statistics Canada, which tracks nine subsectors, said sales were up in…