ottawaretail sales in canada fell modestly in november led by a decline in sales at food and beverage stores and at dealers of building materials and garden equipment and supplies sales fell 01 in november from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted 6179 billion canadian dollars the equivalent of about us4588 billion statistics canada said friday the fall was less than statistics canadas preliminary estimate last month for a 05 drop in sales following a revised rise of 13 for the month of october statistics canada said early indications from companies suggest that retail sales increased in december to 05 an estimate that will be revised