Release for: Second Quarter 2010 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Data seasonally adjusted

Total Revenue ($mln) Type of Business 2Q-10 1Q-10 4Q-09 3Q-09 2Q-09 1Q-09

OTTAWA (MNI) The following is the text of the Bank of Canada policy statement released Wednesday:

The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

--- Signals enhanced concern re strength C$ slowing growth

--- C$ strength to "more than fully offset" CAN growth factors

--- H2 growth to be slightly better than 2.15% earlier expected

By Courtney Tower

OTTAWA (MNI) - The Bank of Canada Tuesday maintained its policy interest rate at 0.25%, as expected, but signalled growing concern that the strong Canadian dollar is offsetting economic recovery.

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the text of the weekly retail sales report released by Johnson Redbook Tuesday, for the month-to-date through the week-ended September 4:

The Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index was up 3.0% in the first week of September. Month-to-date, September was up 3.0% compared to September of last year (relative to a revised target of a 2.9% gain). Month-over-month showed -0.1% compared to August (relative to a target of a 0.2% drop). September is a five-week month on the retail calendar ending on October 2nd.

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the commentary from the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Wednesday:

WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the commentary from the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot released Wednesday:

TOKYO (MNI) - Economists have revised down their forecasts for economic growth for this year and next and pushed back the timing for a projected recovery from deflation, according to the latest monthly survey by the Cabinet Office's Economic Planning Association released on Wednesday.

The survey also showed that the number of the economists who expect the Bank of Japan to ease credit further jumped to 20 from 7 in the previous survey.