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June auto sales hit their lowest level since 2011 in Alberta, as the provincial economy continued to struggle, according to Statistics Canada.

The dollar value of auto sales was $851.6 million in June. That marked a $20-million (2.3 per cent) decline from June 2015, and the lowest sales for the month since 2011.

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Alberta’s auto sales have posted year-over-year declines for 16 consecutive months, according to StatsCan data.

While dollar values were down, the number of vehicles sold in the province rose slightly from June 2015, rising from 21,116 to 21,181.

Auto sales for the first six months of the year have totalled $4.57 billion, according to the federal agency. That’s a decline of nearly $350 million, or about 7.1 per cent, from the same period in 2015.