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CA Retail Sales m/m
It's the primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity;
- CA Retail Sales m/m Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
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| Jul 23, 2026 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
0.4% |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| May 22, 2026 | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| Apr 24, 2026 | 0.7% | 0.9% |
1.2% |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 1.1% | 1.4% | -0.4% |
| Feb 20, 2026 | -0.4% | -0.5% |
1.2% |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 1.3% | 1.2% |
-0.3% |
| Dec 19, 2025 | -0.2% | 0.0% |
-0.9% |
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- CA Retail Sales m/m News
From statcan.gc.ca|Jul 23, 2026Retail sales increased 1.0% to $73.7 billion in May. Sales were up in all nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 0.9% in May. In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.3% in May. The largest increase in retail sales in May was observed at gasoline stations and fuel vendors (+3.1%). In volume terms, sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors fell 2.7% in May. Sales at motor vehicle and ...
From youtube.com/bnnbloomberg|Jun 19, 2026Pedro Antunes, chief economist at Signal 49 Research, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss Canada's retail sales and the path for interest rates.
- From statcan.gc.ca|Jun 19, 2026
Retail sales increased 0.5% to $73.0 billion in April. Sales were up in five of nine subsectors, led by increases at gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were down 0.7% in April. In volume terms, retail sales were unchanged in April. The largest increase in retail sales in April was observed at gasoline stations and fuel vendors (+5.1%). In volume terms, sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors rose 0.8% in April. Following a ...
From economics.bmo.com|May 22, 2026Canadian retail sales jumped 0.9% in March, a touch firmer than the flash estimate, but the increase was entirely due to higher gas prices. Spending at gas stations surged 12.4%, the highest in 35 years of records aside from the 2020/2021 lockdown swings. The other sectors were notably softer, with five of the remaining eight posting declines. The biggest weak spots were in building materials and garden supplies (-2.9%, possibly hampered by colder-than-normal temperatures), general merchandise (-0.5%) and autos (-0.5%). Sales ...
- From statcan.gc.ca|May 22, 2026
Retail sales increased 0.9% to $72.7 billion in March. Sales increased in four of nine subsectors, led by gasoline stations and fuel vendors. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were down 0.1% in March. In volume terms, retail sales decreased 0.7% in March. Retail sales were up 2.1% in the first quarter of 2026, marking a seventh consecutive quarterly increase. In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.2% in the first quarter. The largest increase in retail sales in ...
- From economics.bmo.com|Apr 24, 2026
Canadian retail sales increased 0.7% in February, a couple tenths softer than the flash estimate. Seven of nine sectors posted higher spending, led by autos (+1.0%), general merchandise (+1.2%), clothing (+1.1%) and groceries (+0.9%). Spending rose 0.5% ex-autos, while sales ex-autos and gas were up 0.6%. Eight of ten provinces saw increases. In relative terms, the largest gains were in Nova Scotia and Manitoba, each above 2%. Unfortunately, price increases took out a chunk of the headline rise, as sales volumes were up just 0.3%. ...
From statcan.gc.ca|Apr 24, 2026Retail sales increased 0.7% to $72.1 billion in February. Sales were up in seven of nine subsectors, led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 0.6% in February. In volume terms, retail sales increased 0.3% in February. The largest increase in retail sales in February was observed at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1.0%), rising for a second consecutive month. The increase was led by higher sales at new car ...
- From statcan.gc.ca|Mar 20, 2026
Retail sales increased 1.1% to $70.7 billion in January. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors, led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers. Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 0.9% in January. In volume terms, retail sales were up 1.0% in January. Following a decline of 1.6% in December, motor vehicle and parts dealers (+2.0%) recorded the largest increase in retail sales in January. Higher sales at new car dealers (+2.5%) led the increase in the ...
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