Retail Sales (MoM)

The Retail Sales released by the Statistics Canada is a monthly data that shows all goods sold by retailers based on a sampling of retail stores of different types and sizes. The retail sales index is often taken as an indicator of consumer confidence. It shows the performance of the retail sector in the short term. Generally speaking, the positive economic growth anticipates bullish movements for the CAD.

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Most recent - Friday 22 August 2025 12:30

-1.2%

Revised

-1.2%

Forecast

1.5%

Actual

1.5%

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Retail Sales (MoM) was 1.5% against a forecast of 1.5%.

Past events

Date

Forecast

Actual

Friday 22 August 2025 12:30

1.5%

Thursday 24 July 2025 12:30

-1.1%

Friday 20 June 2025 12:30

0.4%

0.3%

Friday 23 May 2025 12:30

0.7%

0.8%

Friday 25 April 2025 12:30

-0.4%

Friday 21 March 2025 12:30

-0.4%

-0.6%

Friday 21 February 2025 13:30

1.6%

2.5%

Thursday 23 January 2025 13:30

0.2%

Friday 20 December 2024 13:30

0.7%

0.6%

Friday 22 November 2024 13:30

0.4%

Friday 25 October 2024 12:30

0.5%

0.4%

Friday 20 September 2024 12:30

0.6%

0.9%

Friday 23 August 2024 12:30

-0.3%

Friday 19 July 2024 12:30

-0.6%

-0.8%

Friday 21 June 2024 12:30

0.7%

Friday 24 May 2024 12:30

-0.2%

Wednesday 24 April 2024 12:30

0.1%

-0.1%

Friday 22 March 2024 12:30

-0.4%

-0.3%

Thursday 22 February 2024 13:30

0.8%

0.9%

Friday 19 January 2024 13:30

-0.2%

Thursday 21 December 2023 13:30

0.8%

0.7%

Friday 24 November 2023 13:30

0.6%

Friday 20 October 2023 12:30

-0.3%

-0.1%

Friday 22 September 2023 12:30

0.4%

0.3%

Wednesday 23 August 2023 12:30

0.1%

Friday 21 July 2023 12:30

0.5%

0.2%

Wednesday 21 June 2023 12:30

0.2%

1.1%

Friday 19 May 2023 12:30

-1.4%

Friday 21 April 2023 12:30

-0.6%

-0.2%

Friday 24 March 2023 12:30

0.7%

1.4%

Tuesday 21 February 2023 13:30

0.2%

0.5%

Friday 20 January 2023 13:30

-0.5%

-0.1%

Tuesday 20 December 2022 13:30

-0.3%

1.4%

Tuesday 22 November 2022 13:30

-0.7%

-0.5%

Friday 21 October 2022 12:30

0.2%

0.7%

Friday 23 September 2022 12:30

-2%

-2.5%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for CAD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Retail Sales (MoM) result:

		Previous	Latest
Gross Domestic Product (MoM)	(no change)	-0.1%	-0.1%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)	Bearish change	0.5%	-0.4%
Gross Domestic Product Annualized	Bullish change	-2%	-1.6%
Current Account	Bearish change	-1.32B	-21.16B
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)	Bullish change	-0.3%	1.9%
BoC Consumer Price Index Core (MoM)	(no change)	0.1%	0.1%
BoC Consumer Price Index Core (YoY)	Bearish change	2.7%	2.6%
Consumer Price Index (MoM)	Bullish change	0.1%	0.3%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)	Bearish change	1.9%	1.7%

About Retail Sales (MoM)

Country:	Canada
Currency:	CAD
Source:	Statistics Canada
Category:	Consumption
Frequency:	Monthly

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	China		Retail Sales (YoY)
	Germany		Retail Sales (YoY)
	Eurozone		Retail Sales (YoY)
	New Zealand		Retail Sales (QoQ)
	United Kingdom		Retail Sales (MoM)
	United States		Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index
	United States		Retail Sales (MoM)
	United States		Retail Sales Control Group
	Australia		Westpac Consumer Confidence
	Australia		Retail Sales (QoQ)
	Canada		Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)
	Switzerland		Real Retail Sales (YoY)
	Germany		Retail Sales (MoM)
	Germany		Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey
	Eurozone		Consumer Confidence
	Eurozone		Retail Sales (MoM)
	Indonesia		Consumer Confidence
	Japan		Large Retailer Sales
	Japan		Retail Trade s.a (MoM)
	Japan		Retail Trade (YoY)
	New Zealand		ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence
	New Zealand		Retail Sales ex Autos (QoQ)
	New Zealand		Westpac Consumer Survey
	United Kingdom		BRC Like-For-Like Retail Sales (YoY)
	United Kingdom		Retail Sales ex-Fuel (MoM)
	United Kingdom		GfK Consumer Confidence
	United Kingdom		Retail Sales ex-Fuel (YoY)
	United Kingdom		Retail Sales (YoY)
	United States		Consumer Confidence
	United States		UoM 1-year Consumer Inflation Expectations
	United States		Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)
	United States		UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation Expectation
	United States		Michigan Consumer Expectations Index
	United States		Personal Consumption Expenditures Prices (QoQ)
	United States		Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ)
	United States		Personal Spending

Calendar - Retail Sales (MoM) - Canada

Retail Sales (MoM)

Most recent - Friday 22 August 2025 12:30

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About Retail Sales (MoM)

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