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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.

Most recent - Friday 21 February 2025 13:30

Previous
0.2%
Revised
0.2%
Forecast
1.6%
Actual
2.5%

Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for CAD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/CAD pairs.

Next event - Friday 21 March 2025 12:30

Previous
-
Forecast
-
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on CAD pairs is medium.

There is no forecast value for Retail Sales (MoM) yet - check back for updates.

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Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Retail Sales (MoM) was 2.5% against a forecast of 1.6%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 21 February 2025 13:30
1.6%
2.5%
Thursday 23 January 2025 13:30
0.2%
0%
Friday 20 December 2024 13:30
0.7%
0.6%
Friday 22 November 2024 13:30
0.4%
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%
-0.3%
Friday 19 July 2024 12:30
-0.6%
-0.8%
Friday 21 June 2024 12:30
0.7%
0.7%
Friday 24 May 2024 12:30
0%
-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%
-0.2%
Thursday 21 December 2023 13:30
0.8%
0.7%
Friday 24 November 2023 13:30
0%
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%
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%
-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%
Friday 19 August 2022 12:30
0.3%
1.1%
Friday 22 July 2022 12:30
1.6%
2.2%
Tuesday 21 June 2022 12:30
0.8%
0.9%
Thursday 26 May 2022 12:30
1.4%
0%
Friday 22 April 2022 12:30
-0.1%
0.1%
Friday 18 March 2022 12:30
2.4%
3.2%

Economic context

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

PreviousLatest
Gross Domestic Product (MoM)Bullish change-0.2%0.2%
Gross Domestic Product (QoQ)Bullish change0.5%0.6%
Gross Domestic Product AnnualizedBullish change2.2%2.6%
Current AccountBearish change-3.62B-4.99B
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bullish change-0.7%2.7%
BoC Consumer Price Index Core (MoM)Bullish change-0.3%0.4%
BoC Consumer Price Index Core (YoY)Bullish change1.8%2.1%
Consumer Price Index (MoM)Bullish change-0.4%0.1%
Consumer Price Index (YoY)Bullish change1.8%1.9%

About Retail Sales (MoM)

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