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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 18 March 2016

Canada Retail Sales 18 March 2016: 2.1% for January 2016, above the 0.6% forecast and against -2.1% in December 2015 (first reported as -2.2%). It is the highest of the last 12 releases. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 18 Mar 2016 at 12:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Canada. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
2.1%
January 2016
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
-2.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upward surprise or revision would usually support the Canadian dollar modestly, especially if the strength is broad across retailers.

Canada Retail Sales 18 March 2016: 2.1% for January 2016 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Mar 2016Jan2.1%0.6%-2.1%
19 Feb 2016Dec-2.2%-0.6%1.7%
22 Jan 2016Nov1.7%0.2%0.1%
23 Dec 2015Oct0.1%0.4%-0.4%
20 Nov 2015Sep-0.5%0.2%0.5%
22 Oct 2015Aug0.5%0.1%0.6%
23 Sep 2015Jul0.5%0.5%0.4%
21 Aug 2015Jun0.6%0.2%0.9%
23 Jul 2015May1.0%0.5%-0.1%
19 Jun 2015Apr-0.1%0.7%0.9%(R)
22 May 2015Mar0.7%0.3%1.5%(R)
17 Apr 2015Feb1.7%0.5%-1.4%(R)
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 19 February 2016The release after:Canada Retail Sales 22 April 2016Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar