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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 22 July 2016

Canada Retail Sales 22 July 2016: 0.2% for May 2016, above the 0.0% forecast and against 0.8% in April 2016 (first reported as 0.9%). 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 22 Jul 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
0.2%
May 2016
Forecast
0.0%
The market consensus
Previous
0.8%
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 22 July 2016: 0.2% for May 2016 against a 0.0% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Jul 2016May0.2%0.0%0.8%
22 Jun 2016Apr0.9%0.9%-0.8%
20 May 2016Mar-1.0%-0.6%0.6%
22 Apr 2016Feb0.4%-0.8%2.0%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 22 June 2016The release after:Canada Retail Sales 19 August 2016Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar