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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 22 February 2019

Canada Retail Sales 22 February 2019: -0.1% for December 2018, above the -0.3% forecast and up from -0.9% in November 2018. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 22 Feb 2019 at 13:30 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
-0.1%
December 2018
Forecast
-0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.9%
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 February 2019: -0.1% for December 2018 against a -0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Retail Sales 22 February 2019: -0.1% vs -0.3% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2019-02-22

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Feb 2019Dec-0.1%-0.3%-0.9%
23 Jan 2019Nov-0.9%-0.6%0.2%
21 Dec 2018Oct0.3%0.4%0.1%
23 Nov 2018Sep0.2%0.1%0%
19 Oct 2018Aug-0.1%0.3%0.2%
21 Sep 2018Jul0.3%0.4%-0.1%
22 Aug 2018Jun-0.2%0.1%2.2%
20 Jul 2018May2%1.1%-0.9%
22 Jun 2018Apr-1.2%0.0%0.8%
18 May 2018Mar0.6%0.3%0.5%
20 Apr 2018Feb0.4%0.3%0.1%
23 Mar 2018Jan0.3%1.1%-0.7%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 23 January 2019The release after:Canada Retail Sales 22 March 2019Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar