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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 18 April 2019

Canada Retail Sales 18 April 2019: 0.8% for February 2019, above the 0.4% forecast and against -0.4% in January 2019 (first reported as -0.3%). It is the highest reading since May 2018. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 18 Apr 2019 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
0.8%
February 2019
Forecast
0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.4%
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 April 2019: 0.8% for February 2019 against a 0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Apr 2019Feb0.8%0.4%-0.4%
22 Mar 2019Jan-0.3%0.4%-0.3%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 22 March 2019The release after:Canada Retail Sales 22 May 2019Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar