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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 20 November 2020

Canada Retail Sales 20 November 2020: 1.1% for September 2020, above the 0.2% forecast and against 0.5% in August 2020 (first reported as 0.4%). It is the highest reading since June 2020. 4 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 20 Nov 2020 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
1.1%
September 2020
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
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 20 November 2020: 1.1% for September 2020 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Nov 2020Sep1.1%0.2%0.5%
21 Oct 2020Aug0.4%1.1%0.6%
18 Sep 2020Jul0.6%1%22.7%
21 Aug 2020Jun23.7%24.5%21.2%
21 Jul 2020May18.7%20%-25%
19 Jun 2020Apr-26.4%-15.1%-10%
22 May 2020Mar-10%-10%0.4%
21 Apr 2020Feb0.3%0.2%0.6%
20 Mar 2020Jan0.4%0.3%0.2%
21 Feb 2020Dec0%0.1%1.1%
24 Jan 2020Nov0.9%0.4%-1.1%
20 Dec 2019Oct-1.2%0.5%0%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 21 October 2020The release after:Canada Retail Sales 18 December 2020Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar