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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 21 May 2021

Canada Retail Sales 21 May 2021: 3.6% for March 2021, above the 2.3% forecast and down from 4.8% in February 2021. It is the third release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 21 May 2021 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
3.6%
March 2021
Forecast
2.3%
The market consensus
Previous
4.8%
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 21 May 2021: 3.6% for March 2021 against a 2.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
21 May 2021Mar3.6%2.3%4.8%
28 Apr 2021Feb4.8%4%-1.1%
19 Mar 2021Jan-1.1%-3%-3.4%
19 Feb 2021Dec-3.4%-2.5%1.3%
22 Jan 2021Nov1.3%0.1%0.4%
18 Dec 2020Oct0.4%0.2%1.1%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 28 April 2021The release after:Canada Retail Sales 23 June 2021Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar