Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 23 September 2021

Canada Retail Sales 23 September 2021: -0.6% for July 2021, above the -1.2% forecast and against 6.0% in June 2021 (first reported as 4.2%). 8 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Thu 23 Sep 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
-0.6%
July 2021
Forecast
-1.2%
The market consensus
Previous
6.0%
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 23 September 2021: -0.6% for July 2021 against a -1.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Retail Sales 23 September 2021: -0.6% vs -1.2% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2021-09-23

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
23 Sep 2021Jul-0.6%-1.2%6.0%
20 Aug 2021Jun4.2%4.4%-2.1%
23 Jul 2021May-2.1%-3%-5.7%
23 Jun 2021Apr-5.7%-5%3.6%
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%