Forex Fundamentals
Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 18 February 2022

Canada Retail Sales 18 February 2022: -1.8% for December 2021, above the -2.1% forecast and against 0.8% in November 2021 (first reported as 0.7%). It is the lowest reading since May 2021. 9 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 18 Feb 2022 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
-1.8%
December 2021
Forecast
-2.1%
The market consensus
Previous
0.8%
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 18 February 2022: -1.8% for December 2021 against a -2.1% forecast, with the last 12 releases
Sharing this? Please link to this page as the source.Download the chart

Cite this release

If you cite this release, please link to this page:

Canada Retail Sales 18 February 2022: -1.8% vs -2.1% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2022-02-18

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 Feb 2022Dec-1.8%-2.1%0.8%
21 Jan 2022Nov0.7%1.2%1.5%
21 Dec 2021Oct1.6%1%-0.3%
19 Nov 2021Sep-0.6%-1.7%1.8%
22 Oct 2021Aug2.1%2%-0.1%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 21 January 2022The release after:Canada Retail Sales 18 March 2022Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar