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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 22 July 2022

Canada Retail Sales 22 July 2022: 2.2% for May 2022, above the 1.6% forecast and against 0.7% in April 2022 (first reported as 0.9%). It is the highest reading since January 2022. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 22 Jul 2022 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
2.2%
May 2022
Forecast
1.6%
The market consensus
Previous
0.7%
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 22 July 2022: 2.2% for May 2022 against a 1.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Jul 2022May2.2%1.6%0.7%
21 Jun 2022Apr0.9%0.8%0.2%
26 May 2022Mar0%1.4%0.2%
22 Apr 2022Feb0.1%-0.4%3.3%
18 Mar 2022Jan3.2%2.4%-2.0%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 21 June 2022The release after:Canada Retail Sales 19 August 2022Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar