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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 21 June 2023

Canada Retail Sales 21 June 2023: 1.1% for April 2023, above the 0.2% forecast and against -1.5% in March 2023 (first reported as -1.4%). It is the highest reading since January 2023. 7 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Wed 21 Jun 2023 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
1.1%
April 2023
Forecast
0.2%
The market consensus
Previous
-1.5%
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 21 June 2023: 1.1% for April 2023 against a 0.2% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
21 Jun 2023Apr1.1%0.2%-1.5%
19 May 2023Mar-1.4%-1.4%-0.2%
21 Apr 2023Feb-0.2%-0.6%1.6%
24 Mar 2023Jan1.4%0.7%0%
21 Feb 2023Dec0.5%0.5%0%
20 Jan 2023Nov-0.1%-0.5%1.3%
20 Dec 2022Oct1.4%1.5%-0.6%
22 Nov 2022Sep-0.5%-0.5%0.4%
21 Oct 2022Aug0.7%0.2%-2.2%
23 Sep 2022Jul-2.5%-2%1%
19 Aug 2022Jun1.1%0.3%2.3%
22 Jul 2022May2.2%1.6%0.7%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 19 May 2023The release after:Canada Retail Sales 21 July 2023Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar