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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 20 October 2023

Canada Retail Sales 20 October 2023: -0.1% for August 2023, above the -0.3% forecast and against 0.4% in July 2023 (first reported as 0.3%). It is the lowest reading since March 2023. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 20 Oct 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
-0.1%
August 2023
Forecast
-0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.4%
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 20 October 2023: -0.1% for August 2023 against a -0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Retail Sales 20 October 2023: -0.1% vs -0.3% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2023-10-20

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Oct 2023Aug-0.1%-0.3%0.4%
22 Sep 2023Jul0.3%0.4%0.1%
23 Aug 2023Jun0.1%0%0.1%
21 Jul 2023May0.2%0.5%1%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 22 September 2023The release after:Canada Retail Sales 24 November 2023Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar