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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 22 March 2024

Canada Retail Sales 22 March 2024: -0.3% for January 2024, above the -0.4% forecast and down from 0.9% in December 2023. It is the lowest reading since March 2023. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 22 Mar 2024 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
-0.3%
January 2024
Forecast
-0.4%
The market consensus
Previous
0.9%
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 March 2024: -0.3% for January 2024 against a -0.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Retail Sales 22 March 2024: -0.3% vs -0.4% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2024-03-22

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
22 Mar 2024Jan-0.3%-0.4%0.9%
22 Feb 2024Dec0.9%0.8%0%
19 Jan 2024Nov-0.2%0%0.5%
21 Dec 2023Oct0.7%0.8%0.5%
24 Nov 2023Sep0.6%0%-0.1%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 22 February 2024The release after:Canada Retail Sales 24 April 2024Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar