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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 24 May 2024

Canada Retail Sales 24 May 2024: -0.2% for March 2024, below the 0% forecast and down from -0.1% in February 2024. It is the second release in a row below the forecast. It was released on Fri 24 May 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
-0.2%
March 2024
Forecast
0%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.1%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Below the forecast: A downward surprise or revision would usually weigh modestly on the Canadian dollar, though the effect is limited if the preliminary figure already set expectations.

Canada Retail Sales 24 May 2024: -0.2% for March 2024 against a 0% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
24 May 2024Mar-0.2%0%-0.1%
24 Apr 2024Feb-0.1%0.1%-0.3%
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%
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