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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 20 September 2024

Canada Retail Sales 20 September 2024: 0.9% for July 2024, above the 0.6% forecast and against -0.2% in June 2024 (first reported as -0.3%). It is the highest reading since December 2023. 5 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 20 Sep 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
0.9%
July 2024
Forecast
0.6%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.2%
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 September 2024: 0.9% for July 2024 against a 0.6% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Sep 2024Jul0.9%0.6%-0.2%
23 Aug 2024Jun-0.3%-0.3%-0.8%
19 Jul 2024May-0.8%-0.6%0.6%
21 Jun 2024Apr0.7%0.7%-0.3%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 23 August 2024The release after:Canada Retail Sales 25 October 2024Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar