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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 23 May 2025

Canada Retail Sales 23 May 2025: 0.8% for March 2025, above the 0.7% forecast and against -0.5% in February 2025 (first reported as -0.4%). It is the highest reading since December 2024. 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 23 May 2025 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
0.8%
March 2025
Forecast
0.7%
The market consensus
Previous
-0.5%
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 23 May 2025: 0.8% for March 2025 against a 0.7% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
23 May 2025Mar0.8%0.7%-0.5%
25 Apr 2025Feb-0.4%-0.4%-0.6%
21 Mar 2025Jan-0.6%-0.4%2.6%
21 Feb 2025Dec2.5%1.6%0%
23 Jan 2025Nov0%0.2%0.6%
20 Dec 2024Oct0.6%0.7%0.6%
22 Nov 2024Sep0.4%0.4%0.4%
25 Oct 2024Aug0.4%0.5%0.9%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 25 April 2025The release after:Canada Retail Sales 20 June 2025Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar