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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 20 February 2026

Canada Retail Sales 20 February 2026: -0.4% for December 2025, above the -0.5% forecast and against 1.2% in September 2025 (first reported as -0.7%). 3 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. It was released on Fri 20 Feb 2026 at 13:30 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
-0.4%
December 2025
Forecast
-0.5%
The market consensus
Previous
1.2%
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 February 2026: -0.4% for December 2025 against a -0.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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Canada Retail Sales 20 February 2026: -0.4% vs -0.5% forecast (Statistics Canada). Forex Fundamentals, https://forexfundamentals.com/economic-calendar/ca-retail-sales/2026-02-20

The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
20 Feb 2026Dec-0.4%-0.5%1.2%
21 Nov 2025Sep-0.7%-0.7%1%
23 Oct 2025Aug1%1%-0.7%
19 Sep 2025Jul-0.8%-0.8%1.6%
22 Aug 2025Jun1.5%1.5%-1.2%
24 Jul 2025May-1.1%-1.1%0.4%
20 Jun 2025Apr0.3%0.4%0.8%
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%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 21 November 2025The release after:Canada Retail Sales 24 April 2026Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar