Retail Sales in Canada increased 1.50 percent in October of 2024 over the same month in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in Canada averaged 4.65 percent from 1992 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 55.60 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -30.20 percent in April of 2020. source: Statistics Canada

Retail Sales YoY in Canada is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 1.80 percent in 2025 and 3.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-22 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Sep 0.8% 1.4% 0.9%
2024-12-20 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Oct 1.5% 0.8% 1.5%
2025-01-23 01:30 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Nov 1.5% 1.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Credit 776638.00 774608.00 CAD Million Oct 2024
Consumer Spending 1371495.00 1359823.00 CAD Million Sep 2024
Disposable Personal Income 1729048.00 1690764.00 CAD Million Sep 2024
Households Debt to GDP 101.89 101.56 percent of GDP Jun 2024
Households Debt to Income 174.40 175.40 percent Sep 2024
Personal Savings 7.10 6.20 percent Sep 2024
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 0.10 1.10 percent Oct 2024
Retail Sales MoM 0.00 0.60 percent Nov 2024
Retail Sales YoY 1.50 0.80 percent Oct 2024

Canada Retail Sales YoY
In Canada, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.50 0.80 55.60 -30.20 1992 - 2024 percent Monthly
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