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Retail E-commerce Sales

(RETAIL_ECOMMERCE)
Observations
Aug 2026: 5648630
Updated: 2026-11-02, 10:39:36 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey
Series ID
RETAIL_ECOMMERCE
Table 20-10-0056-01
CREDRetail E-commerce Sales
COVID-19 recession100000015000002000000250000030000003500000400000045000005000000550000060000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2017-01-01: 12368852017-02-01: 12120332017-03-01: 12555372017-04-01: 12816902017-05-01: 12628752017-06-01: 12765942017-07-01: 13634962017-08-01: 13541082017-09-01: 13239232017-10-01: 13771412017-11-01: 14529882017-12-01: 13620862018-01-01: 14497362018-02-01: 14142192018-03-01: 14404872018-04-01: 14313542018-05-01: 14784302018-06-01: 15201462018-07-01: 15064662018-08-01: 15924652018-09-01: 15140962018-10-01: 16806752018-11-01: 17701652018-12-01: 14490532019-01-01: 16549772019-02-01: 16820442019-03-01: 17180402019-04-01: 17266142019-05-01: 18151972019-06-01: 19775942019-07-01: 20130742019-08-01: 19713312019-09-01: 19870142019-10-01: 19453892019-11-01: 19370812019-12-01: 20572752020-01-01: 20093102020-02-01: 21802122020-03-01: 26322792020-04-01: 40202512020-05-01: 40740102020-06-01: 35730992020-07-01: 34856232020-08-01: 34428612020-09-01: 34216542020-10-01: 34059422020-11-01: 34343532020-12-01: 36684982021-01-01: 44455972021-02-01: 43091712021-03-01: 43027302021-04-01: 43031842021-05-01: 42269172021-06-01: 40211102021-07-01: 34128272021-08-01: 33975922021-09-01: 35001472021-10-01: 35606592021-11-01: 35071792021-12-01: 34008462022-01-01: 35187782022-02-01: 32816992022-03-01: 32799512022-04-01: 33793022022-05-01: 36404162022-06-01: 38554392022-07-01: 35331412022-08-01: 38066252022-09-01: 36575862022-10-01: 35109332022-11-01: 35248322022-12-01: 34004972023-01-01: 35019392023-02-01: 37690702023-03-01: 38963722023-04-01: 35675492023-05-01: 37328442023-06-01: 38630302023-07-01: 37534002023-08-01: 38191792023-09-01: 38598932023-10-01: 38244622023-11-01: 38609562023-12-01: 36277092024-01-01: 45278382024-02-01: 46256962024-03-01: 47180382024-04-01: 46986852024-05-01: 45801992024-06-01: 46374052024-07-01: 49371572024-08-01: 47396562024-09-01: 49671752024-10-01: 50448652024-11-01: 50517122024-12-01: 50428802025-01-01: 49800502025-02-01: 49511632025-03-01: 48438672025-04-01: 50436382025-05-01: 48738562025-06-01: 48233402025-07-01: 51839942025-08-01: 49001982025-09-01: 48289312025-10-01: 49304862025-11-01: 48269152025-12-01: 50529832026-01-01: 50969152026-02-01: 50425632026-03-01: 52593012026-04-01: 51876862026-05-01: 52034702026-06-01: 56984992026-07-01: 55887372026-08-01: 5648630
Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Retail Trade

Units: Thousands of dollars, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Monthly online sales by Canadian retailers in thousands of dollars, seasonally adjusted. It is the structural-shift gauge of retail: the share of spending moving from stores to screens. From the Retail Trade Survey.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Retail E-commerce Sales RETAIL_ECOMMERCE, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/RETAIL_ECOMMERCE, November 2, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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CREDIndustrial Capacity Utilization Rate
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Source: Statistics Canada, Industrial Capacity Utilization via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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