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Retail Sales

(RETAIL_SALES)
Observations
Aug 2026: 74567349
Updated: 2026-11-02, 7:05:54 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey
Series ID
RETAIL_SALES
Table 20-10-0056-01
CREDRetail Sales
COVID-19 recession350000004000000045000000500000005500000060000000650000007000000075000000800000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2017-01-01: 504172352017-02-01: 498634522017-03-01: 499374202017-04-01: 508274382017-05-01: 507116342017-06-01: 507626242017-07-01: 508790022017-08-01: 510115882017-09-01: 510403842017-10-01: 525225322017-11-01: 521390922017-12-01: 523105732018-01-01: 522714462018-02-01: 520354652018-03-01: 519469652018-04-01: 521017772018-05-01: 534470832018-06-01: 532879402018-07-01: 530961022018-08-01: 533764292018-09-01: 536349322018-10-01: 538592582018-11-01: 529762702018-12-01: 533865742019-01-01: 529079652019-02-01: 529974822019-03-01: 536277442019-04-01: 537860702019-05-01: 540930662019-06-01: 538020842019-07-01: 543819602019-08-01: 543501842019-09-01: 543632452019-10-01: 536254702019-11-01: 540402942019-12-01: 553498662020-01-01: 546945672020-02-01: 548798792020-03-01: 488089332020-04-01: 375620592020-05-01: 458981942020-06-01: 558774532020-07-01: 563079802020-08-01: 560798362020-09-01: 579858342020-10-01: 585304352020-11-01: 587355682020-12-01: 563728882021-01-01: 551670782021-02-01: 586912112021-03-01: 616921362021-04-01: 584132102021-05-01: 570346652021-06-01: 596651822021-07-01: 602025422021-08-01: 611173152021-09-01: 607981162021-10-01: 617179712021-11-01: 623721502021-12-01: 613355522022-01-01: 629022312022-02-01: 632261832022-03-01: 640103202022-04-01: 640835892022-05-01: 659918522022-06-01: 668131702022-07-01: 649119492022-08-01: 651822722022-09-01: 648743502022-10-01: 655050912022-11-01: 653222412022-12-01: 647240322023-01-01: 663370302023-02-01: 653937172023-03-01: 651518982023-04-01: 655436262023-05-01: 659124182023-06-01: 659992262023-07-01: 659344372023-08-01: 659285212023-09-01: 667315052023-10-01: 666694912023-11-01: 664406302023-12-01: 663265592024-01-01: 670900622024-02-01: 671613922024-03-01: 666549412024-04-01: 672484852024-05-01: 668819052024-06-01: 664416572024-07-01: 677868472024-08-01: 676042192024-09-01: 683212692024-10-01: 690418702024-11-01: 690702942024-12-01: 708912132025-01-01: 705737822025-02-01: 694004542025-03-01: 702696502025-04-01: 704133652025-05-01: 696126792025-06-01: 705792252025-07-01: 701345762025-08-01: 707803862025-09-01: 700590942025-10-01: 701127742025-11-01: 709851442025-12-01: 707087402026-01-01: 716505472026-02-01: 720538902026-03-01: 727259052026-04-01: 730184782026-05-01: 738188462026-06-01: 742899292026-07-01: 736845862026-08-01: 74567349
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: Total monthly sales by Canadian retailers in thousands of dollars, the timeliest gauge of household spending on goods. It covers store and non-store retailers and moves closely with consumer confidence. Seasonally adjusted; published monthly.

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

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Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
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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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Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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