Economy
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). · updated 2026-04-30
Canada's retail sales stands at -0.2393% as of 2026-04-30, down from 0.2523% in 2026-03-31. Historical data runs from 1992 to 2026 (412 observations).
In 2026-04-30, Canada's retail sales was -0.2393%, down from 0.2523% in 2026-03-31.
In 2026-03-31, Canada's retail sales was 0.2523%, down from 2.3% in 2026-02-28.
In 2026-02-28, Canada's retail sales was 2.3%, up from 0.6327% in 2026-01-31.
In 2026-01-31, Canada's retail sales was 0.6327%, up from -1.48% in 2025-12-31.
In 2025-12-31, Canada's retail sales was -1.48%, down from 1.07% in 2025-11-30.
| Date | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | -0.2393% | -0.4916% |
| 2026-03-31 | 0.2523% | -2.05% |
| 2026-02-28 | 2.3% | +1.67% |
| 2026-01-31 | 0.6327% | +2.11% |
| 2025-12-31 | -1.48% | -2.55% |
| 2025-11-30 | 1.07% | +1.71% |
| 2025-10-31 | -0.6438% | -1.17% |
| 2025-09-30 | 0.5216% | -2.55% |
| 2025-08-31 | 3.07% | +1.15% |
| 2025-07-31 | 1.92% | -2.84% |
| 2025-06-30 | 4.76% | +1.69% |
| 2025-05-31 | 3.07% | -0.5958% |
| 2025-04-30 | 3.66% | +0.2328% |
| 2025-03-31 | 3.43% | +2.49% |
| 2025-02-28 | 0.9402% | -1.58% |
| 2025-01-31 | 2.52% | -2.51% |
| 2024-12-31 | 5.03% | +2.39% |
| 2024-11-30 | 2.64% | -0.6476% |
| 2024-10-31 | 3.29% | +0.1135% |
| 2024-09-30 | 3.17% | +0.3862% |
| 2024-08-31 | 2.79% | +0.2056% |
| 2024-07-31 | 2.58% | +2.67% |
| 2024-06-30 | -0.0864% | -0.2643% |
| 2024-05-31 | 0.1779% | -1.48% |
| 2024-04-30 | 1.66% | +0.1111% |
| 2024-03-31 | 1.55% | -1.02% |
| 2024-02-29 | 2.57% | +1.6% |
| 2024-01-31 | 0.9695% | -0.8101% |
| 2023-12-31 | 1.78% | -0.6248% |
| 2023-11-30 | 2.4% | -0.0272% |
| 2023-10-31 | 2.43% | +0.771% |
| 2023-09-30 | 1.66% | +0.9942% |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.6663% | -1.69% |
| 2023-07-31 | 2.36% | +1.04% |
| 2023-06-30 | 1.32% | -0.7618% |
| 2023-05-31 | 2.08% | -0.8649% |
| 2023-04-30 | 2.94% | +0.7539% |
| 2023-03-31 | 2.19% | +0.4235% |
| 2023-02-28 | 1.77% | -1.22% |
| 2023-01-31 | 2.98% | +1.21% |
| 2022-12-31 | 1.77% | +2.77% |
| 2022-11-30 | -1% | -0.2119% |
| 2022-10-31 | -0.7895% | -0.8247% |
| 2022-09-30 | 0.0352% | +0.7474% |
| 2022-08-31 | -0.7122% | +0.2555% |
| 2022-07-31 | -0.9677% | -2.3% |
| 2022-06-30 | 1.34% | -3.97% |
| 2022-05-31 | 5.3% | +4.54% |
| 2022-04-30 | 0.7576% | +5.28% |
| 2022-03-31 | -4.52% | -5.35% |
| 2022-02-28 | 0.8213% | -6.43% |
| 2022-01-31 | 7.25% | +3.69% |
| 2021-12-31 | 3.56% | +2.23% |
| 2021-11-30 | 1.32% | +0.1377% |
| 2021-10-31 | 1.19% | +0.1611% |
| 2021-09-30 | 1.03% | -4.36% |
| 2021-08-31 | 5.39% | +1.39% |
| 2021-07-31 | 4% | -0.1101% |
| 2021-06-30 | 4.11% | -15.85% |
| 2021-05-31 | 19.95% | -29.31% |
| 2021-04-30 | 49.26% | +26.13% |
| 2021-03-31 | 23.13% | +16.48% |
| 2021-02-28 | 6.65% | +5.9% |
| 2021-01-31 | 0.7537% | -0.5765% |
| 2020-12-31 | 1.33% | -7.23% |
| 2020-11-30 | 8.56% | -0.5002% |
| 2020-10-31 | 9.06% | +2.07% |
| 2020-09-30 | 6.99% | +3.77% |
| 2020-08-31 | 3.22% | -0.2059% |
| 2020-07-31 | 3.43% | -0.1889% |
| 2020-06-30 | 3.62% | +17.57% |
| 2020-05-31 | -13.96% | +14.7% |
| 2020-04-30 | -28.66% | -20.37% |
| 2020-03-31 | -8.3% | -9.45% |
| 2020-02-29 | 1.15% | +0.8512% |
| 2020-01-31 | 0.2993% | -1.25% |
| 2019-12-31 | 1.54% | +1.62% |
| 2019-11-30 | -0.0768% | +1.43% |
| 2019-10-31 | -1.51% | -1.65% |
| 2019-09-30 | 0.139% | -0.8195% |
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Canada's retail sales is -0.2393% as of 2026-04-30, compared with 0.2523% in 2026-03-31. Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation).
The highest recorded value is 49.26% (2021-04-30); the lowest is -28.66% (2020-04-30), across data from 1992 to 2026.
Source: OECD (terms permit extract/distribute, incl. commercial, with citation). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.