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Canada Retail Sales Planned 2026-10-23 08:30 America/Toronto: data, chart, and analysis

Canada Retail Sales came in at 74,567 on Oct 23, 2026, compared with 61,126 previously and a 73,706.10 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

Latest Retail Sales and release calendar API reference
Actual
74,567
Previous
61,126
Forecast
73,706.10

FXMacroData Blended Forecast

Reference period
2026-08-31

Last updated:

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Canada Retail Sales release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

Canada Retail Sales chart through 2026-08-31
CAD Retail Sales readings through 2026-08-31. Latest: 74,567.

Retail Sales release read

Canada Retail Sales came in at 74,567 on Oct 23, 2026, compared with 61,126 previously and a 73,706.10 forecast. See the full release history, chart, Bank of Canada context, and API access for this series.

The forecast marker for this release is 73,706.10 from FXMacroData Blended Forecast. Compare it with the actual value to assess the direction and size of the surprise.

The parent Retail Sales page shows the full time series for Canada. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For CAD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Pickup record

When the official source published this release and when the figure was on FXMacroData. All times are UTC.

On FXMacroData at

23 Oct 2026 UTC

Scheduled for

23 Oct 2026 UTC

Pickup record for this release
Scheduled release
Official source published By UTC, 23 Oct 2026
Observed by FXMacroData's first read of the official source that showed this period. The publisher does not issue this timestamp.
On FXMacroData at

The publication moment could not be bracketed for this release, so no elapsed time is stated.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID cad_retail_sales_2026-10-23
API announcement ID cad_retail_sales_2026-08-31
Release time
Planned 2026-10-23 12:30 UTC
Reference period date 2026-08-31
Actual value 74,567
Previous value 61,126
Forecast 73,706.10 FXMacroData Blended Forecast
Surprise +860.9
Announcement timestamp 1792758600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full Canada Retail Sales history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Older release

2026-09-24 08:30 America/Toronto · 61,126

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Current Account Balance

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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Inflation MoM

Month-over-month change in the consumer price index, measuring short-term inflationary momentum.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for Canada Retail Sales.

What did Canada Retail Sales come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

Canada Retail Sales was 74,567 CAD mn in August 2026. The forecast field was 73,706.10 CAD mn. The previous reading was 61,126 CAD mn. That is a surprise of +860.9 versus forecast.

When was this Canada Retail Sales release published?

The official schedule lists Oct 23, 2026 at 08:30 America/Toronto. The actual publication time is unavailable.

When is the next Canada Retail Sales release?

The next Canada Retail Sales release is scheduled for Nov 20, 2026.

What is the official source for Canada Retail Sales?

Statistics Canada publishes the official Retail Sales series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

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