How often is Canada Retail Sales updated?

Retail Sales for Canada is released on a monthly schedule by Bank of Canada (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.

What unit is Retail Sales reported in?

The series is published in CAD mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.

Where does FXMacroData source Canada Retail Sales data?

Data is fetched directly from Bank of Canada or the official national statistics publication for Canada. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.

How do I query Retail Sales for Canada via the API?

Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.

Canada Ventas Minoristas API Data

Ventas Minoristas (CAD)

Mide el cambio en el valor total de las ventas a nivel minorista.

Latest reading: 129.1 CAD mn · Last updated: 2016-06-30 · Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan

Category: Economy

API Endpoint

/api/v1/announcements/cad/retail_sales

About Ventas Minoristas (CAD)

Retail sales for Canada measures the total receipts at retail stores, capturing consumer spending on goods. It is a high-frequency proxy for consumer demand and GDP growth.

Why FX traders watch it

Consumer spending accounts for 60–70% of GDP in most developed economies. Strong retail sales indicate healthy household finances and tend to support the cad by reducing the probability of rate cuts.

How to interpret the data

A beat on retail sales is cad-positive and may delay rate cuts. A sustained decline in retail sales signals consumer stress, which could prompt the Bank of Canada to ease, weakening the cad.

Historical Ventas Minoristas (CAD)

Source: Bank of Canada/StatCan · Monthly · CAD mn

Data Source

Primary Source

Bank of Canada/StatCan

Official Series ID

20-10-0063-01

External Link

View Official Data Page

Data Format and Properties

Data Frequency

Monthly

Unit of Measure

CAD mn

JSON Response Structure

The endpoint returns a chronological list of observations in JSON format.

{ "currency": "CAD", "indicator": "retail_sales", "has_official_forecast": false, "start_date": "2023-01-01", "end_date": "2023-12-31", "data": [ { "date": "2024-07-01", "val": 4.2, "announcement_datetime": 1722456000 } ] }

Request Parameters & Usage

Parameter	Required	Format	Description
`start_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional lower bound for the requested history.
`end_date`	NO	`YYYY-MM-DD`	Optional upper bound. Defaults to the current date.
`api_key`	CONDITIONAL	`string`	Required for non-USD announcement requests. USD announcement requests are public without an API key.

Example Usage

To retrieve Ventas Minoristas data for CAD from 2023:

GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/cad/retail_sales?start_date=2023-01-01&end_date=2023-12-31&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

Frequently Asked Questions

How often is Canada Retail Sales updated?: Retail Sales for Canada is released on a monthly schedule by Bank of Canada (or the relevant national statistics agency). FXMacroData ingests each new value within seconds of the official publication and exposes the exact announcement timestamp on every record.
What unit is Retail Sales reported in?: The series is published in CAD mn. The exact unit is also returned on every API response under the indicator metadata.
Where does FXMacroData source Canada Retail Sales data?: Data is fetched directly from Bank of Canada or the official national statistics publication for Canada. The source URL is preserved on every announcement record so downstream consumers can trace the value back to its primary release.
How do I query Retail Sales for Canada via the API?: Issue a GET request to /api/v1/announcements/cad/retail_sales?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY. The response contains a chronological list of observations with values, release dates, and announcement timestamps. USD announcement data is public; other currencies require a Professional API key.