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• Canada Retail Sales: December 2025 2026-02-20 08:30

  

  Retail sales decreased 0.4% to $70.0 billion in December. Sales were down in three of nine subsectors, led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  • Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were down 0.3% in December.
  • In volume terms, retail sales were unchanged in December.
  • Retail sales were up 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2025, marking a seventh consecutive quarterly increase. In volume terms, retail sales decreased 0.3% in the fourth quarter.
  • In 2025, retail sales increased 4.0%, led by gains at motor vehicle and parts dealers. In volume terms, sales were up 2.3% in 2025.

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• Canada Retail Sales: November 2025 2026-01-23 08:30

  

  

  Retail sales increased 1.3% to $70.4 billion in November. Sales were up in eight of nine subsectors, led by increases at food and beverage retailers.

  • Core retail sales—which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers—were up 1.6% in November.
  • In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.1% in November.

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• Canada Retail Sales: October 2025 2025-12-19 08:30

  

  

  Retail sales decreased 0.2% to $69.4 billion in October.

  • Sales were down in four of nine subsectors, led by decreases at food and beverage retailers.
  • Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were down 0.5% in October.
  • In volume terms, retail sales decreased 0.6% in October.
  • Statistics Canada is providing an advance estimate of retail sales, which suggests that sales increased 1.2% in November.

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• Canada Retail Sales: September 2025 2025-11-21 08:30

  

  

  Retail sales decreased 0.7% to $69.8 billion in September. Sales were down in six of nine subsectors, led by decreases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  • Core retail sales—which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers—were relatively unchanged in September.
  • In volume terms, retail sales decreased 0.8% in September.
  • Retail sales were up 0.2% in the third quarter. In volume terms, quarterly retail sales were down 0.3%.

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• Canada Retail Sales: August 2025 2025-10-23 08:30

  

  

  Retail sales increased 1.0% to $70.4 billion in August. Sales were up in six of nine subsectors and were led by increases at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  • Core retail sales—which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers—were up 1.1% in August.
  • In volume terms, retail sales increased 1.0% in August.

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• Canada Retail Sales: July 2025 2025-09-19 08:30

  

  Canada’s retail sales fell -0.8% MoM (vs -0.8% MoM expected) to $69.6 billion in July 2025, with declines seen in most subsectors and volumes also down -0.8% MoM.

  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and autos) dropped -1.2% MoM, led by food and beverage retailers (-1.3%), with supermarkets and grocery stores down -2.5% after a strong June.

  • Beer, wine, and liquor stores were the only category in this subsector to rise, posting +3.2% MoM growth.

  • Clothing and accessories sales fell -2.9% MoM, driven by a -3.2% decline at clothing and clothing accessories stores.

  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers edged up +0.2% MoM, supported by other motor vehicle dealers (+5.0%) and new car dealers (+0.1%), partly offset by declines in used car (-0.9%) and parts/tire retailers (-0.7%).

  • Gasoline station sales declined -0.9% MoM in value terms, though volumes rose +0.2% MoM.

  • Ontario sales dropped -1.6% MoM, the largest fall in dollar terms, while Newfoundland and Labrador saw a sharp -8.8% MoM drop linked to wildfire disruptions; Quebec edged up +0.2% MoM, with Montréal +0.7%.

  • Retail e-commerce sales rose +2.2% MoM to $4.3 billion, accounting for 6.1% of total retail trade.

  • An advance estimate suggests retail sales rebounded +1.0% MoM in August, though results are subject to revision.

  

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• Canada Retail Sales: June 2025 2025-08-22 08:30

  

  Canadian retail sales rose +1.5% MoM in June 2025 to $70.2B, with volumes also up +1.5% MoM, marking broad-based gains across all subsectors.

  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and autos) increased +1.9% MoM, led by food and beverage retailers (+2.3%), with strong contributions from liquor (+4.3%) and convenience stores (+5.3%).

  • Gasoline station sales rebounded +1.8% MoM (+2.7% in volume) after three months of declines, while motor vehicle and parts dealers edged up +0.2% MoM following May’s -3.4% drop.

  • Clothing and accessories retailers posted a sharp +5.1% MoM increase, while general merchandise stores rose +1.6% MoM.

  • Regionally, Ontario led with +3.2% MoM growth (Toronto +3.9%), while British Columbia rose +1.5% MoM (Vancouver +2.0%); Saskatchewan fell -1.4% MoM due to wildfire disruptions.

  • E-commerce sales declined -1.7% MoM to $4.2B, representing 5.9% of total retail trade; advance estimates suggest a -0.8% MoM pullback in July.

  

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• Canada Retail Sales: May 2025 2025-07-24 08:30
  

  Canadian retail sales fell -1.1% MoM to $69.2 billion in May 2025, with volumes down -1.4% MoM and weakness led by motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and autos) were flat MoM, held back by a -1.2% drop in food and beverage retailers.

  

  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers dropped -3.6% MoM, led by new car dealers (-4.6%), while auto parts and tire retailers rose 1.7%.
  • Gasoline stations declined -1.4% MoM in value and -2.1% MoM in volume.
  • E-commerce sales dropped -1.7% MoM to $4.3 billion, representing 6.2% of total sales (vs 6.3% in April).
  • Advance estimate for June retail sales suggests a rebound of +1.6% MoM.

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• Canada Retail Sales: April 2025 2025-06-20 08:30
  

  Canadian retail sales rose 0.3% MoM to $70.1 billion in April 2025, led by gains at motor vehicle and parts dealers, while volume sales were up 0.5% MoM.

  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and autos) rose 0.1% MoM, supported by sporting goods (+1.0%) and electronics/appliances (+0.8%); clothing and accessories fell -2.2%.
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers rose 1.9% MoM, with new car dealers up 2.9% and used car dealers up 2.1%.
  • Gasoline stations and fuel vendors fell -2.7% MoM in value terms but rose 0.4% in volume.
  • Retail e-commerce sales increased 3.6% MoM to $4.4 billion, making up 6.2% of total sales (vs 6.0% in March).
  • The advance estimate for May suggests retail sales declined -1.1% MoM.

  

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• Canada Retail Sales: March 2025 2025-05-23 08:30
  

  Canadian retail sales rose 0.8% MoM to $69.8 billion in March, driven by a 4.8% MoM increase at motor vehicle and parts dealers.

  • Sales were up 0.9% MoM in volume terms and 1.2% QoQ in Q1 2025 (+0.2% in volume).
  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and autos) increased 0.2% MoM, led by building materials and clothing/accessory stores (both +2.6% MoM), while general merchandise fell -2.7% MoM.
  • Sales at gasoline stations dropped -6.5% MoM (-2.6% in volume), with gas prices down -1.6% YoY.
  • Retail e-commerce sales fell -2.1% MoM to $4.2B, now 6.0% of total sales (down from 6.2%).
  • Quebec saw the strongest provincial growth (+1.6%), while Manitoba posted the largest decline (-1.6%).
  • The advance estimate for April suggests a further 0.5% MoM increase in retail sales.

  

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• Canada Retail Sales: February 2025 2025-04-25 08:30
  

  Canada retail sales fell -0.4% MoM in February, in line with expectations and adding to the -0.6% MoM decline in January.

  • Core retail sales, which exclude gasoline stations and fuel vendors and motor vehicle and parts dealers, were up 0.5% MoM.
  • The largest decrease in retail sales in February was observed at motor vehicle and parts dealers (-2.6% MoM).
  • Sales at gasoline stations and fuel vendors (+0.3% MoM) increased in February for a fifth consecutive month.
  • Food and beverage sales increased 2.8% MoM, and general merchandise sales grew 1.2% MoM.
  • Furniture and clothing sales both dropped significantly, down -2.9% MoM and -2.7% MoM.
  • The advance estimate of March retail sales points to growth of 0.7% MoM to end the quarter.

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• Canada Retail Sales: January 2025 2025-03-21 08:30

  

  Canadian retail sales fell -0.6% MoM in January, below the advance estimate of -0.4% MoM, but on an annual basis, sales were up 4.2% YoY (3.9% YoY previously).

  • In volume terms, retail sales were down -1.1% MoM.
  • Core retail sales (ex-gas and auto) were down -0.2% MoM. Auto sales were down -2.6% MoM, and gas sales were up 3.2% MoM.
  • Food & beverage sales fell -2.5% MoM, and sporting goods & hobby sales were down -2.2% MoM.
  • The largest increase in core retail sales in January came from furniture, home furnishings, electronics and appliances retailers (+3.0% MoM).
  • The advance estimate of retail sales for February is a decline of -0.4% MoM with 61.9% companies surveyed.

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