Retail Sales Excluding Autos in Canada increased 0.8% month-over-month in January 2026, following a flat reading in the previous month and below forecasts of 1.2%. Retail Sales Ex Autos in Canada averaged 0.36 percent from 1991 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.40 percent in June of 2020 and a record low of -18.80 percent in April of 2020. source: Statistics Canada

Retail Sales Ex Autos in Canada is expected to be -0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Canada Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-20 01:30 PM
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM
Dec 0.1% 1.6% -0.3% -0.8%
2026-03-20 12:30 PM
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM
Jan 0.8% 0% 1.2% 1.2%
2026-04-24 12:30 PM
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM
Feb 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Credit 810251.00 816501.00 CAD Million Jan 2026
Consumer Spending 1431258.00 1425267.00 CAD Million Dec 2025
Disposable Personal Income 1818456.00 1807932.00 CAD Million Dec 2025
Households Debt to GDP 100.78 100.58 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Households Debt to Income 174.67 174.49 percent Dec 2025
Personal Savings 4.40 5.20 percent Dec 2025
Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM 0.80 0.00 percent Jan 2026
Retail Sales MoM 0.90 1.50 percent Feb 2026
Retail Sales YoY 1.50 -0.10 percent Jan 2026


Canada Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM
Retail Sales Ex Autos report in Canada provides aggregated measure of sales of retail goods and services excluding the automobile sector over a period of a month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.00 14.40 -18.80 1991 - 2026 percent Monthly