Retail trade, sales, Canada, provinces, territories and specific Census Metropolitan Areas based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.
In 2022, retail trade sales in Canada amounted to approximately ***** billion Canadian dollars, up from *** billion recorded a year earlier. This represents an increase of approximately ** percent in comparison to 2021. Retail in Canada The Canadian retail trade industry constantly grew between 2012 and 2019. In that year retail trade sales increased by *** percent from 2018. In 2020, however, sales decreased by nearly *** percent amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Motor vehicle and parts dealers retail sales declined nearly **** percent in 2020, while new car dealers, which accounted for about ** percent of total retail sales, declined nearly ** percent. In contrast, retail sales in other sectors such as supermarkets, and building material and garden equipment suppliers were impacted positively in 2020. Sales at supermarkets and other grocery stores increased nearly ** percent as they were essential at the start of the pandemic. On the other hand, with consumers spending more time at home, sales at building material and garden equipment suppliers grew significantly. The year-over-year change was around ** percent in 2020, but the month-over-month change increased by nearly ** percent in December 2020 against December 2019.
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Retail trade, sales, Canada, provinces, territories and specific Census Metropolitan Areas based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.
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Retail Sales in Canada increased 5 percent in April of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Canada Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
In December of 2024, retail sales amounted to an estimated ** billion Canadian dollars. In April 2020, retail sales plummeted in Canada as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic caused most businesses to close temporarily.
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Retail Sales in Canada decreased 1.10 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - Canada Retail Sales MoM - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.
Retail Trade, sales by industries based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.
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This table contains 7 series, with data for years 1991 - 2004 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2004-05-25. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Retail trade sectors (7 items: Total retail; all stores;Automotive;General merchandise stores;Food ...).
This statistic shows the number of employees of the retail trade industry in Canada from 2008 to 2024. There were approximately 2.2 million retail trade employees in Canada in 2024, a slight decrease compared to the previous year.
In 2023, sales of retailers in Ontario amounted to nearly *** billion Canadian dollars, an increase of approximately half a percent in comparison to a year earlier. Quebec, the second-most populated province accounted for just under *** billion Canadian dollars' worth of retail sales.
The statistic shows the gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices for the Canadian retail trade industry between January 2015 and November 2024, in billion Canadian dollars. In November 2024, the GDP for the retail trade sector stood at around 116 billion Canadian dollars.
This statistic shows the annual change in retail trade sales in Canada from 2012 to 2022. Sales generated by retailers in Canada increased by just over eight percent in 2022 compared to sales made during the previous year.
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This table contains 12 series, with data for years 1986 - 2004 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Base year (3 items: 1986=100;1992=100;1997=100 ...), Estimates (2 items: Constant dollars;Price index ...), Adjustments (2 items: Unadjusted;Seasonally adjusted ...).
As of June 2024, there were approximately 51.8 thousand micro retail trade establishments in Canada, each employing between one and four people. Conversely, there were only about 66 retail establishments that employed 500 people or more in the whole country.
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E-commerce sales and total sales for retail trade in Canada, available on an annual basis.
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This table contains 99 series, with data for years 1998 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2010-07-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...), Retail commodity classification (11 items: Total commodities;Food and beverages;Health and personal care products;Clothing; footwear and accessories ...), Retail trade sector (9 items: Total retail trade; all stores;Building and outdoor home supplies stores;Automotive;Furniture; home furnishings and electronics stores ...).
Retail Trade, sales by industries based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.
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Graph and download economic data for Sales: Retail Trade: Total Retail Trade: Volume for Canada (SLRTTO01CAA659S) from 1971 to 2021 about Canada, retail trade, sales, and retail.
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This table contains 1979 series, with data for years 2012 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2012 Version 1.1 (200 items: Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services; Retail Services (except commissions); Food at retail; Fresh food at retail; ...); North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (12 items: Retail trade; Motor vehicle and parts dealers; Furniture and home furnishings stores; Electronics and appliance stores; ...).
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Graph and download economic data for Value of Total Retail Trade sales for Canada (SLRTTO02CAA189S) from 1960 to 2022 about Canada, retail trade, sales, and retail.
Retail trade, sales, Canada, provinces, territories and specific Census Metropolitan Areas based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), monthly.