DATA RELEASE
August retail sales rise 4.5% from a year earlier, StatCan reports
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Statistics Canada’s November 6 retail commodity release puts August sales at $76.3 billion, 4.5% above August 2025. Fuel sales supplied the largest increase in dollars, with higher pump prices contributing. The August figures are preliminary and not seasonally adjusted. They measure sales value, rather than the volume of products purchased.
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The survey helps track which kinds of purchases account for changes in retail spending.
Source dated November 6, 2026 · Statistics Canada ↗
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Retail Commodity Survey, August 2026. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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