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Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario

Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario was C$4.98 billion in July 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 2.2% from July 2025.

July 2026, CAD million4,978.731
Change on July 2025+2.2%
Series high5,943.613December 2025
Series low1,791.996February 2017
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Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario, January 2017 to July 2026

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0002017-012018-062019-112021-042022-092024-022026-072017-01: 1,859.781 CAD million2017-02: 1,791.996 CAD million2017-03: 2,060.145 CAD million2017-04: 2,340.292 CAD million2017-05: 2,425.413 CAD million2017-06: 2,461.818 CAD million2017-07: 2,378.593 CAD million2017-08: 2,354.917 CAD million2017-09: 2,272.843 CAD million2017-10: 2,369.33 CAD million2017-11: 2,728.246 CAD million2017-12: 3,091.356 CAD million2018-01: 1,983.081 CAD million2018-02: 1,917.007 CAD million2018-03: 2,226.476 CAD million2018-04: 2,220.66 CAD million2018-05: 2,647.199 CAD million2018-06: 2,585.731 CAD million2018-07: 2,452.454 CAD million2018-08: 2,460.649 CAD million2018-09: 2,444.811 CAD million2018-10: 2,496.557 CAD million2018-11: 2,821.802 CAD million2018-12: 3,221.204 CAD million2019-01: 2,067.195 CAD million2019-02: 2,049.393 CAD million2019-03: 2,304.514 CAD million2019-04: 2,451.1 CAD million2019-05: 2,718.368 CAD million2019-06: 2,763.256 CAD million2019-07: 2,641.604 CAD million2019-08: 2,646.845 CAD million2019-09: 2,507.128 CAD million2019-10: 2,649.98 CAD million2019-11: 2,992.247 CAD million2019-12: 3,273.272 CAD million2020-01: 2,165.088 CAD million2020-02: 2,256.11 CAD million2020-03: 2,611.916 CAD million2020-04: 2,315.178 CAD million2020-05: 2,966.137 CAD million2020-06: 3,043.73 CAD million2020-07: 2,953.427 CAD million2020-08: 2,939.383 CAD million2020-09: 2,942.804 CAD million2020-10: 2,991.026 CAD million2020-11: 3,285.044 CAD million2020-12: 3,550.403 CAD million2021-01: 2,428.841 CAD million2021-02: 2,505.046 CAD million2021-03: 2,868.764 CAD million2021-04: 2,279.802 CAD million2021-05: 2,542.035 CAD million2021-06: 3,286.846 CAD million2021-07: 3,283.897 CAD million2021-08: 3,174.716 CAD million2021-09: 3,108.826 CAD million2021-10: 3,293.588 CAD million2021-11: 3,627.976 CAD million2021-12: 3,885.626 CAD million2022-01: 2,750.755 CAD million2022-02: 2,663.47 CAD million2022-03: 3,052.009 CAD million2022-04: 3,359.226 CAD million2022-05: 3,763.089 CAD million2022-06: 3,749.888 CAD million2022-07: 3,587.9 CAD million2022-08: 3,445.305 CAD million2022-09: 3,394.467 CAD million2022-10: 3,479.448 CAD million2022-11: 3,754.817 CAD million2022-12: 4,245.379 CAD million2023-01: 2,755.072 CAD million2023-02: 2,593.14 CAD million2023-03: 3,089.774 CAD million2023-04: 3,499.599 CAD million2023-05: 3,761.789 CAD million2023-06: 3,551.752 CAD million2023-07: 3,534.711 CAD million2023-08: 3,464.27 CAD million2023-09: 3,353.764 CAD million2023-10: 3,590.152 CAD million2023-11: 3,927.884 CAD million2023-12: 4,315.308 CAD million2024-01: 3,648.766 CAD million2024-02: 3,582.611 CAD million2024-03: 4,008.786 CAD million2024-04: 4,222.274 CAD million2024-05: 4,716.339 CAD million2024-06: 4,396.996 CAD million2024-07: 4,516.499 CAD million2024-08: 4,343.9 CAD million2024-09: 4,148.83 CAD million2024-10: 4,600.065 CAD million2024-11: 4,968.573 CAD million2024-12: 5,618.943 CAD million2025-01: 3,969.082 CAD million2025-02: 3,786.325 CAD million2025-03: 4,122.206 CAD million2025-04: 4,408.745 CAD million2025-05: 4,897.941 CAD million2025-06: 4,667.679 CAD million2025-07: 4,871.06 CAD million2025-08: 4,687.578 CAD million2025-09: 4,451.004 CAD million2025-10: 4,910.366 CAD million2025-11: 5,355.706 CAD million2025-12: 5,943.613 CAD million2026-01: 4,329.068 CAD million2026-02: 4,124.256 CAD million2026-03: 4,520.651 CAD million2026-04: 4,742.606 CAD million2026-05: 5,212.036 CAD million2026-06: 5,282.813 CAD million2026-07: 4,978.731 CAD million02,0004,0006,0002017-012020-042023-072026-072026-07: 4,978.731 CAD million
CAD million. Source: Statistics Canada, Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 115 values
PeriodCAD million
2026-074,978.731
2026-065,282.813
2026-055,212.036
2026-044,742.606
2026-034,520.651
2026-024,124.256
2026-014,329.068
2025-125,943.613
2025-115,355.706
2025-104,910.366
2025-094,451.004
2025-084,687.578
2025-074,871.06
2025-064,667.679
2025-054,897.941
2025-044,408.745
2025-034,122.206
2025-023,786.325
2025-013,969.082
2024-125,618.943
2024-114,968.573
2024-104,600.065
2024-094,148.83
2024-084,343.9
2024-074,516.499
2024-064,396.996
2024-054,716.339
2024-044,222.274
2024-034,008.786
2024-023,582.611
2024-013,648.766
2023-124,315.308
2023-113,927.884
2023-103,590.152
2023-093,353.764
2023-083,464.27
2023-073,534.711
2023-063,551.752
2023-053,761.789
2023-043,499.599
2023-033,089.774
2023-022,593.14
2023-012,755.072
2022-124,245.379
2022-113,754.817
2022-103,479.448
2022-093,394.467
2022-083,445.305
2022-073,587.9
2022-063,749.888
2022-053,763.089
2022-043,359.226
2022-033,052.009
2022-022,663.47
2022-012,750.755
2021-123,885.626
2021-113,627.976
2021-103,293.588
2021-093,108.826
2021-083,174.716
2021-073,283.897
2021-063,286.846
2021-052,542.035
2021-042,279.802
2021-032,868.764
2021-022,505.046
2021-012,428.841
2020-123,550.403
2020-113,285.044
2020-102,991.026
2020-092,942.804
2020-082,939.383
2020-072,953.427
2020-063,043.73
2020-052,966.137
2020-042,315.178
2020-032,611.916
2020-022,256.11
2020-012,165.088
2019-123,273.272
2019-112,992.247
2019-102,649.98
2019-092,507.128
2019-082,646.845
2019-072,641.604
2019-062,763.256
2019-052,718.368
2019-042,451.1
2019-032,304.514
2019-022,049.393
2019-012,067.195
2018-123,221.204
2018-112,821.802
2018-102,496.557
2018-092,444.811
2018-082,460.649
2018-072,452.454
2018-062,585.731
2018-052,647.199
2018-042,220.66
2018-032,226.476
2018-021,917.007
2018-011,983.081
2017-123,091.356
2017-112,728.246
2017-102,369.33
2017-092,272.843
2017-082,354.917
2017-072,378.593
2017-062,461.818
2017-052,425.413
2017-042,340.292
2017-032,060.145
2017-021,791.996
2017-011,859.781

Compared with Canada

PlaceJuly 2026
Ontario4,978.731
Canada11,330.509

Ontario compared with nearby places

Alberta: 1,518.013 CAD millionBritish Columbia: 1,291.301 CAD millionManitoba: 407.606 CAD millionNew Brunswick: 271.828 CAD millionNewfoundland and Labrador: 186.126 CAD millionNova Scotia: 285.237 CAD millionOntario: 4,978.731 CAD millionPrince Edward Island: 33.359 CAD millionQuebec: 1,882.75 CAD millionSaskatchewan: 445.4 CAD millionYukon: 12.17 CAD million
  • Under 190
  • 190 to 290
  • 290 to 450
  • 450 to 1,500
  • 1,500 and over
  • No data
Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted, July 2026, CAD million. Ontario is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Statistics Canada. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Definition

Monthly sales of general merchandise retailers (NAICS 455) in millions of Canadian dollars at current prices, not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, the provinces and the territories.

More on how it is measured
  • Sales by retail establishments classified to the industry by their main activity (NAICS 2022), whatever the product, in thousands of dollars as published, converted to millions.
  • Sales include online sales by store and non-store retailers located in Canada.
  • Sales taxes are excluded.

Statistics Canada Monthly Retail Trade Survey, from January 2017 (the table on the NAICS 2022 basis). Not consumer spending, which counts services and purchases from other industries. In Canadian dollars at current prices, so it is not comparable with retail_sales_usd_total (United States) without a currency conversion. Ids without the _nsa suffix are seasonally adjusted; Statistics Canada adjusts the industries for Canada only, so provinces have adjusted totals and unadjusted industries.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026-07. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories, reference period 2026-07. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1446859521,1446859562,1446859593,1446859624,1446859655,1446859686,1446859808,1446859900,1446859961,1446859992,1446860083,1446860145,1446860176,1446860207&startRefPeriod=2017-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Statistics Canada. (n.d.). Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories (Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted, Ontario, 2017-01 to 2026-07) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1446859521,1446859562,1446859593,1446859624,1446859655,1446859686,1446859808,1446859900,1446859961,1446859992,1446860083,1446860145,1446860176,1446860207&startRefPeriod=2017-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12

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Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories, Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted, Ontario, 2017-01 to 2026-07. Statistics Canada, https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1446859521,1446859562,1446859593,1446859624,1446859655,1446859686,1446859808,1446859900,1446859961,1446859992,1446860083,1446860145,1446860176,1446860207&startRefPeriod=2017-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-general-merchandise-canada-nsa/ontario. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Statistics Canada. n.d. Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories. Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted, Ontario, 2017-01 to 2026-07. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1446859521,1446859562,1446859593,1446859624,1446859655,1446859686,1446859808,1446859900,1446859961,1446859992,1446860083,1446860145,1446860176,1446860207&startRefPeriod=2017-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-general-merchandise-canada-nsa/ontario.

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Statistics Canada (no date) Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories, Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted, Ontario, 2017-01 to 2026-07 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/wds/rest/getDataFromVectorByReferencePeriodRange?vectorIds=1446859521,1446859562,1446859593,1446859624,1446859655,1446859686,1446859808,1446859900,1446859961,1446859992,1446860083,1446860145,1446860176,1446860207&startRefPeriod=2017-01-01&endReferencePeriod=2026-10-12, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-general-merchandise-canada-nsa/ontario (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario?

Retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario was C$4.98 billion in July 2026, according to Statistics Canada. That is up 2.2% from July 2025.

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Statistics Canada. Table 20-10-0056-01, Monthly retail trade sales by province and territory: General merchandise retailers (NAICS 455), total retail sales, unadjusted, Canada, provinces and territories. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest retail sales in Canada: general merchandise retailers, not seasonally adjusted in Ontario?

C$5.94 billion in December 2025, the highest value since January 2017 in this series.

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