Open Nshipyard
Canadian Research Economic DataCRED

Retail Sales: Food and Beverage Retailers

(RETAIL_FOOD_BEVERAGE)
Observations
Jul 2026: 13245835
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:25:30 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey
Series ID
RETAIL_FOOD_BEVERAGE
Table 20-10-0056-01
CREDRetail Sales: Food and Beverage Retailers
COVID-19 recession1000000010500000110000001150000012000000125000001300000013500000140000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2017-01-01: 100705752017-02-01: 101459852017-03-01: 100863852017-04-01: 101238682017-05-01: 102635092017-06-01: 102862542017-07-01: 103542792017-08-01: 102185422017-09-01: 102035302017-10-01: 102659002017-11-01: 101727042017-12-01: 103368592018-01-01: 102517472018-02-01: 102604492018-03-01: 103247902018-04-01: 103883672018-05-01: 105434272018-06-01: 105781122018-07-01: 106359102018-08-01: 107500462018-09-01: 108910612018-10-01: 107774692018-11-01: 105927222018-12-01: 107092432019-01-01: 107636132019-02-01: 108845552019-03-01: 107843982019-04-01: 109520062019-05-01: 107728442019-06-01: 108057422019-07-01: 109751872019-08-01: 109142662019-09-01: 109642452019-10-01: 109401162019-11-01: 108841422019-12-01: 111481542020-01-01: 110604152020-02-01: 110166842020-03-01: 133978482020-04-01: 122342732020-05-01: 119100722020-06-01: 121883542020-07-01: 120117052020-08-01: 118816312020-09-01: 119814602020-10-01: 120048832020-11-01: 124126422020-12-01: 121823432021-01-01: 124888122021-02-01: 123256392021-03-01: 121638352021-04-01: 121715192021-05-01: 121311482021-06-01: 119414712021-07-01: 115876312021-08-01: 119298352021-09-01: 120555322021-10-01: 119138392021-11-01: 121329022021-12-01: 119262052022-01-01: 122194302022-02-01: 121559932022-03-01: 122480432022-04-01: 120866282022-05-01: 122899722022-06-01: 121806142022-07-01: 121354952022-08-01: 125240342022-09-01: 122887802022-10-01: 125394122022-11-01: 124744952022-12-01: 122985202023-01-01: 125386672023-02-01: 125583962023-03-01: 126939212023-04-01: 127627672023-05-01: 129917062023-06-01: 127648732023-07-01: 129098082023-08-01: 128234832023-09-01: 127281522023-10-01: 127802232023-11-01: 125816632023-12-01: 127942982024-01-01: 128184372024-02-01: 127092182024-03-01: 126585072024-04-01: 128208232024-05-01: 126658922024-06-01: 127638402024-07-01: 129471362024-08-01: 127925572024-09-01: 130838072024-10-01: 130496712024-11-01: 127413242024-12-01: 132551582025-01-01: 130414932025-02-01: 132647522025-03-01: 131440482025-04-01: 132055622025-05-01: 130470912025-06-01: 133885592025-07-01: 131921142025-08-01: 132659122025-09-01: 132694182025-10-01: 130490302025-11-01: 134154182025-12-01: 133718392026-01-01: 133559702026-02-01: 134463822026-03-01: 135219262026-04-01: 132393312026-05-01: 132827292026-06-01: 132579912026-07-01: 13245835
Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
Xfrin

Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Retail Trade

Units: Thousands of dollars, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Monthly sales at food and beverage retailers in thousands of dollars, seasonally adjusted, covering grocery, convenience and liquor stores. Food spending barely moves with the cycle, so this series is the non-cyclical core of retail. From the Retail Trade Survey.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Retail Sales: Food and Beverage Retailers RETAIL_FOOD_BEVERAGE, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/RETAIL_FOOD_BEVERAGE, October 9, 2026.

Release Tables

Related Data and Content

Data Suggestions Based On Your Search

CREDReal Manufacturing Sales
COVID-19 recession36000380004000042000440004600048000500005200054000560005800060000201620182020202220242026Millions of 2017 dollars2016-08-01: 524452016-09-01: 522352016-10-01: 519492016-11-01: 524922016-12-01: 537232017-01-01: 541372017-02-01: 538112017-03-01: 534412017-04-01: 541842017-05-01: 544822017-06-01: 541062017-07-01: 537832017-08-01: 543462017-09-01: 547842017-10-01: 539152017-11-01: 550522017-12-01: 550402018-01-01: 543232018-02-01: 554542018-03-01: 553072018-04-01: 548902018-05-01: 550892018-06-01: 557772018-07-01: 557482018-08-01: 553622018-09-01: 551472018-10-01: 557592018-11-01: 554232018-12-01: 551002019-01-01: 562982019-02-01: 554812019-03-01: 559832019-04-01: 558982019-05-01: 573852019-06-01: 562722019-07-01: 557332019-08-01: 565742019-09-01: 564972019-10-01: 559992019-11-01: 556842019-12-01: 555702020-01-01: 548212020-02-01: 555792020-03-01: 496822020-04-01: 369532020-05-01: 413862020-06-01: 498722020-07-01: 527302020-08-01: 522602020-09-01: 531152020-10-01: 534582020-11-01: 529742020-12-01: 529942021-01-01: 542522021-02-01: 525282021-03-01: 538912021-04-01: 514432021-05-01: 508162021-06-01: 525032021-07-01: 514662021-08-01: 525702021-09-01: 503372021-10-01: 524902021-11-01: 539162021-12-01: 546062022-01-01: 531272022-02-01: 554682022-03-01: 562102022-04-01: 569232022-05-01: 550482022-06-01: 562302022-07-01: 557172022-08-01: 552682022-09-01: 552312022-10-01: 552222022-11-01: 555202022-12-01: 552902023-01-01: 568532023-02-01: 554912023-03-01: 560492023-04-01: 562422023-05-01: 574962023-06-01: 570772023-07-01: 566512023-08-01: 571972023-09-01: 563692023-10-01: 549542023-11-01: 559282023-12-01: 558322024-01-01: 552842024-02-01: 559472024-03-01: 545932024-04-01: 553122024-05-01: 553772024-06-01: 547322024-07-01: 548142024-08-01: 546362024-09-01: 543422024-10-01: 547822024-11-01: 551242024-12-01: 542422025-01-01: 552342025-02-01: 542742025-03-01: 533772025-04-01: 526852025-05-01: 525132025-06-01: 524512025-07-01: 537622025-08-01: 528162025-09-01: 542992025-10-01: 533222025-11-01: 521552025-12-01: 527062026-01-01: 505532026-02-01: 520112026-03-01: 525922026-04-01: 537492026-05-01: 539592026-06-01: 547682026-07-01: 54000
Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

Real Manufacturing Sales

CREDRetail Sales
COVID-19 recession3500000040000000450000005000000055000000600000006500000070000000750000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2017-01-01: 504172352017-02-01: 498634522017-03-01: 499374202017-04-01: 508274382017-05-01: 507116342017-06-01: 507626242017-07-01: 508790022017-08-01: 510115882017-09-01: 510403842017-10-01: 525225322017-11-01: 521390922017-12-01: 523105732018-01-01: 522714462018-02-01: 520354652018-03-01: 519469652018-04-01: 521017772018-05-01: 534470832018-06-01: 532879402018-07-01: 530961022018-08-01: 533764292018-09-01: 536349322018-10-01: 538592582018-11-01: 529762702018-12-01: 533865742019-01-01: 529079652019-02-01: 529974822019-03-01: 536277442019-04-01: 537860702019-05-01: 540930662019-06-01: 538020842019-07-01: 543819602019-08-01: 543501842019-09-01: 543632452019-10-01: 536254702019-11-01: 540402942019-12-01: 553498662020-01-01: 546945672020-02-01: 548798792020-03-01: 488089332020-04-01: 375620592020-05-01: 458981942020-06-01: 558774532020-07-01: 563079802020-08-01: 560798362020-09-01: 579858342020-10-01: 585304352020-11-01: 587355682020-12-01: 563728882021-01-01: 551670782021-02-01: 586912112021-03-01: 616921362021-04-01: 584132102021-05-01: 570346652021-06-01: 596651822021-07-01: 602025422021-08-01: 611173152021-09-01: 607981162021-10-01: 617179712021-11-01: 623721502021-12-01: 613355522022-01-01: 629022312022-02-01: 632261832022-03-01: 640103202022-04-01: 640835892022-05-01: 659918522022-06-01: 668131702022-07-01: 649119492022-08-01: 651822722022-09-01: 648743502022-10-01: 655050912022-11-01: 653222412022-12-01: 647240322023-01-01: 663370302023-02-01: 653937172023-03-01: 651518982023-04-01: 655436262023-05-01: 659124182023-06-01: 659992262023-07-01: 659344372023-08-01: 659285212023-09-01: 667315052023-10-01: 666694912023-11-01: 664406302023-12-01: 663265592024-01-01: 670900622024-02-01: 671613922024-03-01: 666549412024-04-01: 672484852024-05-01: 668819052024-06-01: 664416572024-07-01: 677868472024-08-01: 676042192024-09-01: 683212692024-10-01: 690418702024-11-01: 690702942024-12-01: 708912132025-01-01: 705737822025-02-01: 694004542025-03-01: 702696502025-04-01: 704133652025-05-01: 696126792025-06-01: 705792252025-07-01: 701345762025-08-01: 707803862025-09-01: 700590942025-10-01: 701127742025-11-01: 709851442025-12-01: 707087402026-01-01: 716505472026-02-01: 720538902026-03-01: 727259052026-04-01: 730184782026-05-01: 737797252026-06-01: 742455282026-07-01: 73696547
Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

Retail Sales

CREDWholesale Sales
COVID-19 recession5000000060000000700000008000000090000000100000000110000000120000000130000000140000000150000000201620182020202220242026Thousands of dollars2016-08-01: 563732772016-09-01: 563419832016-10-01: 569166072016-11-01: 570111282016-12-01: 583142692017-01-01: 585517372017-02-01: 584906002017-03-01: 594249272017-04-01: 597269132017-05-01: 603524822017-06-01: 603926232017-07-01: 605836262017-08-01: 608282762017-09-01: 605247722017-10-01: 615470842017-11-01: 623600182017-12-01: 622070872018-01-01: 616975302018-02-01: 612387482018-03-01: 623169532018-04-01: 620682372018-05-01: 635561942018-06-01: 628854712018-07-01: 628498472018-08-01: 629104892018-09-01: 625175322018-10-01: 632700212018-11-01: 627150242018-12-01: 628670232019-01-01: 626201362019-02-01: 623689302019-03-01: 631461602019-04-01: 642946212019-05-01: 636720552019-06-01: 638729222019-07-01: 646764602019-08-01: 636845292019-09-01: 642537072019-10-01: 634127112019-11-01: 623155342019-12-01: 634938222020-01-01: 641511742020-02-01: 649290872020-03-01: 626053372020-04-01: 490999262020-05-01: 522275332020-06-01: 626804822020-07-01: 652899172020-08-01: 656613992020-09-01: 666612222020-10-01: 668557932020-11-01: 671036192020-12-01: 668585242021-01-01: 962557722021-02-01: 973137292021-03-01: 1012928312021-04-01: 1017641322021-05-01: 1024563262021-06-01: 1034815162021-07-01: 1065268112021-08-01: 1060408472021-09-01: 1076815392021-10-01: 1107781932021-11-01: 1158877102021-12-01: 1168423912022-01-01: 1184298492022-02-01: 1224118032022-03-01: 1269366552022-04-01: 1288336252022-05-01: 1336121082022-06-01: 1384559242022-07-01: 1343015832022-08-01: 1321441232022-09-01: 1329111292022-10-01: 1370672322022-11-01: 1363247872022-12-01: 1309583592023-01-01: 1338913782023-02-01: 1315853812023-03-01: 1164218652023-04-01: 1162427072023-05-01: 1218407402023-06-01: 1184741962023-07-01: 1232771212023-08-01: 1288388842023-09-01: 1226919232023-10-01: 1252834232023-11-01: 1218573202023-12-01: 1179152482024-01-01: 1183246782024-02-01: 1213981052024-03-01: 1175955482024-04-01: 1247498032024-05-01: 1217472012024-06-01: 1186530712024-07-01: 1194514882024-08-01: 1192786042024-09-01: 1162312802024-10-01: 1205355502024-11-01: 1184608022024-12-01: 1208648242025-01-01: 1221174362025-02-01: 1183863872025-03-01: 1205470432025-04-01: 1149073602025-05-01: 1138058562025-06-01: 1181019932025-07-01: 1206437952025-08-01: 1169747002025-09-01: 1172849662025-10-01: 1175907752025-11-01: 1158063422025-12-01: 1173095002026-01-01: 1159531612026-02-01: 1187815112026-03-01: 1349022372026-04-01: 1410044562026-05-01: 1407834732026-06-01: 1366898302026-07-01: 137297173
Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

Wholesale Sales

CREDIndustrial Capacity Utilization Rate
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis707274767880828486881996199920022005200820112014201720202023Percent1996-01-01: 82.11996-04-01: 82.21996-07-01: 83.51996-10-01: 83.11997-01-01: 841997-04-01: 84.31997-07-01: 85.41997-10-01: 85.61998-01-01: 85.61998-04-01: 84.71998-07-01: 83.71998-10-01: 841999-01-01: 84.81999-04-01: 84.21999-07-01: 84.81999-10-01: 85.42000-01-01: 852000-04-01: 84.82000-07-01: 85.12000-10-01: 85.22001-01-01: 83.92001-04-01: 83.72001-07-01: 82.32001-10-01: 81.62002-01-01: 83.22002-04-01: 84.22002-07-01: 84.12002-10-01: 83.62003-01-01: 83.62003-04-01: 82.92003-07-01: 83.42003-10-01: 84.92004-01-01: 84.82004-04-01: 85.32004-07-01: 85.72004-10-01: 85.72005-01-01: 85.52005-04-01: 85.72005-07-01: 85.92005-10-01: 86.22006-01-01: 86.22006-04-01: 85.32006-07-01: 84.42006-10-01: 842007-01-01: 85.22007-04-01: 85.42007-07-01: 84.82007-10-01: 82.92008-01-01: 80.92008-04-01: 80.62008-07-01: 80.92008-10-01: 78.72009-01-01: 73.82009-04-01: 71.82009-07-01: 732009-10-01: 75.42010-01-01: 77.82010-04-01: 792010-07-01: 79.32010-10-01: 79.42011-01-01: 80.12011-04-01: 79.72011-07-01: 81.32011-10-01: 81.42012-01-01: 81.12012-04-01: 81.32012-07-01: 80.32012-10-01: 79.72013-01-01: 80.52013-04-01: 802013-07-01: 80.12013-10-01: 80.72014-01-01: 80.52014-04-01: 81.62014-07-01: 81.52014-10-01: 82.22015-01-01: 80.72015-04-01: 79.42015-07-01: 802015-10-01: 79.22016-01-01: 79.12016-04-01: 77.52016-07-01: 78.62016-10-01: 78.92017-01-01: 78.82017-04-01: 79.12017-07-01: 79.72017-10-01: 80.52018-01-01: 822018-04-01: 82.22018-07-01: 81.72018-10-01: 80.52019-01-01: 79.82019-04-01: 81.32019-07-01: 80.42019-10-01: 802020-01-01: 79.42020-04-01: 69.62020-07-01: 76.32020-10-01: 78.42021-01-01: 79.92021-04-01: 80.12021-07-01: 79.52021-10-01: 80.12022-01-01: 80.82022-04-01: 81.52022-07-01: 81.22022-10-01: 80.52023-01-01: 80.72023-04-01: 80.52023-07-01: 802023-10-01: 79.22024-01-01: 78.52024-04-01: 78.92024-07-01: 78.52024-10-01: 78.42025-01-01: 78.52025-04-01: 782025-07-01: 78.92025-10-01: 78.5
Source: Statistics Canada, Industrial Capacity Utilization via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

Industrial Capacity Utilization Rate

See More...

Related Categories

Production and Business ActivityMoney, Banking and FinancePopulation, Employment and LabourNational AccountsPricesHousing and ConstructionInternational Trade and InvestmentProvinces, Territories and Cities

Releases

More Series from Retail Trade

Tags

Food and Beverage RetailersRetail SalesStatistics CanadaMonthlySeasonally Adjusted