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Retail Sales: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers

(RETAIL_MOTOR_VEHICLES)
Observations
Jul 2026: 19701140
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:26:29 a.m. ET
Units
Thousands of dollars,
Seasonally adjusted
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey
Series ID
RETAIL_MOTOR_VEHICLES
Table 20-10-0056-01
CREDRetail Sales: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
COVID-19 recession60000008000000100000001200000014000000160000001800000020000000220000002017201820192020202120222023202420252026Thousands of dollars2017-01-01: 135615272017-02-01: 130747522017-03-01: 133586762017-04-01: 135466882017-05-01: 137113522017-06-01: 135432222017-07-01: 136741642017-08-01: 137875072017-09-01: 135153882017-10-01: 146955862017-11-01: 136228692017-12-01: 139884002018-01-01: 136863042018-02-01: 137168092018-03-01: 138967742018-04-01: 138824822018-05-01: 141961452018-06-01: 142997352018-07-01: 139600722018-08-01: 141393422018-09-01: 141648592018-10-01: 143763092018-11-01: 140286582018-12-01: 143439562019-01-01: 142526582019-02-01: 142808052019-03-01: 144961262019-04-01: 144256272019-05-01: 147602352019-06-01: 143421832019-07-01: 145892122019-08-01: 147774242019-09-01: 146900812019-10-01: 141163532019-11-01: 146488472019-12-01: 147551722020-01-01: 144406512020-02-01: 146905722020-03-01: 95682912020-04-01: 56981422020-05-01: 99086062020-06-01: 147220572020-07-01: 150379302020-08-01: 147861082020-09-01: 158825822020-10-01: 164911142020-11-01: 159709992020-12-01: 148100092021-01-01: 143896052021-02-01: 152232562021-03-01: 163510322021-04-01: 163724942021-05-01: 158586762021-06-01: 160110012021-07-01: 163832192021-08-01: 164748662021-09-01: 161092942021-10-01: 164535502021-11-01: 164092792021-12-01: 165259982022-01-01: 172146772022-02-01: 163004902022-03-01: 157346652022-04-01: 157693502022-05-01: 163978002022-06-01: 165862212022-07-01: 164429952022-08-01: 165137652022-09-01: 166837062022-10-01: 166871362022-11-01: 167301082022-12-01: 168260572023-01-01: 180959162023-02-01: 177107382023-03-01: 171159842023-04-01: 173141162023-05-01: 174645392023-06-01: 180489952023-07-01: 176447712023-08-01: 173403682023-09-01: 181410852023-10-01: 180243102023-11-01: 179955662023-12-01: 181668772024-01-01: 178675362024-02-01: 181467772024-03-01: 178757592024-04-01: 175075322024-05-01: 176905662024-06-01: 174585272024-07-01: 181321772024-08-01: 184171832024-09-01: 186212132024-10-01: 191072822024-11-01: 197318132024-12-01: 199251752025-01-01: 195007512025-02-01: 182155592025-03-01: 195392552025-04-01: 198322552025-05-01: 191810792025-06-01: 191678012025-07-01: 191367942025-08-01: 194361112025-09-01: 187160362025-10-01: 190040192025-11-01: 189202552025-12-01: 187293382026-01-01: 190852722026-02-01: 192533812026-03-01: 192452932026-04-01: 195310812026-05-01: 196620972026-06-01: 198563682026-07-01: 19701140
Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Retail Trade

Units: Thousands of dollars, Seasonally adjusted

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Monthly sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers in thousands of dollars, seasonally adjusted. Autos are the most cyclical retail category: big-ticket, credit-sensitive purchases that households postpone in downturns. From the Retail Trade Survey.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Retail Sales: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers RETAIL_MOTOR_VEHICLES, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/RETAIL_MOTOR_VEHICLES, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Monthly Survey of Manufacturing via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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CREDRetail Sales
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Source: Statistics Canada, Retail Trade Survey via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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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).

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