# Canada's retail sales slip, Canadian dollar edges higher | MarketPulse by OANDA Group

> Canadian retail sales fell 0.8% month on month in July, after a 1.6% gain in June, reflecting uncertainty over US tariffs. The Canadian dollar edged higher, with USD/CAD trading near 1.3820. US jobless claims also fell to 231,000.

- Date: 2025-09-19 · published 2025-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Canada · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23122-canada-s-retail-sales-slip-canadian-dollar-edges-higher-marketpulse-by-oanda
- Commodities: [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Canadian consumer data has little direct effect on feed commodity supply or demand. Currency moves linked to it are small and affect Canadian export pricing only marginally.

## Read by commodity

- USDCAD: neutral

## Sources

- marketpulse.com: https://www.marketpulse.com/news/canadas-retail-sales-slips-canadian-dollar-edges-higher/

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