Every release since 15 Oct 2018: 32 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the CAD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last Canada BoC Business Outlook Future Sales (Q2 2026, released 6 Jul 2026) came in at 8%; the previous reading was 25%.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2026 11:30 | Q2 2026 | 8% | – | 25% | – |
| 20 Apr 2026 10:30 | Q1 2026 | 25% | – | 13% | – |
| 5 Jan 2026 10:30 | Q4 2025 | 13% | – | -2% | – |
| 20 Oct 2025 10:30 | Q3 2025 | -2% | – | 6% | – |
| 21 Jul 2025 10:30 | Q2 2025 | 6% | – | 13% | – |
| 7 Apr 2025 10:30 | Q1 2025 | 13% | – | 31% | – |
| 20 Jan 2025 10:30 | Q4 2024 | 31% | – | 13% | – |
| 11 Oct 2024 10:30 | Q3 2024 | 13% | – | 1% | – |
| 15 Jul 2024 10:30 | Q2 2024 | 1% | – | 1% | – |
| 1 Apr 2024 10:30 | Q1 2024 | 1% | – | 20% | – |
| 15 Jan 2024 10:30 | Q4 2023 | 20% | – | 14% | – |
| 16 Oct 2023 10:30 | Q3 2023 | 14% | – | -6% | – |
| 30 Jun 2023 10:30 | Q2 2023 | -6% | – | -18% | – |
| 3 Apr 2023 10:30 | Q1 2023 | -18% | – | -24% | – |
| 14 Jan 2023 09:00 | Q4 2022 | -24% | – | -18% | – |
| 17 Oct 2022 17:00 | Q3 2022 | -18% | – | -26% | – |
| 11 Jul 2022 10:30 | Q2 2022 | -26% | – | -11% | – |
| 4 Apr 2022 10:30 | Q1 2022 | -11% | – | 3% | – |
| 10 Jan 2022 10:30 | Q4 2021 | 3% | – | 9% | – |
| 18 Oct 2021 10:30 | Q3 2021 | 9% | – | 47% | – |
| 5 Jul 2021 10:30 | Q2 2021 | 47% | – | 52% | – |
| 12 Apr 2021 10:30 | Q1 2021 | 52% | – | 49% | – |
| 11 Jan 2021 10:30 | Q4 2020 | 49% | – | 39% | – |
| 19 Oct 2020 10:30 | Q3 2020 | 39% | – | -35% | – |
| 6 Jul 2020 10:30 | Q2 2020 | -35% | – | 22% | – |
| 6 Apr 2020 10:30 | Q1 2020 | 22% | – | 11% | – |
| 13 Jan 2020 10:30 | Q4 2019 | 11% | – | 24% | – |
| 22 Oct 2019 10:30 | Q3 2019 | 24% | – | 23% | – |
| 28 Jun 2019 10:30 | Q2 2019 | 23% | – | 6% | – |
| 15 Apr 2019 10:30 | Q1 2019 | 6% | – | -1% | – |
| 21 Dec 2018 10:30 | Q4 2018 | -1% | – | 15% | – |
| 15 Oct 2018 10:30 | Q3 2018 | 15% | – | 6% | – |
The last Canada BoC Business Outlook Future Sales (Q2 2026, released 6 Jul 2026) came in at 8%; the previous reading was 25%.
Canada BoC Business Outlook Future Sales is released quarterly by Central Bank. CRTLAB has 32 releases on record since 15 Oct 2018.
The highest was 52% (Q1 2021) and the lowest -35% (Q2 2020). The five-year average is 2.26%.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the CAD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the CAD against its forecast, red one that was bad.