# Canada Real GDP by industry: Retail trade (monthly)

Canada Real GDP by industry: Retail trade (monthly) was up 1.9% year on year in August 2026, compared with 1.9% in July 2026.
The level stood at 127,520 Chained (2017) dollars, millions.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −25.8% (Apr 2020) to 35.5% (Apr 2021), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.GVA.M.REAL.NACE-RETAIL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Chained (2017) dollars, millions
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (356 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/real-gdp-by-industry-retail-trade-monthly

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 127,520 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.9 |
| July 2026 | 126,028 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 127,405 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.7 |
| May 2026 | 125,510 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.3 |
| April 2026 | 124,619 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 125,062 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 0.6 |
| February 2026 | 125,551 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.9 |
| January 2026 | 125,472 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.8 |
| December 2025 | 124,533 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 124,577 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 2.3 |
| October 2025 | 123,229 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 0.6 |
| September 2025 | 124,188 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.5 |
| August 2025 | 125,084 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 3.6 |
| July 2025 | 123,669 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 125,225 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 5.2 |
| May 2025 | 123,884 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 3.8 |
| April 2025 | 124,889 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 124,348 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 123,172 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 123,297 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 3.1 |
| December 2024 | 124,162 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 121,791 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 1.2 |
| October 2024 | 122,445 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 2.1 |
| September 2024 | 122,331 Chained (2017) dollars, millions | 3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.GVA.M.REAL.NACE-RETAIL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.GVA.M.REAL.NACE-RETAIL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```