# Canada Retail Sales, Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers, (SA)

Canada Retail Sales, Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers, (SA) was up 2.7% year on year in August 2026, compared with −0.07% in July 2026.
The level stood at 4,047,176 CAD thousands.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −15.5% (Mar 2023) to 69.9% (Apr 2021), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-BLDGMAT`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: CAD thousands
- Coverage: 2017-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (116 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/retail-sales-building-material-and-garden-equipment-and-supplies

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 4,047,176 CAD thousands | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 3,985,103 CAD thousands | −0.07 |
| June 2026 | 3,947,958 CAD thousands | −3.0 |
| May 2026 | 3,882,607 CAD thousands | −2.3 |
| April 2026 | 3,841,426 CAD thousands | −1.7 |
| March 2026 | 3,704,385 CAD thousands | −6.0 |
| February 2026 | 3,874,555 CAD thousands | 1.3 |
| January 2026 | 3,897,335 CAD thousands | 0.09 |
| December 2025 | 3,858,560 CAD thousands | −1.2 |
| November 2025 | 4,014,654 CAD thousands | 7.1 |
| October 2025 | 3,914,096 CAD thousands | 1.6 |
| September 2025 | 3,872,549 CAD thousands | −1.8 |
| August 2025 | 3,939,040 CAD thousands | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 3,987,714 CAD thousands | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 4,070,181 CAD thousands | 7.2 |
| May 2025 | 3,974,948 CAD thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 3,906,474 CAD thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2025 | 3,940,612 CAD thousands | 0.03 |
| February 2025 | 3,824,839 CAD thousands | −2.5 |
| January 2025 | 3,894,003 CAD thousands | 0.01 |
| December 2024 | 3,907,209 CAD thousands | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 3,748,294 CAD thousands | −2.7 |
| October 2024 | 3,853,145 CAD thousands | −0.05 |
| September 2024 | 3,944,960 CAD thousands | 0.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/CA.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-BLDGMAT"

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