# Canada Retail Sales, General Merchandise Retailers, (SA)

Canada Retail Sales, General Merchandise Retailers, (SA) was up 6.0% year on year in August 2026, compared with 6.9% in July 2026.
The level stood at 11,093,137 CAD thousands.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −7.3% (Apr 2020) to 24.1% (May 2022), averaging 7.3%.

- Source agency: Statistics Canada
- Makrognosis code: `CA.RETSALES.M.SA.GRP-GENMERCH`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: CAD thousands
- Coverage: 2017-01-01 to 2026-08-01 (116 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/canada/retail-sales-general-merchandise-retailers-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 11,093,137 CAD thousands | 6.0 |
| July 2026 | 10,978,006 CAD thousands | 6.9 |
| June 2026 | 11,169,085 CAD thousands | 9.1 |
| May 2026 | 10,892,140 CAD thousands | 7.7 |
| April 2026 | 10,773,896 CAD thousands | 6.7 |
| March 2026 | 10,950,525 CAD thousands | 8.5 |
| February 2026 | 10,971,779 CAD thousands | 7.0 |
| January 2026 | 10,862,480 CAD thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 10,534,976 CAD thousands | 3.1 |
| November 2025 | 10,645,797 CAD thousands | 7.7 |
| October 2025 | 10,501,917 CAD thousands | 5.1 |
| September 2025 | 10,455,790 CAD thousands | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 10,468,961 CAD thousands | 6.9 |
| July 2025 | 10,265,192 CAD thousands | 3.7 |
| June 2025 | 10,234,714 CAD thousands | 5.6 |
| May 2025 | 10,112,996 CAD thousands | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 10,097,826 CAD thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 10,089,168 CAD thousands | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 10,251,865 CAD thousands | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 10,211,576 CAD thousands | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 10,222,133 CAD thousands | 15.4 |
| November 2024 | 9,884,853 CAD thousands | 12.3 |
| October 2024 | 9,989,568 CAD thousands | 11.7 |
| September 2024 | 9,913,499 CAD thousands | 12.5 |

## API

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

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