# Canada Retail Sales, Health and Personal Care Retailers, (SA)

Canada Retail Sales, Health and Personal Care Retailers, (SA) was up 13.1% year on year in August 2026, compared with 12.6% in July 2026.
The level stood at 6,804,163 CAD thousands.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −13.0% (Apr 2020) to 20.8% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 6,804,163 CAD thousands | 13.1 |
| July 2026 | 6,698,810 CAD thousands | 12.6 |
| June 2026 | 6,697,561 CAD thousands | 13.2 |
| May 2026 | 6,639,862 CAD thousands | 12.9 |
| April 2026 | 6,564,320 CAD thousands | 12.5 |
| March 2026 | 6,504,636 CAD thousands | 11.1 |
| February 2026 | 6,394,755 CAD thousands | 9.9 |
| January 2026 | 6,359,821 CAD thousands | 10.2 |
| December 2025 | 6,196,916 CAD thousands | 6.6 |
| November 2025 | 6,141,697 CAD thousands | 7.1 |
| October 2025 | 5,992,560 CAD thousands | 3.0 |
| September 2025 | 6,005,484 CAD thousands | 4.9 |
| August 2025 | 6,017,658 CAD thousands | 6.6 |
| July 2025 | 5,951,842 CAD thousands | 5.2 |
| June 2025 | 5,914,461 CAD thousands | 5.9 |
| May 2025 | 5,881,118 CAD thousands | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 5,835,253 CAD thousands | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 5,856,936 CAD thousands | 5.9 |
| February 2025 | 5,817,179 CAD thousands | 3.7 |
| January 2025 | 5,771,656 CAD thousands | 3.5 |
| December 2024 | 5,812,654 CAD thousands | 5.7 |
| November 2024 | 5,733,702 CAD thousands | 2.0 |
| October 2024 | 5,815,589 CAD thousands | 4.1 |
| September 2024 | 5,725,514 CAD thousands | 4.2 |

## API

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

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