# Canada Retail Sales, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, (SA)

Canada Retail Sales, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, (SA) was up 2.7% year on year in August 2026, compared with 3.1% in July 2026.
The level stood at 19,962,157 CAD thousands.
Over the past available history it has ranged from −60.5% (Apr 2020) to 187.3% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 19,962,157 CAD thousands | 2.7 |
| July 2026 | 19,732,535 CAD thousands | 3.1 |
| June 2026 | 19,884,617 CAD thousands | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 19,683,448 CAD thousands | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 19,531,081 CAD thousands | −1.5 |
| March 2026 | 19,245,293 CAD thousands | −1.5 |
| February 2026 | 19,253,381 CAD thousands | 5.7 |
| January 2026 | 19,085,272 CAD thousands | −2.1 |
| December 2025 | 18,729,338 CAD thousands | −6.0 |
| November 2025 | 18,920,255 CAD thousands | −4.1 |
| October 2025 | 19,004,019 CAD thousands | −0.5 |
| September 2025 | 18,716,036 CAD thousands | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 19,436,111 CAD thousands | 5.5 |
| July 2025 | 19,136,794 CAD thousands | 5.5 |
| June 2025 | 19,167,801 CAD thousands | 9.8 |
| May 2025 | 19,181,079 CAD thousands | 8.4 |
| April 2025 | 19,832,255 CAD thousands | 13.3 |
| March 2025 | 19,539,255 CAD thousands | 9.3 |
| February 2025 | 18,215,559 CAD thousands | 0.4 |
| January 2025 | 19,500,751 CAD thousands | 9.1 |
| December 2024 | 19,925,175 CAD thousands | 9.7 |
| November 2024 | 19,731,813 CAD thousands | 9.6 |
| October 2024 | 19,107,282 CAD thousands | 6.0 |
| September 2024 | 18,621,213 CAD thousands | 2.6 |

## API

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

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