# South Africa Retail Sales

South Africa Retail Sales was up 3.5% year on year in August 2026, compared with 2.8% in July 2026.
The level stood at 108.6 (Index 2019=100, constant prices, SA).
Among the 43 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 20th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −46.8% (Apr 2020) to 86.6% (Apr 2021), averaging 1.8%.

- Source agency: South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Web API
- Makrognosis code: `ZA.RETSALES.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Index 2019=100, constant prices, SA
- Coverage: 1996-01-31 to 2026-08-31 (368 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-africa/retail-sales

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| August 2026 | 108.6 | 3.5 |
| July 2026 | 108.9 | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 106.3 | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 107.2 | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 107.1 | 2.1 |
| March 2026 | 106.1 | 2.3 |
| February 2026 | 106.0 | 2.0 |
| January 2026 | 107.0 | 3.5 |
| December 2025 | 106.2 | 2.4 |
| November 2025 | 106.9 | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 106.1 | 2.8 |
| September 2025 | 105.1 | 3.2 |
| August 2025 | 104.9 | 2.5 |
| July 2025 | 106.0 | 5.4 |
| June 2025 | 104.9 | 2.3 |
| May 2025 | 104.5 | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 104.9 | 4.8 |
| March 2025 | 103.7 | 3.5 |
| February 2025 | 103.9 | 5.4 |
| January 2025 | 103.4 | 6.5 |
| December 2024 | 103.7 | 3.4 |
| November 2024 | 103.5 | 6.4 |
| October 2024 | 103.2 | 6.7 |
| September 2024 | 101.8 | 1.8 |

## API

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

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