# Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Retail trade (44-45) — California (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR))

Real GDP: Real GDP by state: Retail trade (44-45) — California (chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR)) was down 0.4% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with −2.1% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 173,827 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR).
That is the highest reading since Q1 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −11.7% (Q2 2020) to 11.5% (Q2 2024), averaging 2.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Regional Economic Accounts)
- Makrognosis code: `US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA35`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR)
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (86 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/real-gdp-real-gdp-by-state-retail-trade-44-45-california-chained-2017

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 173,827 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −0.4 |
| Q1 2026 | 175,673 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −2.1 |
| Q4 2025 | 177,653 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −2.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 175,638 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −3.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 174,525 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −2.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 179,491 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 182,358 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 8.9 |
| Q3 2024 | 182,155 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 10.8 |
| Q2 2024 | 178,414 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 11.5 |
| Q1 2024 | 177,616 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 10.7 |
| Q4 2023 | 167,513 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 4.8 |
| Q3 2023 | 164,376 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 3.8 |
| Q2 2023 | 160,069 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 160,394 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 3.7 |
| Q4 2022 | 159,878 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.0 |
| Q3 2022 | 158,368 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 1.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 156,743 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −3.9 |
| Q1 2022 | 154,666 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −9.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 156,707 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −4.1 |
| Q3 2021 | 155,430 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −5.9 |
| Q2 2021 | 163,112 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 10.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 170,230 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | 2.7 |
| Q4 2020 | 163,419 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −5.5 |
| Q3 2020 | 165,177 chained 2017 USD mn (SAAR) | −3.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA35"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-CA.GDP.Q.SA.IND-BEA35",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```