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Retail Sales
Retail is shifting from ‘bricks and mortar’ stores to warehouse construction in support of online platforms.
Total Retail Sales in the U.S.
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Latest data point is April, 2023.
Adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) / Chart: ConstructConnect – CanaData.
Total Retail Sales Since 'Great' Recession, U.S. & Canada
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Based on Data Adjusted for Seasonal, Holiday & Trading Day Differences.
The latest released data point for the U.S. is September, 2022; for Canada, the data trails by a month, August, 2022.
Data sources: Statistics Canada and U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce).
Total Retail Sales in Canada
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/Canada-Total.png)
Data source: Statistics Canada Table 20-10-0078-01/Chart: ConstructConnect — CanaData.
Sales by Canadian Building Material & Garden Supplies Dealers
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/Canada-Building-Materials-Garden-Equip-Aug-22.png)
*”Year over year” is each month versus the same month of the previous year.
Latest data point is for August, 2022.
Data source: Statistics Canada.
Chart: ConstructConnect.
U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales Y/Y
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/08/U.S.-Shopkeepers-Sept-22.png)
Y/Y, as of September 2022.
‘Current dollars’ means not adjusted for inflation. Underlying numbers are seasonally adjusted & not ‘smoothed’.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
Sales by U.S. Building Material & Supplies Dealers
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/U.S.-Building-Material-Supplies-Dealers-Sept-22.png)
Data source: Census Bureau / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
U.S. Monthly Sales by General Merchandise Stores vs Non-Store Retailers (i.e., Internet Platforms & Auction Houses)
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/06/Graph-6-U.S.-Online-vs-Gen-Merch.png)
Adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes.
Latest data points are for July, 2022.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce) / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
Canadian Retail Sales Y/Y
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/Can-Retail-Food.png)
For March 2022.
‘Current dollars’ means not adjusted for inflation. Underlying numbers are seasonally adjusted & not ‘smoothed’.
Data source: Statistics Canada / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
U.S. Sales by Food Services & Drinking Places
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/U.S.-Sales-by-Food-Services-Drinking-Places.png)
Latest data point is for February, 2022.
Adjusted for seasonal variation, holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau (Department of Commerce).
Chart: ConstructConnect.
Canada Food Services & Drinking Places Sales*
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/Canada-Food-Services-Drink.png)
*Better know as bar and restaurant sales.
Latest data point is for March 2022.
Data source: Statistics Canada Table 21-10-0019-01.
Chart: ConstructConnect.
U.S. Motor Vehicle & Parts Sales Within Total Retail
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/U.S.-Motor-Vehicle.png)
Latest data points are for February, 2022.
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
Retail Sales - Canada, Provinces & Cities
![In Sept 2021, Toronto, Montreal & Vancouver combined for almost 1/3 (31.8%) of total Canadian retail sales. Nova Scotia (+14.1%) among the provinces & Vancouver (+10.3%) within the group of 3 major cities showed the most y/y improvement.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/02/Retail-Sales-Monthly-Canada-Sep-21-6-1200px-wide.gif)
September 2021 Year-over-Year (Y/Y) & Shares
Based on ‘current’ dollars (i.e., not altered for inflation) that have been seasonally adjusted.
Data source: Statistics Canada / Chart: ConstructConnect-CanaData.
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