Building Materials and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Advance retail sales (U.S. Census)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to Census Bureau's advance estimates for the US economy (not adjusted for seasonality), sales by dealers of building materials and garden equipment and supplies were 37.85 USD billion in November 2025, compared to 42.16 in October. This represents a reduction of 10.22 percent.
Sample. In this monthly time series, there are 407 observations overall. The time span covered by the series stretches from January 1992 to November 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: sales achieved a maximum of 50.12 USD billion in May 2023; they reached a minimum of 8.85 in January 1993; they had a mean of 24.92.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 40232.0 |
| 2025-10-31 | 42162.0 |
| 2025-11-30 | 37854.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Building Materials and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers Sales (advance estimate) |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Flow |
| Data type | Nominal aggregate |
| Deflation method | Current prices |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | US dollars (USD) million |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Open Data |
| Measure type | Level |
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Main aggregates SA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade and Food Services Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
Retail trade categories SA
Main aggregates NSA
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Trade and Food Services Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
Retail trade categories NSA
Other (subcategories)
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auto and Other Motor Vehicles Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Auto and Other Motor Vehicles Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 407 | 1992-01-31 | 2025-11-30 |