Building Materials and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers Sales (advance estimate; 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 seasonally-adjusted advance estimates for the US economy released by the Census Bureau, sales by dealers of building materials and garden equipment and supplies were 44.08 USD billion in September 2026, versus 44.32 in August 2026. This constitutes a reduction of 0.56 percent.
Sample. There are 417 data points overall in the monthly time series shown in the chart above. The time range covered by the series stretches from January 1992 to September 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some statistics we calculated on the full sample: sales achieved a maximum of 44.59 billion US dollars in October 2022; they reached their lowest level of 10.66 in May 1992; they averaged 25.65.
Latest values
| Date | Value - US dollars (USD) million |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 44,233.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 44,323.0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 44,077.0 |
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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 | Yes |
| 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 | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
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 | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade and Food Services ex Auto and Gas Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Retail Trade Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Food Services and Drinking Places Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
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 | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Auto and Other Motor Vehicles Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Grocery Stores Sales (advance estimate; not seasonally adjusted; USD million) - United States - Census - Monthly | 417 | 1992-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |