Americas Retail Sales YoY

Insights

United States retail sales year-over-year (YoY) increased to 5% in August 2025, up from 4.1% in July 2025.
Canada's retail sales year-over-year increased by 4.9% in August 2025, up from 4.2% in July 2025.
Brazil's retail sales year-on-year slowed to 0.4% in August 2025 from 1.2% in July 2025. This deceleration was driven by sustained inflationary pressures and high benchmark interest rates including a 15% Selic rate in August 2025.

Data is available for the period 2015 to 2025 across 7 countries in Americas.

World Major Countries Americas Europe Asia Oceania Africa

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
United States	5%	4.1%	1.9%	Monthly	Aug'25
Canada	4.9%	4.2%	1.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Brazil	0.4%	1.2%	4.6%	Monthly	Aug'25
Mexico	2.4%	2.4%	-0.8%	Monthly	Aug'25
Argentina	25.1%	19.6%	205%	Monthly	Aug'25
Colombia	12.4%	17.9%	5.2%	Monthly	Aug'25
Chile	5.3%	5.7%	6.6%	Monthly	Aug'25

Americas Retail Sales YoY : Definition

Retail Sales YoY is the change in total value of retail goods sold compared to the same month in the previous year.