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Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS AB44419CA

Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta industry analysis

Revenue for the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta is expected to grow an annualized x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has increased an annualized x.x% to xxx locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x billion, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to grow x.x% to xxx locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to increase an annualized x.x% to x,xxx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely increase x% to $x.x million.

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About the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta Market Research Report

What’s Included in the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta Market Research Report

Definition of the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta?

This industry retails building materials such as lumber, hardwood, stone and brick. It also supplies cabinets, floor coverings, roofing materials, electrical and plumbing goods, doors and windows to the construction market. The industry does not include home improvement centres, paint and wallpaper specialty stores or hardware stores.

What’s included in the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta?

The Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta includes retailing building materials, retailing cabinets, retailing ceiling fans, retailing doors and windows, retailing electrical supplies, retailing fencing, retailing floor coverings (wood or ceramic only), retailing lighting fixtures, retailing masonry (e.g. block, brick and stone) and retailing plumbing supplies. Related terms covered in the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta industry report includes a category of customers who purchase materials themselves and hire third parties or professionals to complete the projects, a category of customers that includes homeowners who purchase products and complete their own projects, professional remodellers, general contractors, repairmen and tradesmen and a system used at checkout in retail stores that uses computers and cash registers to capture transaction data at the time and place of sale.

Industry Performance of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta

Benchmark the Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta industry performance with all AB Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta

#4 in Highest Revenue 11.8% of province's GDP
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Key Drivers of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta

See how key industry drivers, such as median houshold income, net migration, per capita disposable income, housing starts, residential renovation expenditure and value of nonresidential construction are impacting Lumber & Building Material Stores in Alberta

Alberta Economic Indicators

Median Houshold Income
Net Migration
Per Capita Disposable Income

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Canada Key External Drivers

Housing starts
Residential renovation expenditure
Value of nonresidential construction

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta

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Key Statistics of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta

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What is the market size of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta in 2025?

The market size of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta is $945.3m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 740 businesses in the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 7.7% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta has been growing at an average annual rate of 1.0% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta in 2025?

There are 4,342 employees in the Lumber & Building Material Stores industry in Alberta, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 6.2% from 2020 to 2025.