Retail Sales in the United States decreased 0.90 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade (RSXFSN) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

This statistic shows a trend in total retail sales including food services in the United States from January 2017 to March 2025. In March 2025, U.S. retail sales had amounted to an estimated ************* U.S. dollars (not adjusted), which is an increase of *** compared to the same month one year earlier.

By the end of 2024, total retail sales reached approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars, around a quarter of a billion U.S. dollar increase from the year before. Retail sales have steadily increased since 2009, as the economy recovered from the downward trend due to the recession following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, and most recently from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. The United States as retail powerhouse The United States is home to many of the leading retail companies in the world, including Walmart, Costco, and Amazon. Amazon, in particular, has seen extreme levels of growth in revenue in tandem with the increase of e-commerce globally. The rise of e-commerce and mobile shopping E-commerce is responsible for a growing percentage of total retail sales, partially due to a surge in mobile shopping, with customers increasingly using their mobile devices for various online shopping activities. Smartphones accounted for more retail website visits than desktops or tablets, and matched desktops in generating online shopping orders.

Global retail sales were projected to amount to around **** trillion U.S. dollars by 2026, up from approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars in 2021. The retail industry encompasses the journey of a good or service. This typically starts with the manufacturing of a product and ends with said product being purchased by a consumer from a retailer. Retail establishments come in many forms such as grocery stores, restaurants, and bookstores. American retailers worldwide As a result of globalization and various trade agreements between markets and countries, many retailers are capable of doing business on a global scale. Many of the world’s leading retailers are American companies. Walmart and Amazon are examples of such American retailers. The success of U.S. retailers can also be seen through their performance in online retail. Retail in the U.S. The domestic retail market in the United States is a lucrative market, in which many companies compete. Walmart, a retail chain offering low prices and a wide selection of products, is the leading retailer in the United States. Amazon, The Kroger Co., Costco, and Target are a selection of other leading U.S. retailers.

Retail Sales in Germany decreased 1.60 percent in May of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Retail Sales MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In the first quarter 2025, the share of e-commerce in total U.S. retail sales stood at **** percent, up from the previous quarter. From January to March 2025, retail e-commerce sales in the United States hit over *** billion U.S. dollars, the highest quarterly revenue in history. How e-commerce measures up in total U.S. retail In 2024, the reported total value of retail e-commerce sales in the United States amounted to over ****trillion U.S. dollars—impressive, but the figure pales compared to the total annual retail trade value of ******trillion U.S. dollars. Rising e-commerce segments Online shopping is popular among all age groups, though digital purchases are most common among Millennial internet users. In 2022, around ** percent of Millennials purchased items via the internet. Mobile commerce is also growing in popularity, as consumers increasingly rely on their smartphones and mobile apps for shopping activities. In the fourth quarter of 2022, m-commerce spending made up ** percent of the overall online spending in the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (MARTSMPCSM44X72USS) from Feb 1992 to May 2025 about retail trade, food, percent, sales, retail, services, and USA.

Retail Sales in France increased 0.20 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - France Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Standard error reference tables for the Retail Sales Index in Great Britain.

Key information about France Retail Sales Growth

• France Retail Sales grew 1.6 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a 1.8 % increase in the previous month.
• France Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 2.4 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 43.9 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -31.5 % in Apr 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of France recorded 1,929,554.0 units in Dec 2022, representing a drop of 9.9 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies provides Retail Trade Index with base 2021=100. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to January 2006 is calculated from Retail Trade Index with base 2010=100.

In 2022, sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book store sales amounted to 309 U.S. dollars per head of the U.S. population. The average person in the United States spent an estimated 2,200 dollars at gas stations that year, which is a noticeable jump compared to previous years. Total per capita spending for all businesses (excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers) combined amounted to more than 16,500 U.S. dollars per consumer.

Internet sales have played an increasingly significant role in retailing. In 2024, e-commerce accounted for over ** percent of retail sales worldwide. Forecasts indicate that by 2029, the online segment will make up close to over ** percent of total global retail sales. Retail e-commerce Online shopping has grown steadily in popularity in recent years. In 2024, global e-commerce sales amounted to over ************** U.S. dollars, a figure expected to exceed **** trillion U.S. dollars by 2028. Digital development in Latin America boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic, generating unprecedented e-commerce growth in various economies across the region. So much so that Brazil and Argentina appear to lead the world's fastest-growing online retail markets. This trend correlates strongly with the constantly improving online access, especially in "mobile-first" online communities, which have long struggled with traditioe-comernal fixed broadband connections due to financial or infrastructure constraints but enjoy the advantages of cheap mobile broadband connections. M-commerce on the rise The average order value of online shopping via smartphones and tablets still lags traditional e-commerce via desktop computers. However, e-retailers around the world have caught up in mobile e-commerce sales. Online shopping via smartphones is particularly prominent in Asia. By the end of 2021, Malaysia was the top digital market based on the percentage of the population that had purchased something by phone, with nearly ** percent having made a weekly mobile purchase. South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines completed the top of the ranking.

Key information about Germany Retail Sales Growth

• Germany Retail Sales dropped 4.4 % YoY in Apr 2023, compared with a 7.7 % decrease in the previous month.
• Germany Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1995 to Apr 2023, with an average growth rate of 0.5 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13.6 % in Jan 2022 and a record low of -7.7 % in Mar 2023.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of Germany recorded 2,963,748.0 units in Dec 2022, representing a drop of 0.3 %.

CEIC calculates monthly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from monthly Retail Trade Index. Deutsche Bundesbank provides Retail Trade Index with base 2015=100.

Key information about Georgia Retail Sales Growth

• Georgia Retail Sales grew 1.1 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a 6.8 % increase in the previous quarter.
• Georgia Retail Sales Growth YoY data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Dec 2024, with an average growth rate of 14.6 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 109.2 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of -14.5 % in Jun 2020.
• In the latest reports, Car Sales of Georgia recorded 3,400.0 units in Dec 2019, representing a drop of 3.4 %.

CEIC calculates quarterly Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth from quarterly Retail Trade Turnover. The National Statistics Office of Georgia provides Retail Trade Turnover in local currency. Retail Sales: Excl. Motor Vehicles Growth prior to Q1 2018 is based on NACE Rev. 1.1.

The retail trade revenue of consumer goods in China amounted to around *** trillion yuan in May 2025. This indicated a slight increase in revenue compared to the same period the previous year.

In Europe, Hungary had the highest retail share in all private consumer spending in 2022, at about ** percent. Following Hungary, almost half of the consumer spending in Bulgaria and Croatia went towards retail in that year. Of all the European countries displayed in this statistic, Switzerland had the lowest retail share in all consumer spending at ** percent.

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In 2024, the total retail sales value in Hong Kong grew to approximately 376.78 billion Hong Kong dollars, down from about 406.7 billion Hong Kong dollars in the previous year. Retail sales in Hong Kong peaked in 2014 at nearly five billion Hong Kong dollars.

Retail Sales in Slovakia decreased 1.80 percent in May of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Slovakia Retail Sales YoY - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.