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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.

United States Retail Sales: E Commerce data was reported at 121.460 USD bn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 120.479 USD bn for Jun 2018. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce data is updated quarterly, averaging 36.097 USD bn from Dec 1999 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 141.719 USD bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 5.241 USD bn in Dec 1999. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H002: Retail Sales: By NAIC System: Quarterly.

From January to March 2025, U.S. retail e-commerce sales amounted to roughly *** billion U.S. dollars, marking a small decrease compared to the previous quarter. Overall, retail e-commerce sales outdid the quarterly sales records registered in 2020. E-commerce in the post-pandemic era During the second quarter of 2020, as COVID-19 spread across the globe, the U.S.'s quarterly e-commerce revenue reached *** billion for the first time in history. In 2021, online retail sales account for**** percent of total retail in the United States. Clothing and accessories, including footwear, is one of the largest B2C e-commerce merchandise categories. Retail e-commerce sales in the United States are estimated from samples used for the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and exclude online travel services, ticket sales agencies, and financial brokers. Latest trend? Quick commerce Shoppers expect fast delivery of their purchases, especially when it comes to grocery products. This segment of the e-commerce industry goes under quick commerce and is expected to generate increasing revenue in the next years. Major quick commerce companies like Instacart or Uber Eat operate in the United States, where the quick commerce market is forecast to hit nearly ** billion U.S. dollars by 2027.

Key Table Information.Table Title.Manufacturing: E-Commerce Statistics for the U.S.: 2022.Table ID.ECNECOMM2022.EC2231ECOMM.Survey/Program.Economic Census.Year.2022.Dataset.ECN Core Statistics Manufacturing: E-Commerce Statistics for the U.S.: 2022.Release Date.2025-01-23.Release Schedule.The Economic Census occurs every five years, in years ending in 2 and 7.The data in this file come from the 2022 Economic Census data files released on a flow basis starting in January 2024 with First Look Statistics. Preliminary U.S. totals released in January 2024 are superseded with final data shown in the releases of later economic census statistics through March 2026.For more information about economic census planned data product releases, see 2022 Economic Census Release Schedule..Dataset Universe.The dataset universe consists of all establishments that are in operation for at least some part of 2022, are located in one of the 50 U.S. states, associated offshore areas, or the District of Columbia, have paid employees, and are classified in one of nineteen in-scope sectors defined by the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)..Methodology.Data Items and Other Identifying Records.Sales, value of shipments, or revenue ($1,000)E-Shipments value ($1,000) E-Shipments as percent of total sales, value of shipments, or revenue (%) Range indicating imputed percentage of total sales, value of shipments, or revenueDefinitions can be found by clicking on the column header in the table or by accessing the Economic Census Glossary..Unit(s) of Observation.The reporting units for the economic census are employer establishments. An establishment is generally a single physical location where business is conducted or where services or industrial operations are performed. A company or firm is comprised of one or more in-scope establishments that operate under the ownership or control of a single organization. For some industries, the reporting units are instead groups of all establishments in the same industry belonging to the same firm..Geography Coverage.The data are shown for the U.S. level only. For information about economic census geographies, including changes for 2022, see Geographies..Industry Coverage.The data are shown at the 2- through 3-digit 2022 NAICS code levels for the U.S. For information about NAICS, see Economic Census Code Lists..Sampling.The 2022 Economic Census sample includes all active operating establishments of multi-establishment firms and approximately 1.7 million single-establishment firms, stratified by industry and state. Establishments selected to the sample receive a questionnaire. For all data on this table, establishments not selected into the sample are represented with administrative data. For more information about the sample design, see 2022 Economic Census Methodology..Confidentiality.The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the confidential source data (Project No. 7504609, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY23-099).To protect confidentiality, the U.S. Census Bureau suppresses cell values to minimize the risk of identifying a particular business’ data or identity.To comply with disclosure avoidance guidelines, data rows with fewer than three contributing firms or three contributing establishments are not presented. Additionally, establishment counts are suppressed when other select statistics in the same row are suppressed. More information on disclosure avoidance is available in the 2022 Economic Census Methodology..Technical Documentation/Methodology.For detailed information about the methods used to collect data and produce statistics, survey questionnaires, Primary Business Activity/NAICS codes, NAPCS codes, and more, see Economic Census Technical Documentation..Weights.No weighting applied as establishments not sampled are represented with administrative data..Table Information.FTP Download.https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2022/sector31/.API Information.Economic census data are housed in the Census Bureau Application Programming Interface (API)..Symbols.D - Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies; data are included in higher level totalsN - Not available or not comparableS - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability, poor response quality, or other concerns about the estimate quality. Unpublished estimates derived from this table by subtraction are subject to these same limitations and should not be attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. For a description of publication standards and the total quantity response rate, see link to program methodology page.X - Not applicableA - Relative standard error of 100% or morer - Reviseds - Relative standard error exceeds 40%For a complete list of symbols, see Economic Census Data Dictionary..Data-Specific Notes.Data users who create their own es...

United States Retail Sales: E Commerce to Total Sales: sa data was reported at 9.800 % in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.600 % for Jun 2018. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce to Total Sales: sa data is updated quarterly, averaging 3.900 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.800 % in Sep 2018 and a record low of 0.600 % in Dec 1999. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce to Total Sales: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H002: Retail Sales: By NAIC System: Quarterly.

United States Retail Sales: E Commerce: sa data was reported at 130.946 USD bn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 126.985 USD bn for Jun 2018. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce: sa data is updated quarterly, averaging 36.418 USD bn from Dec 1999 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 130.946 USD bn in Sep 2018 and a record low of 4.476 USD bn in Dec 1999. United States Retail Sales: E Commerce: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H002: Retail Sales: By NAIC System: Quarterly.

This driver measures the value of retail sales conducted online in the United States. Data is sourced from the US Census Bureau and is presented in 2017 dollars.

The revenue in the e-commerce market in the United States was forecast to continuously increase between 2025 and 2029 by in total 498.2 billion U.S. dollars (+37.16 percent). After the tenth consecutive increasing year, the revenue is estimated to reach 1.8 trillion U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the revenue of the e-commerce market was continuously increasing over the past years.Find other key market indicators concerning the average revenue per user (ARPU) and number of users. The Statista Market Insights cover a broad range of additional markets.

United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: Total data was reported at 519.635 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 458.916 USD bn for 2017. United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: Total data is updated yearly, averaging 141.592 USD bn from Dec 1998 (Median) to 2018, with 21 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 519.635 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 4.984 USD bn in 1998. United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H003: Retail Sales: Annual Retail Trade Survey: NAICS.

In 2023, the online channels' share of total retail sales reached 15.4 percent in the United States. This represented an increase compared to 2022, when it was 14.6 percent.

Release Date: 2016-02-23.[NOTE: Includes firms with paid employees and firms with no paid employees. Data are based on the 2012 Economic Census, and the estimates of business ownership by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status are from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners. Detail may not add to total due to rounding or because a Hispanic firm may be of any race. Moreover, each owner had the option of selecting more than one race and therefore is included in each race selected. Respondent firms include all firms that responded to the characteristic(s) tabulated in this dataset and reported gender, ethnicity, race, or veteran status or that were publicly held or not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Percentages are for respondent firms only and are not recalculated when the dataset is resorted. Percentages are always based on total reporting (defined above) within a gender, ethnicity, race, veteran status, and/or receipts size group for the characteristics tabulated in this dataset. Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. and state totals for all sectors. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.]..Table Name. . Statistics for All U.S. Firms That Had E-Commerce Sales by Receipts Size of Firm, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S.: 2012. ..Release Schedule. . The data in this file was released in February 2016.. ..Key Table Information. . This data is related to all other 2012 SBO files.. Refer to the Methodology section of the Survey of Business Owners website for additional information.. ..Universe. . The universe for the 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) includes all U.S. firms operating during 2012 with receipts of $1,000 or more which are classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 11 through 99, except for NAICS 111, 112, 482, 491, 521, 525, 813, 814, and 92 which are not covered. Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. total.. In this file, "respondent firms" refers to all firms that reported gender, ethnicity, race, or veteran status for at least one owner or returned a survey form with at least one item completed and were publicly held or not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.. ..Geographic Coverage. . The data are shown at the U.S. level only.. ..Industry Coverage. . The data are shown for the total of all sectors (NAICS 00).. ..Data Items and Other Identifying Records. . Statistics for All U.S. Firms That Had E-Commerce Sales by Receipts Size of Firm, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S.: 2012 contains data on:. . Number of firms, firms with paid employees, and firms with no paid employees. Sales and receipts for all firms, firms with paid employees, and firms with no paid employees. Number of employees for firms with paid employees. Annual payroll for firms with paid employees. Percent of all respondent firms, respondent firms with paid employees, and respondent firms with no paid employees. Percent of sales and receipts of all respondent firms, respondent firms with paid employees, and respondent firms with no paid employees. Percent of number of employees of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of annual payroll of respondent firms with paid employees. . The data are published by percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2012 and receipts size of firm and by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.. ..Sort Order. . Data are presented in ascending levels by:. . Gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status (CBGROUP). Receipts size of firm (RCPSZFI). Percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2012 (PECOMMRC). . The data are sorted on underlying control field values, so control fields may not appear in alphabetical order.. ..FTP Download. . Download the entire SB1200CSCB56 table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo/data/2012/SB1200CSCB56.zip. ..Contact Information. . To contact the Survey of Business Owners staff:. . Visit the website at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo.html.. Email general, nonsecure, and unencrypted messages to ewd.survey.of.business.owners@census.gov.. Call 301.763.3316 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.. Write to:. U.S. Census Bureau. Survey of Business Owners. 4600 Silver Hill Road. Washington, DC 20233. . . ...Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners.Note: The data in this ...

United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: ES: Computer, Peripheral, Comm & Oth Eqpt data was reported at 25.880 USD bn in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 22.222 USD bn for 2017. United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: ES: Computer, Peripheral, Comm & Oth Eqpt data is updated yearly, averaging 11.544 USD bn from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2018, with 20 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.880 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 4.166 USD bn in 1999. United States RS: ARTS: E-Commerce: ES: Computer, Peripheral, Comm & Oth Eqpt data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.H003: Retail Sales: Annual Retail Trade Survey: NAICS.

Graph and download economic data for E-Commerce Retail Sales from Q4 1999 to Q1 2025 about e-commerce, retail trade, sales, retail, and USA.

This timeline shows the customer satisfaction with e-retail over the years, as measured in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score. In 2024, customer satisfaction with electronic retail reached 80 points out of 100. A bustling e-commerce market With one of the largest economies globally, it is no surprise that the United States also is a leading market for e-commerce on the global scale. In 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau reported retail e-commerce sales reaching an estimated 275 million U.S. dollars, nearly doubling since 2019. This high number of sales is made possible by the 273 million e-commerce users in the country – over 80 percent of the population. U.S. online fashion shopping Of the most popular categories to buy online, apparel and accessories is by far the most popular. In 2024, apparel, footwear and accessories made up 20.2 percent of the country’s total retail e-commerce sales. In the same year, the category was forecast to generate a total 145 billion U.S. dollars in overall revenue.

North America E-Commerce Market size was valued at USD 1.29 Trillion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 3.13 Trillion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 10% from 2026 to 2032.

Key Market Drivers:

Increasing Mobile Commerce Adoption: The proliferation of smartphones and enhanced mobile shopping experiences have fueled e-commerce development in North America. According to the US Census Bureau's Annual Retail Trade Survey, mobile commerce sales will reach $359.32 billion in 2021, up 15.2% over the previous year. More importantly, smartphones accounted for about 43% of all e-commerce transactions in North America by the end of 2023, demonstrating customers' increased preference for mobile purchasing.

Release Date: 2016-02-23.[NOTE: Includes firms with payroll at any time during 2012. Employment reflects the number of paid employees during the March 12 pay period. Data are based on the 2012 Economic Census, and the estimates of business ownership by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status are from the 2012 Survey of Business Owners. Detail may not add to total due to rounding or because a Hispanic firm may be of any race. Moreover, each owner had the option of selecting more than one race and therefore is included in each race selected. Respondent firms include all firms that responded to the characteristic(s) tabulated in this dataset and reported gender, ethnicity, race, or veteran status or that were publicly held or not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Percentages are for respondent firms only and are not recalculated when the dataset is resorted. Percentages are always based on total reporting (defined above) within a gender, ethnicity, race, veteran status, and/or employment size group for the characteristics tabulated in this dataset. Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. and state totals for all sectors. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.]..Table Name. . Statistics for All U.S. Firms With Paid Employees That Had E-Commerce Sales by Employment Size of Firm, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S.: 2012. ..Release Schedule. . The data in this file was released in February 2016.. ..Key Table Information. . This data is related to all other 2012 SBO files.. Refer to the Methodology section of the Survey of Business Owners website for additional information.. ..Universe. . The universe for the 2012 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) includes all U.S. firms operating during 2012 with receipts of $1,000 or more which are classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 11 through 99, except for NAICS 111, 112, 482, 491, 521, 525, 813, 814, and 92 which are not covered. Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. total.. In this file, "respondent firms" refers to all firms that reported gender, ethnicity, race, or veteran status for at least one owner or returned a survey form with at least one item completed and were publicly held or not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.. ..Geographic Coverage. . The data are shown at the U.S. level only.. ..Industry Coverage. . The data are shown for the total of all sectors (NAICS 00).. ..Data Items and Other Identifying Records. . Statistics for All U.S. Firms With Paid Employees That Had E-Commerce Sales by Employment Size of Firm, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, and Veteran Status for the U.S.: 2012 contains data on:. . Number of firms with paid employees. Sales and receipts for firms with paid employees. Number of employees for firms with paid employees. Annual payroll for firms with paid employees. Percent of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of sales and receipts of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of number of employees of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of annual payroll of respondent firms with paid employees. . The data are published by percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2012 and employment size of firm and by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.. ..Sort Order. . Data are presented in ascending levels by:. . Gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status (CBGROUP). Employment size of firm (EMPSZFI). Percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2012 (PECOMMRC). . The data are sorted on underlying control field values, so control fields may not appear in alphabetical order.. ..FTP Download. . Download the entire SB1200CSCB57 table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo/data/2012/SB1200CSCB57.zip. ..Contact Information. . To contact the Survey of Business Owners staff:. . Visit the website at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/sbo.html.. Email general, nonsecure, and unencrypted messages to ewd.survey.of.business.owners@census.gov.. Call 301.763.3316 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday.. Write to:. U.S. Census Bureau. Survey of Business Owners. 4600 Silver Hill Road. Washington, DC 20233. . . ...Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Survey of Business Owners.Note: The data in this file are based on the 2012 Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners (SBO). To maintain confidentiality,...

This timeline shows the customer satisfaction with e-retail over the years, as measured in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score. In 2025, customer satisfaction with electronic retail reached ** points out of 100. A bustling e-commerce market With one of the largest economies globally, it is no surprise that the United States also is a leading market for e-commerce on the global scale. In 20234, the U.S. Census Bureau reported retail e-commerce sales reaching an estimated ************* U.S. dollars, nearly doubling since 2019. This high number of sales is made possible by the *** million e-commerce users in the country – over ** percent of the population. U.S. online fashion shopping Of the most popular categories to buy online, apparel and accessories is by far the most popular. In 2024, apparel, footwear and accessories made up **** percent of the country’s total retail e-commerce sales. In the same year, the category was forecast to generate a total *** billion U.S. dollars in overall revenue.

Release Date: 2016-09-23..Table Name. . Statistics for U.S. Employer Firms That Had E-Commerce Sales by Sector, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business for the U.S., States, and Top 50 MSAs: 2014. ..Release Schedule. . This file was released in September 2016.. ..Key Table Information. . These data are related to all other 2014 ASE files.. Refer to the Methodology section of the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs website for additional information.. ..Universe. . The universe for the 2014 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (ASE) includes all U.S. firms with paid employees operating during 2014 with receipts of $1,000 or more which are classified in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors 11 through 99, except for NAICS 111, 112, 482, 491, 521, 525, 813, 814, and 92 which are not covered. Firms with more than one domestic establishment are counted in each geographic area and industry in which they operate, but only once in the U.S. total.. In this file, "respondent firms" refers to all firms that reported gender, ethnicity, race, or veteran status for at least one owner or returned a survey form with at least one item completed and were publicly held or not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status.. ..Geographic Coverage. . The data are shown for:. . United States. States and the District of Columbia. The top fifty most populous metropolitan areas. . ..Industry Coverage. . The data are shown for the total of all sectors (00) and the 2-digit NAICS code level.. ..Data Items and Other Identifying Records. . Statistics for U.S. Employer Firms That Had E-Commerce Sales by Sector, Gender, Ethnicity, Race, Veteran Status, and Years in Business for the U.S., States, and Top 50 MSAs: 2014 contains data on:. . Number of firms with paid employees. Sales and receipts for firms with paid employees. Number of employees for firms with paid employees. Annual payroll for firms with paid employees. Percent of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of sales and receipts of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of number of employees of respondent firms with paid employees. Percent of annual payroll of respondent firms with paid employees. . The data are shown for:. . Gender, ethnicity, race and veteran status of respondent firms. . All firms. Female-owned. Male-owned. Equally male-/female-owned. Hispanic. Equally Hispanic/non-Hispanic. Non-Hispanic. White. Black or African American. American Indian and Alaska Native. Asian. Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Some other race. Minority. Equally minority/nonminority. Nonminority. Veteran-owned. Equally veteran-/nonveteran-owned. Nonveteran-owned. All firms classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. Publicly held and other firms not classifiable by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. . . Years in business. . All firms. Firms less than 2 years in business. Firms with 2 to 3 years in business. Firms with 4 to 5 years in business. Firms with 6 to 10 years in business. Firms with 11 to 15 years in business. Firms with 16 or more years in business. . . Percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2014. . All firms. No e-commerce sales. Less than 1%. 1% to 4%. 5% to 9%. 10% to 19%. 20% to 49%. 50% to 99%. 100%. Don't know. Total reporting. E-commerce not reported. Percent e-commerce not reported. . . . ..Sort Order. . Data are presented in ascending levels by:. . Geography (GEO_ID). NAICS code (NAICS2012). Gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status (ASECB). Years in business (YIBSZFI). Percent of total sales of goods and services that were from e-commerce in 2014 (PECOMMRC). . The data are sorted on underlying control field values, so control fields may not appear in alphabetical order.. ..FTP Download. . Download the entire SE1400CSCB23 table at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/ase/data/2014/SE1400CSCB23.zip. ..Contact Information. . To contact the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs staff:. . Visit the website at https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/ase.html.. Email general, nonsecure, and unencrypted messages to ewd.annual.survey.of.entrepreneurs@census.gov.. ...