• Monthly year-over-year retail sales development by sector U.S. 2020

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In December 2020, total retail sales in the United States rose by approximately 2.9 percent year-over-year. Clothing and clothing accessory store sales fell by 14.9 percent year-over-year in that period.

Monthly year-over-year retail sales development in the United States in 2020, by sector

	Online and other non-store	Grocery and beverage stores	General merchandise stores	Health and personal care stores	Furniture and home furnishing stores	Sporting goods stores	Building materials and garden supply stores	Clothing and clothing accessory stores	Electronics and appliance stores	Total retail sales*
Dec 20	23.9%	9.6%	-0.1%	5.4%	2.2%	15.2%	19%	-14.9%	-14.4%	2.9%
Oct 20	26.3%	11.6%	4.8%	3.1%	5.8%	14.1%	17%	-11.3%	-3.3%	10.6%
Aug 20	20.1%	8.3%	-0.2%	3.3%	0.4%	8%	11.9%	-23.5%	-3.4%	5.6%
Jun 20	30.2%	11.4%	0.7%	-2.5%	-1.9%	22.4%	22.6%	-24.3%	-11.7%	9.3%
Apr 20	21.2%	13.3%	-13.8%	-10.8%	-66.3%	-48.7%	1.2%	-89.3%	-64.8%	-21.6%
Feb 20	0.7%	0%	0%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-1.3%	-1.2%	-1.4%	4.3%

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February 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

Figures are unadjusted seasonally.

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