Furniture is the merchandise lines that registered the highest e-commerce sales in the United States in 2020. During that year, total electronic sales of furniture and home furnishings reached almost 116 billion U.S. dollars, of which 110 billion were generated through e-commerce platforms.
Total and e-commerce sales of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses in 2020, by merchandise line
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Total
E-commerce
Furniture and home furnishings
115,717
109,888
Other merchandise*
124,977
106,769
Clothing and clothing accessories (includes footwear)
114,384
105,459
Drugs, health aids, and beauty aids
198,569
75,463
Nonmerchandise receipts**
46,867
42,408
Sporting goods
35,153
32,306
Food, beer, and wine
28,626
26,309
Toys, hobby goods, and games
25,119
23,413
Books (includes audio books and e-books)
20,861
18,586
Audio and video recordings (includes purchased downloads)
* E-commerce sales are sales of goods and services where the buyer places an order, or the price and terms of the sale are negotiated, over an Internet, mobile device (M-commerce), extranet, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, electronic mail, or other comparable online system. Payment may or may not be made online.
Source states that estimates are shown in millions of dollars and are based on data from the Annual Retail Trade Survey. Estimates have been adjusted using final results of the 2017 Economic Census. *Includes other merchandise such as collectibles, souvenirs, auto parts and accessories, hardware, and lawn and garden equipment and supplies. **Includes nonmerchandise receipts such as auction commissions, customer training, customer support, advertising, and shipping and handling.
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US Census Bureau. (January 13, 2022). Total and e-commerce sales of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses in 2020, by merchandise line (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184970/value-of-sales-of-us-e-commerce-and-us-total-sales/
US Census Bureau. "Total and e-commerce sales of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses in 2020, by merchandise line (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184970/value-of-sales-of-us-e-commerce-and-us-total-sales/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Total and e-commerce sales of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses in 2020, by merchandise line (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184970/value-of-sales-of-us-e-commerce-and-us-total-sales/
US Census Bureau. "Total and E-commerce Sales of U.S. Electronic Shopping and Mail-order Houses in 2020, by Merchandise Line (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184970/value-of-sales-of-us-e-commerce-and-us-total-sales/
US Census Bureau, Total and e-commerce sales of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses in 2020, by merchandise line (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184970/value-of-sales-of-us-e-commerce-and-us-total-sales/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
