This statistic shows the estimated U.S. total and e-commerce figures of U.S. retail in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the share of e-commerce in total U.S. retail sales was 4.6 percent and almost doubled in 2017, where e-commerce sales amounted to 9.1 percent of total retail sales in the holiday quarter.
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Percentage of e-commerce in total U.S. Q4 retail sales 2010-2017
Percentage of e-commerce in total U.S. retail sales in 4th quarter from 2010 to 2017
This statistic shows the estimated U.S. total and e-commerce figures of U.S. retail in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the share of e-commerce in total U.S. retail sales was 4.6 percent and almost doubled in 2017, where e-commerce sales amounted to 9.1 percent of total retail sales in the holiday quarter.
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| Estimated share of e-commerce in total sales | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '10 | 4.6% |
| Q4 '11 | 5.1% |
| Q4 '12 | 5.5% |
| Q4 '13 | 6.1% |
| Q4 '14 | 6.6% |
| Q4 '15 | 7.5% |
| Q4 '16 | 8.2% |
| Q4 '17 | 9.1% |
| Estimated share of e-commerce in total sales | |
|---|---|
| Q4 '10 | 4.6% |
| Q4 '11 | 5.1% |
| Q4 '12 | 5.5% |
| Q4 '13 | 6.1% |
| Q4 '14 | 6.6% |
| Q4 '15 | 7.5% |
| Q4 '16 | 8.2% |
| Q4 '17 | 9.1% |
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This statistic shows the estimated U.S. total and e-commerce figures of U.S. retail in the fourth quarter of 2010 to 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2010, the share of e-commerce in total U.S. retail sales was 4.6 percent and almost doubled in 2017, where e-commerce sales amounted to 9.1 percent of total retail sales in the holiday quarter.
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- February 2018
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- United States
- Survey time period
- Q4 2010 to 2017
- Special properties
- adjusted data
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- Estimates are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- Q4 2010 to 2017
- Special properties
- adjusted data
- Supplementary notes
- Estimates are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records.
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Statistics on "Holiday season e-commerce in the United States"
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- Annual holiday season retail e-commerce sales growth in the United States from 2010 to 2018U.S. holiday season e-commerce sales growth 2010-2018
- U.S. holiday season e-commerce spending from 2009 to 2017, by online shopping day (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday season e-commerce spending by online shopping day 2009-2017
- Holiday season retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2017 to 2018, by online shopping day (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday season retail e-commerce sales 2018, by online shopping day
- Year-on-year growth of top holiday season e-commerce spending days in the United States in 2017Year-on-year growth of top U.S. e-commerce spending days 2017
- Holiday season sales as percentage of total holiday retail sales in the United States from 2014 to 2018Holiday e-commerce share of total U.S. retail sales 2014-2018
- Holiday season mobile retail e-commerce sales volume in the United States from 2014 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. holiday season mobile retail e-commerce sales 2014-2016
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- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017Projected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by genderProjected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017, by gender
- Projected share of online holiday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupProjected share of online holiday spending in the United States 2017, by age group
- Net revenue of Amazon from 1st quarter 2007 to 4th quarter 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Amazon: quarterly net revenue 2007-2018
- Amazon's fourth quarter net income including seasonal sales from 2009 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Amazon's Q4 income including seasonal sales 2009-2018
- Number of holiday season workers at Amazon in the United States from 2012 to 2017U.S. Amazon holiday season workforce 2012-2017
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- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017U.S. convergence of online and offline holiday shopping 2017
- Online and offline holiday shopping channel usage combinations of consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by age groupU.S. convergence of online and offline holiday shopping 2017, by age group
- How often do you search for and research a product online for your holiday shopping prior to going shopping in-store?U.S. holiday shopping webrooming frequency 2015
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- What percentage of your holiday purchases do you plan to make on your mobile device? Projected mobile holiday shopping volume according to U.S. shoppers 2016
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- Projected share of online Black Friday spending according to consumers in the United States as of October 2017, by genderProjected share of online Black Friday spending in the United States 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by genderShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by gender
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by urbanityShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by urbanity
- Share of online consumers in the United States who are likely to shop online on Black Friday as of October 2017, by number of adults in householdShare of U.S. consumers shopping online on Black Friday 2017, by household size
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- Mobile e-commerce spending in the United States on Cyber Monday from 2014 to 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)Cyber Monday: U.S. mobile spending 2014-2016
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017Likelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by age groupLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by age group
- Likelihood of consumers in the United States shopping online on Cyber Monday as of October 2017, by genderLikelihood of U.S. online shopping on Cyber Monday 2017, by gender
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