In 2020, department stores in the United States generated sales of approximately 112 billion U.S. dollars, down from 135 billion registered a year earlier. Since the beginning of the 21st century, department store sales have shown a downward trend.
Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Numbers have been rounded to provide a better understanding of the statistic.
Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found here.
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US Census Bureau. (January 13, 2022). Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2022). Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Department Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, Department store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197712/annual-department-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited July 07, 2022)
