retail sales per capita, by business 2021

In 2021, sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book store sales amounted to 309 U.S. dollars per head of the U.S. population. The average person in the United States spent an estimated 1,706 dollars at gas stations that year. Total per capita spending for all businesses combined amounted to 19,653 U.S. dollars per consumer.

Estimated per capita retail sales in the United States from 2004 to 2021, by selected kind of business (in U.S. dollars)

Kind of business	Motor vehicle and parts dealers [NAICS 441]	Furniture and home furnishing stores [NAICS 442]	Electronics and appliance stores [NAICS 443]	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers [NAICS 444]	Food and beverage stores [NAICS 445]	Health and personal care stores [NAICS 446]	Gasoline stations [NAICS 447]	Clothing and clothing accessories stores [NAICS 448]	Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, and book stores [NAICS 451]	General merchandise stores [NAICS 452]	Miscellaneous store retailers [NAICS 453]	Nonstore retailers [NAICS 454]
2021	4,472	424	282	1,449	2,679	1,166	1,706	876	309	2,403	481	3,407
2020	3,645	341	225	1,270	2,564	1,075	1,288	604	254	2,199	387	2,958
2019	3,767	367	277	1,134	2,359	1,046	1,556	818	242	2,180	402	2,293
2018	3,688	364	288	1,123	2,295	1,035	1,593	816	245	2,163	394	2,072
2017	3,648	355	284	1,075	2,243	997	1,465	804	258	2,129	379	1,871
2016	3,568	348	291	1,046	2,174	986	1,350	807	267	2,116	374	1,686
2015	3,443	336	312	1,011	2,144	959	1,421	800	267	2,122	369	1,554
2014	3,227	316	323	985	2,106	925	1,718	788	263	2,108	362	1,458
2013	3,045	303	328	948	2,030	884	1,752	775	262	2,069	355	1,361
2012	2,825	292	331	897	2,002	873	1,770	763	259	2,047	351	1,301
2011	2,609	281	327	865	1,955	872	1,712	734	252	2,005	348	1,208
2010	2,402	275	322	842	1,877	842	1,449	690	253	1,952	337	1,102
2009	2,190	276	319	853	1,853	824	1,275	667	253	1,920	332	1,014
2008	2,584	325	356	993	1,872	811	1,656	709	265	1,957	364	1,050
2007	3,021	369	366	1,065	1,819	787	1,500	734	269	1,921	386	1,025
2006	3,016	378	369	1,120	1,760	748	1,414	714	263	1,858	381	953
2005	3,006	369	359	1,086	1,721	711	1,282	680	255	1,788	363	865
2004	2,959	354	342	1,008	1,675	681	1,107	650	250	1,699	356	782

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December 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2004 to 2021

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The source adds the following information: "Estimates are shown in dollars and are based on data from the Annual Retail Trade Survey and the Census Bureau's Population Program. Estimates have been adjusted using final results of the 2017 Economic Census."

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