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Worldwide e-commerce share of retail sales 2016, by region
E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region
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Aug 8, 2016
This statistic shows retail e-commerce sales as a percent of global retail sales in 2016, sorted by region. In 2016, e-retail sales accounted for 12.1 percent of all retail sales in Asia Pacific, compared to 8.1 percent in North America.
E-commerce share of total global retail sales in 2016, by region
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Aug 8, 2016
This statistic shows retail e-commerce sales as a percent of global retail sales in 2016, sorted by region. In 2016, e-retail sales accounted for 12.1 percent of all retail sales in Asia Pacific, compared to 8.1 percent in North America.
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