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U.S. retail e-commerce sales 2002-2017
Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
by J. Clement,
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Jul 23, 2019
This statistic shows the sales figures for U.S. retail e-commerce from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, overall U.S. desktop retail e-commerce sales almost reached 336 billion U.S. dollars. In 2012, desktop retail e-commerce sales added up to a total of 186.2 billion U.S. dollars.
E-commerce sales in the U.S. – additional information
In its simplest terms e-commerce, which has been in development since the 1970s, refers to the buying or selling of products and services via the internet. In the fourth quarter of 2017, e-commerce accounted for 9.1 percent of total retail sales in the United States, almost double the amount from seven years earlier in 2010.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Jul 23, 2019
This statistic shows the sales figures for U.S. retail e-commerce from 2002 to 2017. In 2017, overall U.S. desktop retail e-commerce sales almost reached 336 billion U.S. dollars. In 2012, desktop retail e-commerce sales added up to a total of 186.2 billion U.S. dollars.
E-commerce sales in the U.S. – additional information
In its simplest terms e-commerce, which has been in development since the 1970s, refers to the buying or selling of products and services via the internet. In the fourth quarter of 2017, e-commerce accounted for 9.1 percent of total retail sales in the United States, almost double the amount from seven years earlier in 2010.
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- 2002 to 2017
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- desktop only, excluding mobile; excluding travel sales
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- 2015 to 2017 data was calculated from quarterly figures.
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- 2002 to 2017
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- 2015 to 2017 data was calculated from quarterly figures.
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