This statistic shows the sales figures for U.S. retail e-commerce from 2002 to 2the first half of 2020. In 2019, overall U.S. desktop retail e-commerce sales almost peaked at 429.7 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.
Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 1st half 2020
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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comScore. (October 19, 2020). Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 1st half 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273424/retail-e-commerce-sales-in-the-united-states/
comScore. "Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 1st half 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 19, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273424/retail-e-commerce-sales-in-the-united-states/
comScore. (2020). Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 1st half 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/273424/retail-e-commerce-sales-in-the-united-states/
comScore. "Desktop Retail E-commerce Sales in The United States from 2002 to 1st Half 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273424/retail-e-commerce-sales-in-the-united-states/
comScore, Desktop retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2002 to 1st half 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/273424/retail-e-commerce-sales-in-the-united-states/ (last visited June 28, 2022)
