Internet retail: monthly sales value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2020

This statistic displays the value of internet retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) monthly from January 2016 to February 2020. In September 2019, sales decreased to a value of 1.32 billion British pounds. Since then, they have increased, and in December 2019, the value of online retail sales peaked at approximately 2.1 billion British pounds. Overall the value of internet retail sales has steadily increased with peaks during the winter season, reflecting sales increase from the holiday season. E-commerce retail sales have been increasing steadily in conjunction with mobile commerce retail sales which are projected to increase to approximately 29.04 billion British pounds by 2018. Total e-commerce sales in the UK amounted to approximately 533 billion British pounds in 2015. In 2015, the UK had the third largest e-commerce market in the world. Further information on e-commerce in the UK can be found in the Dossier: E-commerce in the United Kingdom and in the Dossier: Internet industry in the United Kingdom.