This statistic gives the share of retail items returned in the United States from 2012 to 2021. In 2021, retail merchandise returned in the United States accounted for 16.6 percent of the total retail sales.
Amount of merchandise returned as a share of total retail sales in the United States from 2012 to 2021*
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National Retail Federation. (January 25, 2022). Amount of merchandise returned as a share of total retail sales in the United States from 2012 to 2021* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/876378/retail-industry-reverse-logistics-share-united-states/
National Retail Federation. "Amount of merchandise returned as a share of total retail sales in the United States from 2012 to 2021*." Chart. January 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876378/retail-industry-reverse-logistics-share-united-states/
National Retail Federation. (2022). Amount of merchandise returned as a share of total retail sales in the United States from 2012 to 2021*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876378/retail-industry-reverse-logistics-share-united-states/
National Retail Federation. "Amount of Merchandise Returned as a Share of Total Retail Sales in The United States from 2012 to 2021*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876378/retail-industry-reverse-logistics-share-united-states/
National Retail Federation, Amount of merchandise returned as a share of total retail sales in the United States from 2012 to 2021* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876378/retail-industry-reverse-logistics-share-united-states/ (last visited May 21, 2022)
