October 11, 2019

US Retail Holiday Season Sales, 2018 & 2019 (billions, % change and % of total)

Description

This chart shows US retail holiday season sales for 2018 and 2019. Data is broken out by brick and mortar and retail ecommerce, and is further segmented by desktop and mobile.

Note

eMarketer benchmarks its retail sales figures against US Department of Commerce data, for which the last full year measured was 2018.

Methodology

Estimates are based on the analysis of data from benchmark source US Department of Commerce, estimates from other research firms, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues from major online retailers, consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions.

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Holiday Shopping 2019Podcast: Will US Retailers Ring in the First Trillion-Dollar Holiday Season?

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US Retail Holiday Season Sales, 2018 & 2019 (billions, % change and % of total)

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October 11, 2019

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Holiday Shopping 2019Podcast: Will US Retailers Ring in the First Trillion-Dollar Holiday Season?
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Holiday & Seasonal ShoppingRetailRetail Ecommerce SalesRetail Mcommerce SalesUnited States

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