Source: EMARKETER Forecast, May 2025 - February 2025
Note: includes products or services purchased via physical channels (e.g., stores, infomercials, printed catalogs, vending machines); excludes products or services ordered using the internet; excludes travel & event tickets, payments such as bill pay, taxes, or money transfers, restaurant sales, food services & drinking place sales, gambling & other vice goods sales
Additional Note: Large appliances includes refrigerators, ranges, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, air conditioners, etc.; parts and accessories are included. It excludes small appliances, such as coffee makers, blenders, and food processors. EMARKETER benchmarks its US total retail sales figures against US Department of Commerce data from 2018 onward. The last full year measured was 2024.
Methodology: Estimates are based on the analysis of data from other research firms and government agencies, historical trends, reported and estimated revenues of major online retailers, consumer online buying trends, and macro-level economic conditions.