Table 3. Supplemental Estimated Quarterly U.S.
Retail Trade Sales (Not Adjusted, millions of dollars) - Total and E-commerce1
[Estimates are not adjusted and based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records.]
Furniture and
Total Retail Trade Motor vehicle Furniture, building materials, home
and parts and electronics
furnishings
Quarter
Total Store and Total Total Store and Total Total Store and Total Total
Non-store E-commerce Non-store E-commerce Non-store E-commerce E-commerce
Sales Sales Sales
2nd quarter 2024(p) 1,854,004 282,289 414,697 15,157 217,299 27,980 3,852
1st quarter 2024(r) 1,717,431 267,976 385,009 14,201 181,735 25,795 3,775
4th quarter 2023 1,892,581 322,862 383,316 13,913 207,990 31,458 4,614
3rd quarter 2023 1,815,346 268,745 409,353 14,623 207,202 27,151 4,209
2nd quarter 2023 1,820,322 264,857 414,552 14,890 220,171 26,901 4,122
1st quarter 2023 1,671,884 247,176 376,778 13,887 190,345 25,143 4,196
4th quarter 2022 1,840,398 293,992 365,693 14,366 214,385 31,525 5,536
3rd quarter 2022 1,776,015 245,114 386,488 15,083 216,153 27,698 5,015
2nd quarter 2022 1,809,731 244,065 399,819 15,840 228,052 27,235 4,909
1st quarter 2022 1,614,851 229,465 369,884 14,981 190,964 26,289 4,719
4th quarter 2021 1,751,482 279,852 358,011 14,544 213,571 33,469 5,662
3rd quarter 2021 1,630,377 224,757 370,985 14,552 202,988 25,832 4,876
2nd quarter 2021 1,677,723 232,425 408,708 15,309 220,280 26,099 S
1st quarter 2021 1,460,263 213,993 341,507 12,847 179,108 24,388 S
4th quarter 2020 1,540,531 255,399 322,468 12,403 191,422 30,292 S
3rd quarter 2020 1,452,064 204,806 334,100 12,209 185,875 24,687 S
2nd quarter 2020 1,316,319 204,062 282,839 10,435 177,369 27,776 4,578
1st quarter 2020 1,256,799 146,491 267,945 9,083 144,021 14,653 S
4th quarter 2019 1,441,321 178,456 305,185 10,162 166,323 17,609 3,479
3rd quarter 2019 1,363,013 138,655 322,289 10,227 161,103 13,683 2,906
2nd quarter 2019 1,366,265 132,399 319,919 9,939 167,525 13,651 2,790
1st quarter 2019 1,230,871 121,578 288,439 8,964 140,705 12,727 2,535
4th quarter 2018 1,395,223 155,545 295,742 9,292 166,481 17,984 3,157
3rd quarter 2018 1,314,963 120,554 308,145 9,230 160,031 13,970 2,568
2nd quarter 2018 1,328,390 119,597 313,311 9,133 168,700 13,834 2,478
1st quarter 2018 1,214,805 111,690 287,529 8,172 138,049 12,734 S
(p) Preliminary estimate. (r) Revised estimate.
(S) Suppressed - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality (total q
rate is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality.
1
E-commerce sales are sales of goods and services where the buyer places an order, or the price and terms of the sale are negotiated, over an Internet, mobile device (M-com
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, electronic mail, or other comparable online system. Payment may or may not be made online.
Note: Table 2 provides estimated measures of sampling variability. Estimates are not adjusted for seasonal variation, trading day differences, moving holidays or price change
information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions can be found on the Internet at
https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html.
Source: The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the
confidential source data
(Project No. P-7504206, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0003).
Last Revised: August 19, 2024
Electronics Building materials, Clothing and
and garden equipment Clothing and clothing General All other
general merchandise merchandise
appliance and supplies accessories
Total Total Total Store and Total Total Total Total Store and Total
E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce
Sales Sales
12,799 11,329 344,046 48,603 16,008 32,595 622,636 18,980
13,272 8,748 317,086 46,565 15,109 31,456 583,252 18,746
16,732 10,112 393,257 62,779 23,310 39,469 631,361 21,869
13,056 9,886 335,166 45,300 16,323 28,977 623,871 17,809
11,863 10,916 334,571 44,922 15,994 28,928 614,120 18,097
12,344 8,603 301,381 41,969 15,024 26,945 575,096 17,795
16,283 9,706 385,716 59,134 23,320 35,814 632,848 21,371
13,219 9,464 326,126 42,433 16,335 26,098 635,447 17,346
11,619 10,707 329,646 42,480 16,394 26,086 640,567 17,778
13,058 8,512 284,993 38,292 15,466 22,826 561,250 17,404
18,622 9,185 366,847 57,202 22,683 34,519 592,754 20,114
12,485 8,471 303,170 38,268 15,536 22,732 567,020 16,280
12,122 9,199 307,744 40,090 15,807 24,283 547,883 16,621
12,700 7,138 263,881 36,215 14,360 21,855 492,677 17,132
16,918 8,101 322,719 54,324 21,350 32,974 505,910 19,308
12,419 7,971 266,427 35,700 14,391 21,309 495,211 16,072
13,957 9,241 240,443 38,138 14,597 23,541 457,976 16,753
7,385 4,412 235,116 22,964 10,314 12,650 469,413 10,562
9,790 4,340 315,604 36,167 16,450 19,717 496,079 11,354
S 3,875 260,111 22,301 10,376 11,925 489,194 9,270
S 4,155 260,733 21,020 9,779 11,241 488,596 8,746
S 3,133 233,473 18,784 9,289 9,495 445,323 8,247
11,210 3,617 308,504 30,688 14,642 16,046 486,242 9,646
S 3,311 253,141 18,914 9,387 9,527 479,494 7,523
S 3,609 253,598 18,396 8,953 9,443 477,589 7,585
7,661 2,748 230,762 16,394 8,489 7,905 443,823 7,577
an 30%), poor response quality (total quantity response
ver an Internet, mobile device (M-commerce), extranet,
e.
nces, moving holidays or price changes. Additional
et at
Health and Sporting goods, hobby Miscellaneous
Food and personal musical instrument, including gasoline Nonstore retailers
beverage
care and books stations
Total Total Total Total Total Store and Total
E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce
Sales
8,305 2,370 3,111 5,194 255,326 171,569
8,353 2,254 3,063 5,076 250,349 162,669
8,868 3,396 4,601 5,004 276,657 192,843
7,645 2,128 3,385 4,651 239,754 163,862
7,687 2,481 3,131 4,798 236,908 160,047
7,770 2,315 3,068 4,642 228,284 148,382
8,458 3,429 4,575 4,909 241,756 167,596
7,240 2,118 3,297 4,691 211,801 142,554
7,211 2,360 3,210 4,997 211,647 140,732
7,460 2,088 3,187 4,669 207,760 132,499
7,776 2,884 4,559 4,895 220,299 154,523
6,771 1,744 3,289 4,476 186,214 129,825
6,893 1,938 3,145 4,645 193,108 134,306
7,771 1,838 3,111 4,412 183,090 123,411
7,837 2,575 4,228 4,668 198,012 139,072
6,757 1,761 3,462 4,092 170,451 116,138
7,248 2,345 3,492 3,668 157,692 110,960
3,739 1,241 2,041 3,541 140,304 89,229
3,478 1,947 2,598 3,331 158,130 103,164
S 1,244 2,105 3,611 130,316 83,174
2,158 1,359 1,761 3,468 129,492 79,043
1,948 1,141 1,797 3,361 122,931 72,856
1,847 1,714 2,471 3,614 138,254 87,935
1,440 1,042 1,889 3,152 114,152 70,917
1,417 1,227 1,703 3,238 115,192 70,649
1,442 1,129 1,834 3,172 114,642 66,813
Table 4. Estimated Measures of Sampling Variability for Supplemental Quarterly U.S. Retail Trade Sales (Not Adjusted, millions of dollars) - Total and E-
[Estimates are shown as percents and are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey.]
Furniture and
Total Retail Trade Motor vehicle Furniture, building materials, home
and parts and electronics
furnishings
Quarter
Total Store and Total Total Store and Total Total Store and Total Total
Non-store E-commerce Non-store E-commerce Non-store E-commerce E-commerce
Sales Sales Sales
2nd quarter 2024(p) 0.8 1.9 1.4 6.2 1.9 0.5 1.0
1st quarter 2024(r) 0.8 1.8 1.3 6.3 1.6 0.5 1.0
4th quarter 2023 0.7 1.9 1.4 6.6 1.6 0.4 1.0
3rd quarter 2023 0.7 2.0 1.4 6.4 1.8 0.4 0.9
2nd quarter 2023 0.7 1.9 1.5 6.5 1.7 0.5 0.7
1st quarter 2023 0.7 1.8 1.5 6.4 1.5 0.6 0.9
4th quarter 2022 0.7 1.8 1.6 6.4 1.5 0.5 0.8
3rd quarter 2022 0.6 1.7 1.4 6.1 1.6 0.6 0.8
2nd quarter 2022 0.6 1.7 1.3 6.1 1.6 0.7 0.9
1st quarter 2022 0.6 1.7 1.3 5.9 1.5 0.7 0.9
4th quarter 2021 0.6 1.9 1.4 6.0 1.4 0.5 0.6
3rd quarter 2021 0.6 2.0 1.2 5.8 1.5 0.6 0.8
2nd quarter 2021 0.6 1.9 1.1 5.5 1.5 0.7 S
1st quarter 2021 0.6 1.8 1.1 6.0 1.4 0.6 S
4th quarter 2020 0.6 1.9 1.4 5.8 1.2 0.5 S
3rd quarter 2020 0.6 1.9 1.2 5.9 1.3 0.7 S
2nd quarter 2020 0.6 1.7 1.1 6.2 1.3 0.8 1.5
1st quarter 2020 0.5 2.2 1.0 6.3 1.2 1.2 S
4th quarter 2019 0.5 1.9 1.1 5.6 1.1 1.0 0.8
3rd quarter 2019 0.5 1.7 1.0 5.9 1.1 1.4 1.1
2nd quarter 2019 0.5 1.8 1.0 5.9 1.0 1.6 1.9
1st quarter 2019 0.6 1.9 1.1 5.9 1.1 1.8 1.5
4th quarter 2018 0.5 1.9 1.1 6.0 1.1 1.3 1.7
3rd quarter 2018 0.5 1.8 1.0 6.1 1.2 1.7 1.4
2nd quarter 2018 0.5 1.9 0.9 6.4 1.0 1.8 1.8
1st quarter 2018 0.5 1.9 0.9 6.6 1.0 2.3 S
(p) Preliminary estimate. (r) Revised estimate. (Z) Absolute value is less than 0.05%.
(S) Suppressed - Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability (coefficient of variation is greater than 30%), poor response quality (total q
rate is less than 50%), or other concerns about the estimate's quality.
Note: Estimated measures of sampling variability are based on estimates not adjusted for seasonal variation, trading day differences, or moving holidays. Additional informati
confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, sample design, and definitions may be found at https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collecte
Source: The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product to ensure appropriate access, use, and disclosure avoidance protection of the
confidential source data
(Project No. P-7504206, Disclosure Review Board (DRB) approval number: CBDRB-FY24-0003).
Last Revised: August 19, 2024
millions of dollars) - Total and E-commerce
Electronics Building materials, Clothing and
and garden equipment Clothing and clothing General All other
general merchandise merchandise
appliance and supplies accessories
Total Total Total Store and Total Total Total Total Store and Total
E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce
Sales Sales
0.6 0.9 0.7 2.8 8.1 Z 0.8 4.1
0.6 1.1 0.7 3.0 8.8 Z 0.9 4.6
0.5 0.7 0.7 3.4 8.7 0.1 0.7 4.4
0.5 0.9 0.6 3.5 9.4 Z 0.8 4.9
0.6 0.9 0.6 3.3 9.0 0.1 0.8 4.9
0.6 1.2 0.6 3.6 9.7 Z 0.8 5.1
0.5 1.2 0.8 3.5 8.5 0.1 0.7 4.8
0.5 1.5 0.6 3.0 7.7 0.1 0.8 5.3
0.7 1.5 0.6 2.8 7.1 0.1 0.8 5.8
0.7 1.7 0.6 3.4 8.3 0.1 0.7 5.5
0.5 1.4 0.8 3.3 8.3 0.1 0.7 4.7
0.8 1.5 0.7 3.4 8.6 0.1 0.8 4.9
0.7 1.6 0.7 3.0 7.8 0.1 0.7 4.6
0.7 1.6 0.7 3.4 8.5 0.1 0.7 3.9
0.5 1.6 0.8 3.3 8.2 0.1 0.7 3.3
0.5 2.1 0.7 3.3 8.0 0.1 0.7 3.3
0.5 2.2 0.5 2.2 5.7 0.1 0.7 2.5
0.7 3.9 0.7 5.3 11.7 0.1 0.7 5.2
0.6 3.9 0.8 4.5 9.9 0.1 0.7 5.1
S 4.5 0.5 3.1 6.7 0.1 0.7 5.5
S 4.3 0.5 3.2 7.0 0.1 0.7 5.6
S 6.1 0.6 3.6 7.3 Z 0.6 5.3
0.8 4.7 0.7 3.9 8.3 0.1 0.6 4.6
S 5.5 0.5 2.9 6.0 Z 0.6 4.8
S 5.4 0.4 2.8 5.8 0.1 0.6 4.7
1.3 7.9 0.5 3.1 6.1 0.1 0.6 4.3
an 30%), poor response quality (total quantity response
moving holidays. Additional information on
retail/mrts/how_surveys_are_collected.html.
Health and Sporting goods, hobby Miscellaneous
Food and personal musical instrument, including gasoline Nonstore retailers
beverage
care and books stations
Total Total Total Total Total Store and Total
E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce E-commerce Non-store E-commerce
Sales
1.0 2.6 6.7 11.7 2.8 3.0
1.1 3.1 6.9 13.8 2.4 2.7
1.4 1.8 8.3 14.1 2.4 2.8
1.1 3.8 7.1 14.3 2.5 3.0
1.2 3.1 7.1 14.5 2.4 3.0
1.1 3.8 7.9 15.3 2.1 2.7
1.3 1.8 8.5 15.4 2.1 2.7
1.1 3.8 8.2 14.9 2.0 2.6
1.1 3.6 8.8 15.6 2.0 2.4
1.0 2.8 8.4 16.2 1.9 2.3
1.2 2.2 9.4 14.1 2.2 2.6
1.1 3.2 9.4 13.8 2.4 2.7
1.0 2.9 9.1 12.8 2.2 2.6
1.0 3.2 8.1 12.0 2.0 2.4
1.1 1.7 8.1 11.3 2.4 2.7
1.0 3.7 6.8 10.8 2.4 2.7
1.1 2.7 5.4 9.9 2.5 2.8
1.4 2.6 9.2 13.0 2.2 2.8
1.8 2.1 7.2 13.4 2.0 2.6
S 4.8 8.8 9.6 1.8 2.4
2.4 4.5 10.7 9.1 1.8 2.5
2.7 2.9 9.7 8.0 1.8 2.7
3.1 1.8 7.3 8.1 2.0 2.8
3.3 2.7 8.1 7.3 2.0 2.8
3.2 3.3 9.2 7.3 2.1 2.8
3.4 3.5 6.6 7.1 1.8 2.9