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Q3-2025

19/Aug/2025

ecommerce

No 3

Q2-2025

17/May/2025

ecommerce

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2025

20/Feb/2025

ecommerce

Noi 1

WEEK 08

Q4-2024

E-Commerce Retail Sales: (10:00)

SCHEDULE 2025

E-SALES: HIGHLIGHTS

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ACTUAL

19/Nov/2025

ecommerce

No 4

1.7%

Q3-2025

19/Aug/2025

ecommerce

No 3

Q2-2025

17/May/2025

ecommerce

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2025

20/Feb/2025

ecommerce

Noi 1

WEEK 08

Q4-2024

E-Commerce Retail Sales: (10:00)

SCHEDULE 2024

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19/Nov/2024

expenditures

No 4

1.7%

Q3-2024

19/Aug/2024

E-commerce sales are soaring. So is corrugated box usage. Consumers bought nearly $300 billion worth of goods in three months, and much of it was in a box at some point from manufacture to sale. The latest quarterly e-commerce sales report from the U.S. Department of Commerce shows that online sales are outperforming offline when it comes to the pace of growth. American consumers bought $291.6 billion worth of goods through e-commerce retailers in the second quarter of 2024, up 1.3% from the first three months of the year, and up 6.7% from the same period in 2023. That 6.7% year-on-year growth is far higher than the total retail sales growth of 2.1%. The share prices of companies like Amazon (up 20% this year) and lawsuits between online retailers Shein and Temu are testament to that uptick, as is the ballooning cost for air cargo out of China. Shipments of corrugated boxes increased 3.2% from the first to second quarter of the year, FBA data showed, with more than 96 billion square feet of cardboard delivered. The corrugated box market is seasonal, points out Rachel Kenyon, senior vice president at the FBA—and grows over the year into fall—but the wider economy, buoyed by S&P 500 performance supported by Big Tech, plus e-commerce, has played its role in bolstering box sales.

No 3

Q2-2024

17/May/2024

As Rest of Retail Stagnates, Ecommerce is Hot. Walmart US online sales +22%. It credits “convenience” of ecommerce for its success in attracting higher income customer. Ecommerce sales in Q1 jumped by 8.6% year-over-year, to a record $289 billion seasonally adjusted. The rest of retail trade sales, not including ecommerce, ticked up only 0.3% to $1.53 trillion, according to data from the Census Bureau today. For the four-quarter period, ecommerce sales rose to $1.12 trillion. Over the four years since the start of the pandemic, ecommerce sales have exploded by 90%, while the rest of retail trade sales (not including ecommerce) have increased by only 26%. Quarter to quarter, ecommerce sales rose by 2.1% from Q4, seasonally adjusted, while the rest of retail trade sales, without ecommerce, fell 0.5%. The share of ecommerce sales rose to 15.9%, the highest since the lockdown miracle of Q2 2020, as ecommerce continues to eat an ever-bigger slice of the retail pie.

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2024

20/Feb/2024

U.S. E-Commerce Sales Gain Slows in Q4-2023. Online retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.8% in Q4’23 following a 1.8% gain in Q3 and 2.2% growth in Q2, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales rose 7.5% y/y after a 7.7% 2022 gain, but remained below growth of 10.7% in 2021 and 45.6% in 2020 (Q4/Q4). E-Commerce sales, store and nonstore, accounted for 15.4% of total retail sales in 2023 after 14.7% in 2022. E-commerce sales are goods and services ordered over an internet, mobile device (M-commerce), extranet, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, electronic mail, or other comparable online system. Payment may or may not be made online and sometimes sale & price are negotiated. Total sales estimates are adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes. They are also adjusted for trading-day differences and moving holidays.

Noi 1

WEEK 08

Q4-2023

E-Commerce Retail Sales: (10:00)

SCHEDULE 2023

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17/Nov/2023

E-commerce sales in the U.S. are on target to exceed $1.1 trillion in 2023. But it will be the slowest year of growth since the 2009 recession. In 2022, e-commerce spending in the U.S. was $1 trillion, based on the Department of Commerce data. This year, e-commerce grew 7% to hit $1.1 trillion. E-commerce spending remains bigger than the pre-pandemic forecasts would have suggested. Compared to that theoretical market, where the pandemic didn’t happen and e-commerce grew at the rate it had grown for years before, today’s e-commerce is 14% above the trendline. However, at 7%, 2023 will be the slowest year of growth since 2009, as reacceleration is yet to come. And, adjusting for inflation, the actual growth figure is even smaller. E-commerce continues to get bigger, even if it has been flat for the past three years as a share of retail. The latter is less important than the fact that more dollars flow through e-commerce every year. For a decade, 14-15% growth was the norm, then it accelerated and later decelerated by the pandemic. This year, with 7% growth, was likely the bottom, and e-commerce will accelerate from here to the expected 9-10% growth over the upcoming years.

No 4

1.7%

Q3-2023

17/Aug/2023

E-commerce sales growth has been losing momentum. Following significant double-digit growth from Q2 2020 to Q1 2021, the pace of e-commerce sales growth has slowed considerably. E-commerce sales growth remained in the single digits for six out of the last eight quarters, including the last three quarters. This growth looks very weak considering that, apart from Q1 2019, US e-commerce sales consistently posted double-digit growth for 46 consecutive quarters from Q4 2009 to Q2 2021. E-commerce sales penetration has started to increase again. After consistently remaining within the 14% to 15% range from Q1 2021 to Q4 2022, the share of e-commerce sales as a percentage of total sales has surpassed 15% in the past two quarters. In Q2 2023, e-commerce penetration reached its second-highest level in history, second only to Q2 2020.

No 3

Q2-2023

18/May/2023

US e-commerce growth is leading the sector in 2023. In 2023, the United States continues to be one of the most exciting markets for global e-commerce growth. Therefore, business owners and investors from all over the world go to America to conduct business. Why? Because of its stable economy, friendly consumer environment, and constant e-commerce growth. According to a study by Insider Intelligence, the US will experience double-digit growth in 2023. Furthermore and according to Insider Intelligence, the US is expected to reach $1.148 trillion in e-commerce sales in 2023, a 10% growth compared to the previous year. Thus, online sales will represent 15.6% of American commerce this year. By 2027, online shopping will be responsible for 20% of goods’ sales. The United States has experienced significant e-commerce growth since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. According to an analysis by Digital Commerce 360, consumer spending on online purchases in the US increased by an impressive 32.4% in 2020: a total of $791.7 billion. This increase was particularly significant in the electronics, toys, and furniture.In a historic milestone, e-commerce sales in the United States went over $1 trillion for the first time in 2022. According to data from the US Department of Commerce, the sector generated $1.03 trillion in revenue last year. Although forecasts indicate that market growth may slow, it will probably surpass pre-2020 numbers.

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2023

17/Feb/2023

The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $262.0 billion, a decrease of 0.1 percent (±0.9%)* from the third quarter of 2022. Total retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2022 were estimated at $1,785.8 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent (±0.4%)* from the third quarter of 2022. The fourth quarter 2022 e commerce estimate increased 6.5 percent (±1.1%) from the fourth quarter of 2021 while total retail sales increased 5.7 percent (±0.2%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 accounted for 14.7 percent of total sales. Consumer debt hits record $16.9 trillion as delinquencies also rise. Consumer debt across all categories totaled $16.9 trillion, up about $1.3 trillion from a year ago as balances rose across all major categories. Mortgages, auto loans and credit card delinquencies all increased, though to still-low levels. The rise in balances came amid an aggressive rate-hiking campaign by the Fed.

Noi 1

WEEK 07

Q4-2022

E-Commerce Retail Sales: (10:00)

SCHEDULE 2022

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17/Nov/2022

U.S. E-Commerce Sales Increase Again in Q3-2023.Online sales remain on moderate growth path this year. Online retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2.3% in Q3’23 following an increase of 2.2% in Q2 and 2.7% in Q1, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales rose 7.6% y/y, roughly the same as in 2022, but below growth of 10.7% in 2021 and 45.6% in 2020 (Q4/Q4). E-Commerce sales, store and nonstore, accounted for 14.7% of total retail sales in Q3'23 after rising slightly since 2020. The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $265.9 billion, an increase of 3.0 percent (±0.5%) from the second quarter of 2022. Total retail sales for the third quarter of 2022 were estimated at $1,792.0 billion, an increase of 0.7 percent (±0.1%) from the second quarter of 2022. The third quarter 2022 e-commerce estimate increased 10.8 percent (±1.2%) from the third quarter of 2021 while total retail sales increased 9.1 percent (±0.4%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2022 accounted for 14.8 percent of total sales. On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2022 totaled $251.7 billion, a decrease of 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from the second quarter of 2022. The third quarter 2022 e-commerce estimate increased 10.8 percent (±1.2%) from the third quarter of 2021 while total retail sales increased 9.1 percent (±0.4%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2022 accounted for 14.1 percent of total sales.

No 4

1.7%

Q3-2022

19/Aug/2022

E-commerce revenues are forecast to shrink for the first time ever, according to the latest forecast from Statista Digital Market Outlook. Supply chain issues are the largest single weakening factor, with inflation also playing a significant part in the downward revision. The widely expected global recession and subsequent increases in unemployment leave the e-commerce sector with significant hurdles to overcome. Still, the expected negative growth is to be taken in the context of the previous forecast for 2022, which projected $481 billion more revenue by the end of the year. Supply chain issues is the largest single weakening factor, with inflation also playing a significant part in the downwards revision. The widely expected global recession and subsequent increases in unemployment leave the e-commerce sector significant hurdles to overcome before it can finally get back on track.

No 3

WEEK 33

Q2-2022

19/May/2022

In 2022, US ecommerce sales growth will slow to just 9.4% year over year (YoY)—the slowest growth rate since 2009—but ecommerce sales will cross the $1 trillion mark for the first time.. After two turbulent years, retail sales growth will slow in 2022 before returning to pre-pandemic levels next year. Ecommerce sales growth will fall below 10% this year, its lowest rate since 2009. In-store spending will see stronger-than-typical growth for another year as consumers continue returning to physical locations. Despite the slowdown, ecommerce sales will hit $1 trillion for the first time in the US.

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2022

18/Feb/2022

E-Commerce Sales Grew 50% to $870 Billion During The Pandemic. The US Department of Commerce Retail Indicator Division, released its’ Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales 4th Quarter 2021 report on Friday February 18th, 2022. The report represents the most granular e-commerce category sales data provided by the US Department of Commerce, and is the only view that completely separates e-commerce from other types of non-store sales, such as mail-order. For the first time, the report is now a standard data product, having previously been an experimental release.
E-Commerce sales were $870 billion in the US in 2021, a 14.2% increase over 2020 and a 50.5% increase over 2019. E-Commerce represented 13.2% of all retail sales in 2021 in the US. The fastest growth category of e-commerce sales over the past two years were furniture, building materials, and electronics which cumulatively grew more than 200% since 2019. Food and beverage e-commerce grew 170%, representing 9.6% of all grocery sales in 2021 according to eMarketer. Apparel was one of the few categories of e-commerce to grow slower than the industry average at 39%.

Noi 1

WEEK 07

Q4-2021

E-Commerce Retail Sales: (10:00)

SCHEDULE 2021

E-SALES: HIGHLIGHTS

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ACTUAL

18/Nov/2021

The event that’s been on everyone’s mind this month, (and year) is Black Friday. IMRG gathered some vital data on how the week performed, and the day itself. IMRG tracked 93 retailers, across November, to see how many sales went live, and what discounts were being offered. They found out that retailers did move their discounts and sales earlier, as expected, to move more stock, and mitigate the consequences of delivery problems and delays. Then, looking at the market on the whole, Black Friday was down -14.3% overall, which was lower than was predicted (being around -10%). This is due to the high street reopening after a +30% growth rate YoY in 2020. 2021 just couldn’t match the same numbers. On top of this, average basket volume, and traffic, was down overall too (-15.8%). This suggests that there was a struggle to get people to visit individual websites. This can be considered an indicator of shoppers being drawn back to in-store shopping, after 2020, when they had no choice but to shop online. Interestingly, we saw that online-only retailers’ revenue are up +15% YoY, whereas omnichannel are down -25%. This could be because those with both online and in-person marketplaces saw more people returning to their stores, therefore decreasing those shopping online. It’s thought that returning to in-store shopping is seen as more of an event and an experience now, therefore people may be less inclined to shop around online, whilst in a store (as was common before the pandemic), so customers were just buying items when they found them in a store. This also eliminates the fear of delayed deliveries, as people can simply return home, with their item in hand. According to data from Statista, e-commerce in the U.S. will amount to $469.2 billion in 2021, an increase from $431.6 billion in 2020. In the third quarter of 2021, the share of e-commerce of total retail sales in the U.S. was 13 percent, down from a high of 15.7 percent in the second quarter of 2020, but still up from prepandmic levels of 11.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2019. What’s more, shopper habits have permanently changed with a bias toward online shopping. Earnest Research found the online share of grocery shopping rose to become 15% of U.S. grocery spending during early 2020 and has remained at that level as of November 2021. According to Dan Frommer’s annual Consumer Trends report, 60% of shoppers said they prefer online grocery shopping to their old way of shopping, compared to just 45% in November 2020.

No 4

1.7%

Q3-2021

19/Aug/2021

The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $222.5 billion, an increase of 3.3 percent (±0.7%) from the first quarter of 2021. Total retail sales for the second quarter of 2021 were estimated at $1,666.8 billion, an increase of 5.2 percent (±0.4%) from the first quarter of 2021. The second quarter 2021 e-commerce estimate increased 9.1 percent (±1.4%) from the second quarter of 2020 while total retail sales increased 28.2 percent (±0.7%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2021 accounted for 13.3 percent of total sales. On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2021 totaled $211.7 billion, an increase of 7.6 percent (±0.7%) from the first quarter of 2021. The second quarter 2021 e-commerce estimate increased 9.3 percent (±1.4%) from the second quarter of 2020 while total retail sales increased 28.0 percent (±0.7%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2021 accounted for 12.5 percent of total sales.

No 3

WEEK 33

Q2-2021

19/May/2021

US e-commerce sales growth projected to continue in 2021: report. Consumer purchasing habits from 2020 could continue to linger in 2021. A new report from eMarketer projects that retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. will increase by 13.7% to $908.73 billion — lower than last year’s 18% to $709.78 billion surge, but still exceeds pre-pandemic estimates of 12.8%. The report predicts that apparel and accessories e-commerce sales will grow by 18.9% once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, followed by food and beverage (18.1%) and healthcare, beauty and personal care (16.1%). Per eMarketer’s projections, the top two categories that will generate the most e-commerce sales in 2021 will be books, music or video (69.1%) and computer and consumer electronics (53.2%). But toys and hobbies will take the next top spot in 2022.

No 2

2.1%

Q1-2021

19/Feb/2021

E-commerce sales in this country and around the world surged in March, proving once again that the shift in online shopping triggered by the pandemic isn’t slowing down. Stimulus checks and rising vaccination rates pushed U.S. e-commerce sales to record levels in March. Adobe estimates that Americans spent an extra $8 billion online, compared to normal projections for the period, between March 11, the day the American Rescue Plan stimulus law was signed, and March 31. The extra spending, according to Adobe, was almost like having a Black Friday level sales event in March. Black Friday 2020 generated $9 billion in online sales. U.S. consumers spent $78 billion online in March, up 49% year-over- year, the highest growth since July 2020. For the first quarter of 2021, U.S. e-commerce sales grew 39% year-over-year, to $199 billion.

Noi 1