For 2020, global retail sales were forecast to drop by over 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars when compared to pre-COVID-19 estimates. Asia was anticipated to see the largest losses, with retail sales values dropping by 1.23 trillion U.S. dollars in the region.
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Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region
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Year over year loss in retail sales value in billion U.S. dollars*
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Forrester Research. (April 30, 2020). Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/
Forrester Research. "Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/
Forrester Research. (2020). Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/
Forrester Research. "Year over Year Loss in Retail Sales Value Worldwide Due to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in 2020, by Region (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/
Forrester Research, Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Year over year loss in retail sales value worldwide due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in 2020, by region (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Forrester Research, April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115458/coronavirus-expected-retail-sales-losses-worldwide-by-region/