In fiscal year 2022, retailers in the United States reported, on average, an inventory shrink of 1.6 percent. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year and in line with the rates measured in 2020 and 2019. That year, the median inventory shrinkage rate among U.S. retailers came to 1.4 percent.
Inventory shrinkage, which is measured as retail sales loss, is typically caused by internal and external theft, process mistakes, as well as systemic errors.
Average inventory shrinkage rate among retailers in the United States in the fiscal years of 2016 to 2022
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National Retail Federation. (September 26, 2023). Average inventory shrinkage rate among retailers in the United States in the fiscal years of 2016 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456367/average-retailers-inventory-shrinkage-rate-us/
National Retail Federation. "Average inventory shrinkage rate among retailers in the United States in the fiscal years of 2016 to 2022." Chart. September 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456367/average-retailers-inventory-shrinkage-rate-us/
National Retail Federation. (2023). Average inventory shrinkage rate among retailers in the United States in the fiscal years of 2016 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456367/average-retailers-inventory-shrinkage-rate-us/
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Average inventory shrinkage rate among retailers in the United States in the fiscal years of 2016 to 2022 [Graph], National Retail Federation, September 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1456367/average-retailers-inventory-shrinkage-rate-us/
