Sales for electronics and appliances of U.S. electronic shopping and mail-order houses have increased since 2003. The most significant growth was reported in 2021, when e-commerce sales hit over 86 billion U.S. dollars, up from nearly 51 billion U.S. dollars in 2019. In 2022, e-commerce sales slightly decreased to 85.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Total
E-commerce
2022
92,252
85,507
2021
93,871
86,362
2019
56,113
50,891
2018
50,654
45,040
2016
39,998
35,170
2015
35,698
31,056
2014
32,758
27,886
2013
30,833
26,436
2012
28,527
24,394
2011
25,453
21,748
2010
21,664
17,862
2009
18,798
15,087
2008
17,457
13,670
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Data on 2017 and 2020 is not reported as the estimate for e-commerce value did not meet source publication standards because of high sampling variety or poor response quality.
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/
US Census Bureau. "Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/
US Census Bureau. "Total Mail-order and E-commerce Sales of Electronics and Appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/
US Census Bureau, Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/ (last visited March 07, 2025)
Total mail-order and e-commerce sales of electronics and appliances from 2003 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185448/us-online-shops-and-mail-order-houses-sales-figures-for-electronics/
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