In 2022, GAFO sales in the United States amounted to about 1.54 trillion U.S. dollars, up from around 1.46 trillion registered a year earlier. GAFO represents sales at stores that sell merchandise normally sold in general merchandise stores. GAFO includes the following kinds of retail businesses: general merchandise stores; clothing and clothing accessories stores; furniture and home furnishings stores; electronics and appliance stores; sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores; and office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Retail sales in billion U.S. dollars
2022
1,536
2021
1,457
2020
1,225
2019
1,304
2018
1,296
2017
1,275
2016
1,268
2015
1,263
2014
1,241
2013
1,214
2012
1,192
2011
1,156
2010
1,114
2009
1,088
2008
1,136
2007
1,143
2006
1,110
2005
1,060
2004
1,004
2003
946
2002
913
2001
883
2000
863
1999
816
1998
758
1997
713
1996
683
1995
650
1994
616
1993
571
1992
533
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GAFO (General Merchandise, Apparel and Accessories, Furniture and Other Sales) represents stores classified in the following NAICS codes: 442, 443, 448, 451, 452, and 4532. NAICS code 4532 includes office supplies, stationery, and gift stores.
Figures have been rounded.
Figures are not adjusted for price changes. Retail and food services total and other subsector totals may include data for kinds of business not shown. Additional information on sample design, estimation procedures, and measures of sampling variability can be found here.
Estimates have been adjusted using preliminary results of the 2017 Economic Census.
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2024). GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "Gafo Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
GAFO sales in the United States from 1992 to 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197578/annual-gafo-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
