In 2023, general merchandise store sales amounted to about 874 billion U.S. dollars in the United States, of which roughly 98 billion corresponded to discount department stores. Since 1992, sales of general merchandise stores which includes department stores, discount department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, and other general merchandise stores, have continuously increased.
General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023
(in billion U.S. dollars)
general merchandise includes department stores, discount department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, and other general merchandise stores
Supplementary notes
Numbers have been rounded.
Estimates are are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, Service Annual Survey, and administrative records.
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US Census Bureau. (April 15, 2024). General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2024). General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "General Merchandise Store Sales in The United States from 1992 to 2023 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
General merchandise store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
