The timeline shows the estimated per capita retail sales in the United States from 2000 to 2022. In 2022, the country's retail spending amounted to more than 21 thousand U.S. dollars per capita. This was the first year in which average annual retail sales per person exceeded 20 thousand dollars.
Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars)
Year
Per capita sales in U.S. dollars
2022
21,127
2021
19,635
2020
16,788
2019
16,456
2018
16,081
2017
15,509
2016
15,009
2015
14,738
2014
14,578
2013
14,111
2012
13,709
2011
13,169
2010
12,343
2009
11,776
2008
12,941
2007
13,263
2006
12,975
2005
12,484
2004
11,861
2003
11,247
2002
10,877
2001
10,746
2000
10,573
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/
US Census Bureau. "Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 29, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/
US Census Bureau. (2024). Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/
US Census Bureau. "Estimated Retail Sales per Capita in The United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/
US Census Bureau, Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Estimated retail sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, January 29, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/208993/us-retail-per-capita-sales-since-2004/
