In 2022, general merchandise store sales in the United States amounted to 2,587 U.S. dollars per capita, slightly up from 2,402 estimated in 2021. In the last year depicted, the total retail sales of general merchandise stores reached over 850 billion U.S. dollars.
General merchandise store sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022
(in U.S. dollars)
Year
Per capita sales in U.S. dollars
2022
2,587
2021
2,402
2020
2,198
2019
2,180
2018
2,163
2017
2,129
2016
2,116
2015
2,122
2014
2,108
2013
2,069
2012
2,047
2011
2,005
2010
1,952
2009
1,920
2008
1,957
2007
1,921
2006
1,858
2005
1,788
2004
1,699
2003
1,616
2002
1,552
2001
1,500
2000
1,433
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Figures are estimates based on data from the Annual Retail Trade Survey and the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. Based on estimated resident population as of July 1. 2021
NAICS code 452. (NAICS = North American Industry Classification System).
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US Census Bureau. (January 29, 2024). General merchandise store 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/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/
US Census Bureau. "General merchandise store 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/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/
US Census Bureau. (2024). General merchandise store 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/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/
US Census Bureau. "General Merchandise Store 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/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/
US Census Bureau, General merchandise store sales per capita in the United States from 2000 to 2022 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
General merchandise store 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/217251/us-general-merchandise-per-capita-sales/
