This statistic ranks industries by e-commerce sales generated in the United Kingdom from 2014 to 2019. In 2019, retail generated 60.4 billion British pounds in sales. The wholesale sector ranked first with 214.7 billion British pounds generated.
E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019
(in billion GBP)
Characteristic
Wholesale
Manufacturing
Transport and storage
Information and communication
Other services
Retail
Utilities
Accommodation & food services
Construction
2019
214.7
188.1
78.4
60.5
41
60.4
19
17.9
13.2
2018
219.1
185
74.6
57.1
45.4
57.7
13.8
14.4
10.8
2017
171.1
170.1
64.8
42.3
44.3
49.8
16.8
14.7
8.4
2016
141.8
163.1
57.4
32.8
40.2
39.4
12.3
12.9
9
2015
145
155.2
54.5
32
35.4
34.5
19.8
10.9
8.8
2014
179.6
157.7
49
31.7
29
31.3
17.8
11.2
6.3
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The source makes the following note: "For 2018 there was a change in the data collection method from a paper questionnaire, to an online electronic questionnaire. This change had an impact on the results for businesses with 0 to 9 employees, causing a discontinuity in this sizeband's results. This also impacted on estimates relating to all businesses."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 5, 2021). E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 (in billion GBP)." Chart. February 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 (in billion GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "E-commerce Sales Distributed by Industry Sector in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2014 to 2019 (in Billion Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/
Office for National Statistics (UK), E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 (in billion GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/ (last visited February 28, 2025)
E-commerce sales distributed by industry sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2019 (in billion GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282199/e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-industry-sector/
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