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)
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 December 31, 2024, 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 December 31, 2024. 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: December 31, 2024. 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 December 31, 2024)
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/
