This statistic presents the distribution of Amazon retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2016 to 2018, sorted by product category. In 2018, computer and consumer electronics sales accounted for 25.5 percent of e-retail sales on the U.S. Amazon platform.
Distribution of Amazon retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by product category
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Distribution of Amazon retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by product category
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Includes products ordered using Amazon.com (browser or app), regardless of the method of payment or fulfillment; exclude travel and event tickets, Amazon Web Services (AWS) sales, advertising services and credit card agreements.
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CNBC. (July 13, 2018). Distribution of Amazon retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by product category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/936659/amazon-retail-e-retail-share-by-product-category-usa/
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CNBC. (2018). Distribution of Amazon retail e-commerce sales in the United States from 2016 to 2018, by product category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/936659/amazon-retail-e-retail-share-by-product-category-usa/
CNBC. "Distribution of Amazon Retail E-commerce Sales in The United States from 2016 to 2018, by Product Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/936659/amazon-retail-e-retail-share-by-product-category-usa/
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