Total retail sales in the United States 1992-2023

By the end of 2023, total retail sales reached approximately 7.24 trillion U.S. dollars, around one and half a billion U.S. dollar increase from the year before. Retail sales have steadily increased since 2009, as the economy recovered from the downward trend due to the recession following the 2007-2008 financial crisis, and most recently from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.The United States as retail powerhouse The United States is home to many of the leading retail companies in the world, including Walmart, Costco, and Amazon. Amazon, in particular, has seen extreme levels of growth in revenue in tandem with the increase of e-commerce globally.The rise of e-commerce and mobile shoppingE-commerce is responsible for a growing percentage of total retail sales, partially due to a surge in mobile shopping, with customers increasingly using their mobile devices for various online shopping activities. Smartphones accounted for more retail website visits than desktops or tablets, and matched desktops in generating online shopping orders.

截至2023年底，总零售销售额约为72.4万亿美元，较上年同期增长了约十五亿五千万美元。自2009年以来，零售销售额持续增长，这一趋势得益于经济从2007-2008年金融危机引发的下滑趋势中恢复，以及近期受新冠疫情（COVID-19）危机的影响。作为全球零售巨头，美国拥有众多世界领先的零售企业，包括沃尔玛、好市多和亚马逊。特别是亚马逊，其收入增长与全球电子商务的蓬勃发展同步达到极端水平。电子商务的兴起与移动购物的兴盛电子商务在总零售销售额中所占比例不断上升，部分原因在于移动购物的激增，消费者越来越倾向于使用移动设备进行各种在线购物活动。智能手机的零售网站访问量超过了桌面电脑或平板电脑，在线购物订单的生成能力与桌面电脑相当。