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Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in United States

Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $116.65 billion in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.9% from August 2025.

August 2026, USD million116,650 Provisional
Change on August 2025+7.9%
Series high116,650August 2026
Series low2,416March 1992

Next release: Tuesday, 17 November 2026, 08:30 ET, announced by U.S. Census Bureau. Release calendar

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Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in United States, January 1992 to August 2026

025K50K75K100K125K1992-011997-012002-012007-012012-012017-012022-012026-082026-08: 116,650 USD million050K100K150K1992-012003-082015-032026-082026-08: 116,650 USD million
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved 2026-10-15, published 2026-10-15.
All 416 values
PeriodUSD million
2026-08116,650 Provisional
2026-07114,047
2026-06116,049
2026-05114,945
2026-04113,878
2026-03112,683
2026-02111,750
2026-01110,007
2025-12109,097
2025-11108,945
2025-10108,543
2025-09108,048
2025-08108,157
2025-07107,309
2025-06105,698
2025-05105,298
2025-04104,918
2025-03104,135
2025-02104,134
2025-01102,862
2024-12104,513
2024-11103,258
2024-10102,344
2024-09101,706
2024-0899,948
2024-0799,989
2024-06101,585
2024-0598,995
2024-0497,541
2024-0399,718
2024-0296,772
2024-0197,637
2023-12100,162
2023-1197,582
2023-1097,883
2023-0997,785
2023-0897,033
2023-0798,190
2023-0695,873
2023-0595,975
2023-0495,305
2023-0393,401
2023-0293,933
2023-0193,382
2022-1290,542
2022-1188,364
2022-1090,147
2022-0990,279
2022-0889,673
2022-0788,972
2022-0687,824
2022-0588,236
2022-0487,802
2022-0386,530
2022-0286,861
2022-0187,813
2021-1284,837
2021-1184,960
2021-1084,201
2021-0982,082
2021-0881,953
2021-0777,560
2021-0682,554
2021-0580,567
2021-0480,885
2021-0380,980
2021-0276,025
2021-0178,689
2020-1279,176
2020-1178,217
2020-1077,123
2020-0976,570
2020-0877,229
2020-0775,221
2020-0674,337
2020-0577,003
2020-0469,499
2020-0360,265
2020-0256,372
2020-0155,727
2019-1254,664
2019-1155,147
2019-1055,273
2019-0955,080
2019-0854,688
2019-0754,310
2019-0654,049
2019-0553,484
2019-0450,117
2019-0349,716
2019-0249,914
2019-0149,446
2018-1244,876
2018-1151,352
2018-1048,889
2018-0948,890
2018-0848,414
2018-0748,126
2018-0647,447
2018-0547,247
2018-0446,581
2018-0346,559
2018-0245,893
2018-0145,235
2017-1245,826
2017-1145,332
2017-1043,139
2017-0943,541
2017-0843,128
2017-0743,021
2017-0642,734
2017-0542,179
2017-0441,722
2017-0341,298
2017-0240,704
2017-0140,475
2016-1240,186
2016-1139,483
2016-1039,060
2016-0938,828
2016-0838,386
2016-0738,022
2016-0638,021
2016-0537,382
2016-0436,894
2016-0336,556
2016-0236,355
2016-0136,067
2015-1235,619
2015-1135,302
2015-1035,089
2015-0934,796
2015-0834,379
2015-0734,318
2015-0633,483
2015-0533,528
2015-0433,427
2015-0332,948
2015-0232,811
2015-0132,464
2014-1232,382
2014-1131,873
2014-1031,918
2014-0931,328
2014-0831,093
2014-0730,828
2014-0630,882
2014-0530,110
2014-0429,875
2014-0329,623
2014-0228,907
2014-0128,239
2013-1229,013
2013-1128,424
2013-1028,122
2013-0928,370
2013-0828,257
2013-0728,137
2013-0627,804
2013-0527,852
2013-0427,709
2013-0327,763
2013-0227,922
2013-0128,233
2012-1227,863
2012-1127,876
2012-1027,255
2012-0927,332
2012-0827,199
2012-0726,759
2012-0626,476
2012-0526,434
2012-0425,978
2012-0325,876
2012-0225,926
2012-0125,423
2011-1225,443
2011-1125,241
2011-1024,925
2011-0924,227
2011-0824,142
2011-0723,859
2011-0623,804
2011-0523,621
2011-0423,296
2011-0323,138
2011-0222,889
2011-0123,207
2010-1222,429
2010-1122,127
2010-1022,132
2010-0922,113
2010-0821,915
2010-0721,446
2010-0621,614
2010-0521,114
2010-0421,159
2010-0321,119
2010-0220,434
2010-0120,426
2009-1220,227
2009-1120,088
2009-1019,934
2009-0919,814
2009-0819,548
2009-0719,502
2009-0619,098
2009-0518,714
2009-0418,478
2009-0318,310
2009-0218,508
2009-0118,403
2008-1218,032
2008-1117,833
2008-1018,780
2008-0919,077
2008-0819,013
2008-0719,277
2008-0619,147
2008-0519,186
2008-0419,063
2008-0318,464
2008-0218,465
2008-0118,450
2007-1218,451
2007-1119,330
2007-1019,053
2007-0918,567
2007-0818,635
2007-0718,632
2007-0618,256
2007-0518,135
2007-0417,792
2007-0317,857
2007-0217,670
2007-0117,288
2006-1217,415
2006-1117,122
2006-1017,171
2006-0917,004
2006-0816,821
2006-0716,135
2006-0616,493
2006-0516,232
2006-0416,097
2006-0316,539
2006-0215,931
2006-0115,756
2005-1215,422
2005-1115,211
2005-1015,009
2005-0914,785
2005-0814,824
2005-0714,426
2005-0614,290
2005-0514,043
2005-0413,892
2005-0313,730
2005-0213,469
2005-0113,440
2004-1213,253
2004-1113,069
2004-1012,946
2004-0912,773
2004-0812,697
2004-0712,564
2004-0612,412
2004-0512,391
2004-0412,334
2004-0312,179
2004-0212,055
2004-0111,927
2003-1211,539
2003-1111,389
2003-1011,503
2003-0911,427
2003-0811,105
2003-0711,077
2003-0610,934
2003-0510,744
2003-0410,685
2003-0310,500
2003-0210,575
2003-0110,408
2002-1210,349
2002-1110,400
2002-1010,097
2002-0910,040
2002-0810,090
2002-0710,072
2002-069,852
2002-0510,003
2002-049,889
2002-039,842
2002-029,865
2002-019,791
2001-129,573
2001-119,459
2001-109,440
2001-098,844
2001-089,662
2001-079,523
2001-069,563
2001-059,490
2001-049,431
2001-039,535
2001-029,299
2001-019,375
2000-1210,192
2000-119,767
2000-109,683
2000-099,686
2000-089,455
2000-079,279
2000-069,362
2000-059,055
2000-049,126
2000-039,063
2000-028,702
2000-018,601
1999-128,476
1999-118,103
1999-108,107
1999-098,030
1999-087,909
1999-077,725
1999-067,650
1999-057,545
1999-047,422
1999-037,236
1999-027,267
1999-017,003
1998-126,863
1998-116,901
1998-106,842
1998-096,694
1998-086,643
1998-076,693
1998-066,407
1998-056,696
1998-046,380
1998-036,341
1998-026,280
1998-016,153
1997-125,946
1997-115,908
1997-105,959
1997-096,046
1997-085,732
1997-075,715
1997-065,800
1997-055,703
1997-045,704
1997-035,632
1997-025,339
1997-015,252
1996-125,303
1996-115,356
1996-105,108
1996-094,990
1996-085,000
1996-074,981
1996-064,916
1996-054,849
1996-044,795
1996-034,721
1996-024,758
1996-014,646
1995-124,700
1995-114,631
1995-104,467
1995-094,478
1995-084,367
1995-074,281
1995-064,210
1995-054,189
1995-044,030
1995-033,986
1995-023,928
1995-014,016
1994-124,001
1994-113,928
1994-103,897
1994-093,859
1994-083,877
1994-073,787
1994-063,798
1994-053,775
1994-043,930
1994-033,734
1994-023,655
1994-013,629
1993-123,623
1993-113,686
1993-103,475
1993-093,342
1993-083,204
1993-073,163
1993-063,086
1993-053,140
1993-043,155
1993-033,158
1993-023,154
1993-013,111
1992-122,946
1992-112,998
1992-102,999
1992-092,990
1992-083,043
1992-073,168
1992-063,004
1992-052,813
1992-042,679
1992-032,416
1992-022,563
1992-012,626

Revision history

The July 2026 figure was revised once after Invokely first recorded it, from $113.9 billion to $114.05 billion.

Periods with a revised value or a changed status, newest first. Values in USD million; dates are when Invokely recorded each version (UTC).
PeriodFirst recordedLatestRevisionsStatus changesFirst recorded onLast revised on
July 2026113,897114,04710
September 2025107,822108,04810

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Definition

Monthly sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (NAICS 4541) in the United States, in millions of US dollars at current prices, seasonally adjusted. Census Bureau Monthly Retail Trade Survey, from January 1992.

Sales by kind of business: Census classifies each business by its main activity, so all its sales count there whatever the product (groceries sold by supercenters count under general merchandise stores, not grocery stores). Not consumer spending, which BEA measures by product and which includes services such as housing and health care. Adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, so changes include inflation.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars (Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS

MLA 9

Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Census Bureau, 15 Oct. 2026, https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-electronic-shopping-and-mail-order/united-states. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-electronic-shopping-and-mail-order/united-states.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars, Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-electronic-shopping-and-mail-order/united-states (Accessed: 15 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars: Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted, United States, 1992-01 to 2026-08}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS},
  urldate = {2026-10-15},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/retail-sales-electronic-shopping-and-mail-order/united-states. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. https://www.census.gov/econ/currentdata/?programCode=MRTS. Retrieved 2026-10-15.},
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What is the retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in United States?

Retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in the United States was $116.65 billion in August 2026, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.9% from August 2025.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Monthly Retail Trade Survey: sales of electronic shopping and mail-order houses (4541), seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-15.

What was the highest retail sales: electronic shopping and mail-order houses, seasonally adjusted in United States?

$116.65 billion in August 2026, the highest value since January 1992 in this series.

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