Q4 US e-commerce sales increased by 14.2% year-on-year! This category performed the best!

It is learned that according to the quarterly report released by the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. e-commerce sales in the fourth quarter of 2021 were US$870 billion, an increase of 14.2% over 2020 and 50.5% over 2019. E-commerce sales accounted for 13.2% of total U.S. retail sales.

The report shows that the fastest growing categories in e-commerce sales over the past two years are furniture, building materials and electronics, with growth of more than 200% since 2019.

In addition, food and beverage e-commerce sales also achieved strong growth, increasing by 170%, accounting for 9.6% of total retail sales. However, the growth rate of the clothing category was lower than the industry level, at only 38.5%.

The U.S. Department of Commerce said that at present, the U.S. retail industry has not yet completed its digital transformation and is still in the early stages of development. In comparison, China's digital market is more mature, and e-commerce sales have accounted for more than 46% of retail sales.

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