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Beginning with the 2020 E-Stats data, the U.S Census Bureau released a data visualization rather than a full report.

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E-Stats 2022: Measuring the Electronic Economy

March 26, 2025

Provides estimates of e-commerce activity in key sectors of the U.S. economy for 2022 and places these estimates in historical context.
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E-Stats 2021: Measuring the Electronic Economy

May 25, 2023

Provides estimates of e-commerce activity in key sectors of the U.S. economy for 2021 and places these estimates in historical context.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Economic Impact

July 28, 2022

The economic impact of the coronavirus can be seen in the U.S. Census Bureau’s economic surveys.

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2019 E-Stats Report: Measuring the Electronic Economy

August 05, 2021

The U.S. Census Bureau released a report summarizing 2019 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from key sectors of the economy.
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2018 E-Stats Report: Measuring the Electronic Economy

May 21, 2020

The U.S. Census Bureau released a report that summarizes 2018 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from key sectors of the economy.
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2017 E-Stats Report: Measuring the Electronic Economy

September 23, 2019

This report summarizes 2017 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from four sectors of the economy.

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Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales Scheduled Release Dates

October 01, 2015

Scheduled dates for the Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales Reports for 2015/2016.
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2013 E-STATS Report Available

May 28, 2015

The report and tables for the 2013 E-STATS are now available.
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E-commerce Sales Release Schedule

Upcoming Release Dates for Monthly, Quarterly and Annual E-Commerce Data

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2019 E-Commerce Multi-sector Data Tables

July 27, 2021

The following page has tables that provide information on selected characteristics of E-commerce data for 2019.
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2018 E-commerce Multi-sector Data Tables

May 13, 2020

The following page has tables that provide information on selected characteristics of E-commerce data for 2018.
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2016 E-commerce Multi-sector Data Tables

May 24, 2018

The following page has tables that provide information on selected characteristics of E-commerce data for 2016.