B
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18.1%
18.1% -- online purchase return rate for Online purchases (e-commerce) (2020)
In 2020, 18.1% of online purchases were returned.
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Value
18.1%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2020
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Evidence Quality
B
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Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
returnrabbit.com
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Tier C
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returnrabbit.com
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Methodology
Cited as the prior-year baseline for the 20.8% 2021 return rate; original research publisher not cited on page.
Methodology documented
Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (current) | 18.1% | |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +14.9% |
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Industrymarketing
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Online purchases (e-commerce): 18.1% online purchase return rate. Source: returnrabbit.com (2020). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-purchase-return-rate-2020
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