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16.9% -- ecommerce share of total retail sales for U.S. retail ecommerce sector (Q1 2026)
In the first quarter of 2026, U.S. retail ecommerce sales accounted for 16.9% of total retail sales.
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16.9%
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Q1 2026
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U.S. Census Bureau
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Ecommerce share of total U.S. retail sales, attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau by secondary source
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U.S. retail ecommerce sector: 16.9% ecommerce share of total retail sales. Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Q1 2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-ecommerce-share-of-retail-sales-q1-2026
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