As a response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the average spend per order on grocery delivery and pickup in the United States grew by 14 percent to 82 U.S. dollars in March 2020, compared to 72 dollars in August 2019. The average spend grew an additional 16 percent from March to August, before dropping to 77 dollars per order in May 2021.
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Average spend for grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to May 2021
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Average spend in U.S. dollars
May 2021
77
Aug 2020
95
Jun 2020
84
May 2020
90
Apr 2020
85
Mar 2020
82
Aug 2019
72
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Brick Meets Click. (June 21, 2021). Average spend for grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to May 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120254/coronavirus-grocery-delivery-pickup-spend-us/
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Brick Meets Click. (2021). Average spend for grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to May 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120254/coronavirus-grocery-delivery-pickup-spend-us/
Brick Meets Click. "Average Spend for Grocery Delivery and Pickup in The United States in August 2019 and March to May 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120254/coronavirus-grocery-delivery-pickup-spend-us/
Brick Meets Click, Average spend for grocery delivery and pickup in the United States in August 2019 and March to May 2021 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1120254/coronavirus-grocery-delivery-pickup-spend-us/ (last visited July 14, 2025)
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