In 2024, general merchandise store sales amounted to about 940 billion U.S. dollars in the United States, of which roughly 102 billion corresponded to discount department stores. Since 2005, sales of general merchandise stores which includes department stores, discount department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, and other general merchandise stores, have continuously increased.
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General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024
(in billion U.S. dollars)
general merchandise includes department stores, discount department stores, warehouse clubs and supercenters, and other general merchandise stores
Supplementary notes
Numbers have been rounded.
Estimates are are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey, Annual Retail Trade Survey, Service Annual Survey, and administrative records.
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US Census Bureau. (April 16, 2025). General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 16, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. (2025). General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau. "General Merchandise Store Sales in The United States from 2005 to 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
US Census Bureau, General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/ (last visited July 25, 2025)
General merchandise store sales in the United States from 2005 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 16, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/197711/annual-general-merchandise-store-sales-in-the-us-since-1992/
