$340.2Bin US retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026, seasonally adjusted, up 12.2% from Q2 2025
US online retail sales were $340.2 billion in the second quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted, according to the Census Bureau (released 18 August 2026). That is 12.2% more than a year earlier, while all retail grew 6.7%. Q3 2026 figures are due on 19 November 2026.
Margin of error: ±0.4% on the change from Q1 2026; ±0.9% on the change from Q2 2025
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSAE-commerce · Sales
US retail e-commerce sales by quarter (seasonally adjusted)
Group
E-commerce sales
Q2 2024
$288.8B
Q3 2024
$295.2B
Q4 2024
$300.3B
Q1 2025
$297.7B
Q2 2025
$303.3B
Q3 2025
$310.8B
Q4 2025
$318B
Q1 2026
$327.9B
Q2 2026
$340.2B
Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce SalesMillions in the Census file, rounded to billions. Q2 2026 preliminary.digitaltreed.com/statistics
Yearly sales growth, Q2 2026: online vs all US retail
Group
Change from Q2 2025
E-commerce
12.2%
All retail
6.7%
Source: US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce SalesMargins of error: ±0.9 and ±0.5 points.digitaltreed.com/statistics
In plain words
What this number really says
$340.2B in US retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026, seasonally adjusted, up 12.2% from Q2 2025 (Q2 2026).
$340.2B
the latest figure (Q2 2026)
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales: official data, government statistics office or regulator. Estimates from the Census Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records; seasonally adjusted, not adjusted for price changes. US retail trade only.
As published by US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, Q2 2026. Standard errors are shown where the source gives them.
Quarter
E-commerce sales (adjusted)
Change from same quarter a year earlier
Q2 2025
$303.3B
+5.0%
Q3 2025
$310.8B
+5.3%
Q4 2025
$318.0B
+5.9%
Q1 2026
$327.9B
+10.1%
Q2 2026
$340.2B
+12.2%
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
Publisher
US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales
Source type
Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
What it measures
$340.2B in US retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026, seasonally adjusted, up 12.2% from Q2 2025
Data period
Q2 2026 (ends 30 Jun 2026)
Published by the source
18 Aug 2026
Who is counted
Estimates from the Census Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records; seasonally adjusted, not adjusted for price changes. US retail trade only.
Margin of error
±0.4% on the change from Q1 2026; ±0.9% on the change from Q2 2025
In the source's words
the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the second quarter of 2026, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $340.2 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent (±0.4 percent) from the first quarter of 2026.
Checked at source
23 Oct 2026: Read on census.gov Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales page (release CB26-133, 18 Aug 2026) and checked against the adjusted time series file tsadjustedsales.xlsx. Census notes that annual revisions of 28 Sep 2026 will appear in the Q3 2026 release on 19 Nov 2026.
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Public domain (US government work). Free to quote and redraw; cite the US Census Bureau and the quarter.
18 Aug 2026New data$340.2B Q2 2026 preliminary estimate.
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APA
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MLA
"$340.2B in US retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026, seasonally adjusted, up 12.2% from Q2 2025." US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, Q2 2026. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/ecommerce/us-ecommerce-sales.
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What is the latest figure for sales (USA)?
$340.2B in US retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026, seasonally adjusted, up 12.2% from Q2 2025, for Q2 2026, according to US Census Bureau, Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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