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General retail stats
Average U.S. household spending
Average U.S. shopping mall size
Average supermarket size
Number of SKUs in average supermarket
Global box office revenue
$60,000/year
200,000 sq. ft.
30,000 sq. ft.
40,000
$20 billion
Note: All dollar figures are in USD.
Retail sales
Global retail sales
U.S. retail sales
EU retail sales
China retail sales
E-commerce as % of global retail
E-commerce as % of U.S. retail
Black Friday sales in U.S.
Cyber Monday sales in U.S.
$30 trillion/year
$7 trillion/year
$4 trillion/year
$6 trillion/year
20%
15%
$10 billion
$10 billion
Retail prices
Average price of a book
Average price of a pair of jeans
Average price of a smartphone
Cost of average shopping cart
Average restaurant meal per person
Average price cup of coffee
Average price of a movie ticket
Average price of a car wash
Price of a gallon of milk
Price of a loaf of bread
Average haircut price
$15
$50
$800
$100
$20
$5
$10
$15
$4
$3
$30
Market size
Grocery market size globally
Fashion market size globally
Electronics market size globally
Luxury goods market size
Toy market size globally
Sporting goods market size globally
Furniture market size globally
Alcohol market size globally
Tobacco market size globally
Fast food market size in U.S.
Restaurant market size in U.S.
Online food delivery market
Coffee market globally
Video game market size
Cosmetics market size
Pet market size globally
$10 trillion
$2 trillion
$1 trillion
$400 billion
$200 billion
$200 billion
$700 billion
$2 trillion
$900 billion
$300 billion
$200 billion
$1 trillion
$90 billion
$4 billion
$600 billion
$200 billion
Sources:
General retail stats
Average U.S. household spending: $66,928/year — BankRate
Average U.S. shopping mall size: 164,000 sq. ft. — DenverMart
Average supermarket size: 33,360 sq. ft. — Statista
Number of SKUs in average supermarket: 15,000-60,000 — Statista
Global box office revenue: $21.3 billion — Statista
Retail sales
Global retail sales: $29.29 trillion/year — Statista
U.S. retail sales: $6.6 trillion/year — Statista
EU retail sales: $3.4 trillion/year — Statista
China retail sales: $6.6 trillion/year — Statista
E-commerce as % of global retail: 19% — Statista
E-commerce as % of U.S. retail: 15.4% — Y Charts
Black Friday sales in U.S.: $9.12 billion — TechCrunch
Cyber Monday sales in U.S.: $11.3 billion — Practical Ecommerce
Retail prices
Average price of a book: $13.95-$17.95 — McZell
Average price of a pair of jeans: $50 — Jeans Fact
Average price of a smartphone: $823 — Statista
Cost of average shopping cart: $90-200 — How Much Is It
Average restaurant meal per person: $23 — Budget Your Trip
Average price cup of coffee: $4.90 — Coffee Brat
Average price of a movie ticket: $9.57 — Statista
Average price of a car wash: $10-25 — Caliber Car Wash
Price of a gallon of milk: $4.31 — AMS
Price of a loaf of bread: $2.50 — Earls Grocery
Average haircut price: $28 — State Street Barbers
Market size
Grocery market size globally: $11.3 trillion — Grandview Research
Fashion market size globally: $1.5 trillion — Statista
Electronics market size globally: $740.79 billion — Yahoo Finance
Luxury goods market size: $354.80 billion — Statista
Toy market size globally: $170.7 billion — iMarc
Sporting goods market size globally: $179.1 billion — Business Research Company
Furniture market size globally: $667.09 billion — Grandview Research
Alcohol market size globally: $1.6 trillion — Allied Market Research
Tobacco market size globally: $867.55 billion — Grandview Research
Fast food market size in U.S.: $331.41 billion — Statista
Restaurant market size in U.S.: $206.7 billion — IBIS World
Online food delivery market: $1.02 trillion — Statista
Coffee market globally: $88.3 billion — Statista
Video game market size: $4.19 billion — Statista
Cosmetics market size: $579.2 billion — Statista
Pet market size globally: $235.32 billion — Fortune Business Insights
