The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the first quarter of 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $215.0 billion, an increase of 7.7 percent (±0.5%) from the fourth quarter of 2020. Total retail sales for the first quarter of 2021 were estimated at $1,581.4 billion, an increase of 7.8 percent (±0.4%) from the fourth quarter of 2020. The first quarter 2021 e-commerce estimate increased 39.1 percent (±1.4%) from the first quarter of 2020 while total retail sales increased 16.8 percent (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the first quarter of 2021 accounted for 13.6 percent of total sales.
On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the first quarter of 2021 totaled $196.7 billion, a decrease of 16.7 percent (±0.5%) from the fourth quarter of 2020. The first quarter 2021 e-commerce estimate increased 39.0 percent (±1.4%) from the first quarter of 2020 while total retail sales increased 16.2 percent (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the first quarter of 2021 accounted for 13.4 percent of total sales.
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