U.S. online retail sales reached $123.56 billion in January, falling after the holiday season

It is learned that according to foreign media reports a few days ago, although it was down from US$125.94 billion in December and US$125.13 billion in November, US online sales in January still showed year-on-year growth.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. online and other non-store retail sales increased year-over-year in January 2025, from $118.07 billion in January 2024 to $123.56 billion. December's strong online sales were partly due to the Sunday after Thanksgiving and Cyber ​​Monday, which continued into December. In December 2024, online retail sales increased 33% that month due to the impact of these holidays.

Meanwhile, although total retail sales in January were $723.9 billion, up 4.2% year-on-year, they were down 0.9% from December. This month-on-month decline was the largest since January 2024, exceeding economists' expectations of a 0.2% decline. Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist of the National Retail Federation, pointed out that despite seasonal fluctuations, the decline in sales in January was in line with the slowdown in consumer spending. Slower wage growth, rising prices, cold weather and California wildfires in January also had some impact on demand and consumption patterns.

However, online retail performance in January was still outstanding, showing the continued growth of non-store retail channels. Overall, despite certain market pressures, online retail still maintains a strong growth momentum, and consumption trends in the coming months may continue to be affected by economic factors.

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