01$340.2B
U.S. retail e-commerce sales in Q2 2026
The Census Bureau's seasonally adjusted estimate for the quarter, not adjusted for price changes.
U.S. Census Bureau, released August 18, 2026 ↗Vibe Wear / Reference desk
Apparel & Online Retail Statistics
Seven citable U.S. data points on online retail, apparel spending, and textile materials. Online shopping, clothing, and textile data in one place.
What this covers
Online shopping and apparel in numbers.
This page brings together U.S. data on how much people buy online, what households spend on apparel, and what the latest federal textile-waste figures show. Each number keeps its original source and reporting period attached.
0217.1%
of U.S. retail sales came from e-commerce in Q2 2026
That share is based on the Census Bureau's seasonally adjusted quarterly retail estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, released August 18, 2026 ↗0312.2%
year-over-year growth in U.S. retail e-commerce sales
The Q2 2026 e-commerce estimate rose 12.2% from Q2 2025, while total retail sales rose 6.7%.
U.S. Census Bureau, released August 18, 2026 ↗04$2,001
average U.S. household spending on apparel and services in 2024
The Bureau of Labor Statistics category includes apparel, footwear, and related services such as dry cleaning.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 data, published August 2026 ↗052.5%
of average U.S. household spending went to apparel and services in 2024
The category's share slipped from 2.6% in 2023 in the Bureau of Labor Statistics annual survey.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024 data, published August 2026 ↗0617M tons
of textiles entered the U.S. municipal waste stream in 2018
The EPA identifies discarded clothing as the main source of textile material in municipal waste.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2018 data, published December 2020 ↗0714.7%
of U.S. textiles were recycled in 2018
That equals 2.5 million tons in the EPA's material-specific textile data.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2018 data, published December 2020 ↗Methodology & sources
Use the number. Keep the source.
Each statistic above is reproduced from a named U.S. government source. Dollar values and percentages retain the source's original basis, including its time period and whether the figure is seasonally adjusted.
- U.S. Census Bureau: Quarterly Retail E-Commerce Sales, Q2 2026 ↗
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Consumer Expenditures in 2024 ↗
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Textiles, Material-Specific Data ↗
Cite this page
Vibe Wear Fashions. “Apparel & Online Retail Statistics, 2026.” Updated October 22, 2026. https://vibewearfashions.com/apparel-statistics
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