Editing Retail (section)

=== Statistics for national retail sales ===
[[File:US Retail Sales.png|thumb|upright=1.3|U.S. Monthly Retail Sales, 1992–2010]]

====United States====

The [[National Retail Federation]] and [[Kantar Group|Kantar]] annually rank the nation's top retailers according to sales.<ref name="top-100-retailers-2020-list">{{Cite web|title=Top 100 Retailers 2020 List|url=https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2020-list|access-date=13 April 2021|website=NRF|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413144121/https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/top-100-retailers/top-100-retailers-2020-list|url-status=live}}</ref> The National Retail Federation also separately ranks the 100 fastest-growing U.S. retailers based on increases in domestic sales.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hot 100 Retailers 2020 List|url=https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/hot-100-retailers/hot-100-retailers-2020-list|access-date=13 April 2021|website=NRF|language=en|archive-date=13 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413144121/https://nrf.com/resources/top-retailers/hot-100-retailers/hot-100-retailers-2020-list|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="top-100-retailers-2020-list"/>

Since 1951, the [[U.S. Census Bureau]] has published the Retail Sales report every month. It is a measure of [[consumer spending]], an important indicator of the US [[Gross domestic product|GDP]]. Retail firms provide data on the dollar value of their retail sales and inventories. A [[Sampling (statistics)|sample]] of 12,000 firms is included in the final [[Statistical survey|survey]] and 5,000 in the advanced one. The advanced estimated data is based on a subsample from the US CB complete retail and [[food service]]s sample.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html|title=US Census Bureau Monthly & Annual Retail Trade|website=www.census.gov|date=11 July 2011|access-date=11 December 2017|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214162559/https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Retail is the largest private-sector employer in the United States, supporting 52 million working Americans.<ref>{{cite web |title=Estimated March imports at major U.S. retail container ports hit five-year low, declines expected to continue amid pandemic |url=https://portnews.ru/news/294177/ |website=PortNews |date=8 April 2020 |access-date=10 April 2020 |archive-date=23 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523011354/https://portnews.ru/news/294177/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Central Europe====
In 2011, the grocery market in six countries of [[Central Europe]] was worth nearly €107bn, 2.8% more than the previous year when expressed in local currencies. The increase was generated foremost by the discount stores and supermarket segments, and was driven by the skyrocketing prices of foodstuffs. This information is based on the latest PMR report entitled Grocery retail in Central Europe 2012<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grocery retail in Central Europe 2012 |url=http://www.pmrpublications.com/product/Grocery-retail-Central-Europe-2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102004154/http://www.pmrpublications.com/product/Grocery-retail-Central-Europe-2012 |archive-date=2012-11-02 |access-date=2024-06-19 |website=PMR Ltd}}</ref>

====World====
[[File:016 Coca-Cola vending machine at Kyoto Station, Japan - コカコーラ 自動販売機.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Japan]] has the largest number of vending machines per capita.]]

National accounts show a combined total of retail and wholesale trade, with hotels and restaurants. in 2012 the sector provides over a fifth of GDP in tourist-oriented island economies, as well as in other major countries such as Brazil, Pakistan, Russia, and Spain. In all four of the latter countries, this fraction is an increase over 1970, but there are other countries where the sector has declined since 1970, sometimes in absolute terms, where other sectors have replaced its role in the economy. In the United States the sector has declined from 19% of GDP to 14%, though it has risen in absolute terms from $4,500 to $7,400 per capita per year. In China the sector has grown from 7.3% to 11.5%, and in India even more, from 8.4% to 18.7%. Emarketer predicts China will have the largest retail market in the world in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.techinasia.com/asia-ecommerce-spending-1-trillion-dollars-2016|title= Asia's ecommerce spending to hit record $1 trillion this year – but most of that is China|first= Steven|last= Millward|date= 18 August 2016|access-date= 18 August 2016|work= Tech in Asia|archive-date= 19 August 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160819043228/https://www.techinasia.com/asia-ecommerce-spending-1-trillion-dollars-2016|url-status= live}}</ref>

In 2016, [[China]] became the largest retail market in the world.<ref name="www.emarketer.com" />

In the Republic of Armenia, retail trade has been increasing recently. In October 2022, it increased by 23.1% year by year, which was the most considerable rise since April 2021, faster than the 20.7 per cent increase recorded a month earlier. Retail dropped by 1.9% after accumulating 2.1%in the earlier month. For the first 10 months of 2022, retail sales increased by 15.5% by measuring the exact time of 2021. Among its bordering countries, on retail trade percentage of GDP, Armenia ranks more increased than Turkey, but it is still lower than Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/armenia-fast-moving-consumer-goods|title= Fast Moving Consumer Goods|date= 18 November 2022|access-date= 7 December 2022|archive-date= 7 December 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221207140710/https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/armenia-fast-moving-consumer-goods|url-status= live}}</ref>