In 2024, consumers in the United States were expected to spend a total of approximately 11.2 billion U.S. dollars on clothing and accessories during the back-to-school shopping season. Total spending on electronic gadgets for school, as well as computer and hardware goods, was expected to reach about 13.7 billion U.S. dollars that year.
Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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National Retail Federation. (July 11, 2024). Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/
National Retail Federation. "Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/
National Retail Federation. (2024). Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/
National Retail Federation. "Estimated Back-to-school Market Spend in The United States in 2024, by Product Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jul 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/
National Retail Federation, Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Estimated back-to-school market spend in the United States in 2024, by product category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, July 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1259063/total-back-to-school-spending-by-product-category-us/
