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Cost of retail merchandise returned in the United States from 2007 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)

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Release date

December 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

2007 to 2024

Supplementary notes

Data for 2016 was not available.
Values up to 2023 were taken from previous reports.

For the year 2023, different methodology was used, making this figure not comparable with the remaining years.

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Cost of retail returns in the U.S. 2007-2024

Published by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Research Department, May 28, 2025

This statistic illustrates the cost of retail items returned in the United States from 2007 to 2024. In 2024, retail merchandise returned in the United States amounted to some *** billion U.S. dollars.

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