This statistic depicts total back-to-school spending in the United States from 2006 to 2025. In 2025, total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States amounted to about **** billion U.S. dollars.
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National Retail Federation. (July 15, 2025). Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/
National Retail Federation. "Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 15, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/
National Retail Federation. (2025). Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/
National Retail Federation. "Total Planned Back-to-school Expenditure in The United States from 2006 to 2025 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/
National Retail Federation, Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/ (last visited May 09, 2026)
Total planned back-to-school expenditure in the United States from 2006 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], National Retail Federation, July 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/592813/total-back-to-school-spending-us/
