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๐Ÿš€ SQL Project Series #2

E-Commerce Sales Analysis โ€“ SQL Business Questions

Now that our database is ready, let's solve real-world business problems using SQL.

๐Ÿ“Š Business Questions

1. Calculate Total Revenue

SELECT SUM(quantity * unit_price) AS total_revenue
FROM order_items;


2. Count Total Orders

SELECT COUNT(*) AS total_orders
FROM orders;


3. Count Total Customers

SELECT COUNT(*) AS total_customers
FROM customers;


4. Count Total Products

SELECT COUNT(*) AS total_products
FROM products;


5. Calculate Average Order Value (AOV)

SELECT
ROUND(
SUM(quantity * unit_price) /
COUNT(DISTINCT order_id),
2
) AS average_order_value
FROM order_items;


6. Find Top 5 Selling Products

SELECT
p.product_name,
SUM(oi.quantity) AS total_quantity
FROM order_items oi
JOIN products p ON oi.product_id = p.product_id
GROUP BY p.product_name
ORDER BY total_quantity DESC
LIMIT 5;


7. Find Revenue by Product Category

SELECT
p.category,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.unit_price) AS revenue
FROM order_items oi
JOIN products p ON oi.product_id = p.product_id
GROUP BY p.category
ORDER BY revenue DESC;


8. Find Top 5 Customers by Revenue

SELECT
c.customer_name,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.unit_price) AS revenue
FROM customers c
JOIN orders o ON c.customer_id = o.customer_id
JOIN order_items oi ON o.order_id = oi.order_id
GROUP BY c.customer_name
ORDER BY revenue DESC
LIMIT 5;


9. Calculate Monthly Revenue

SELECT
DATE_TRUNC('month', o.order_date) AS month,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.unit_price) AS revenue
FROM orders o
JOIN order_items oi ON o.order_id = oi.order_id
GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('month', o.order_date)
ORDER BY month;


10. Find Revenue by City

SELECT
c.city,
SUM(oi.quantity * oi.unit_price) AS revenue
FROM customers c
JOIN orders o ON c.customer_id = o.customer_id
JOIN order_items oi ON o.order_id = oi.order_id
GROUP BY c.city
ORDER BY revenue DESC;


๐ŸŽฏ SQL Concepts Practiced:
Aggregate Functions, GROUP BY, ORDER BY, INNER JOIN, LIMIT, Date Functions, Business KPI Calculations

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