diff --git a/includes/admin/reports/class-wc-report-sales-by-date.php b/includes/admin/reports/class-wc-report-sales-by-date.php
index a0d8d7d01e6..c79eb905d50 100644
--- a/includes/admin/reports/class-wc-report-sales-by-date.php
+++ b/includes/admin/reports/class-wc-report-sales-by-date.php
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ class WC_Report_Sales_By_Date extends WC_Admin_Report {
 				),
 				'_qty' => array(
 					'type'            => 'order_item_meta',
-					'function'        => '',
+					'function'        => 'SUM',
 					'name'            => 'order_item_count',
 					'join_type'       => 'LEFT',
 				),
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ class WC_Report_Sales_By_Date extends WC_Admin_Report {
 			'query_type'          => 'get_results',
 			'filter_range'        => true,
 			'order_status'        => false,
-			'parent_order_status' => array( 'completed', 'processing', 'on-hold', 'refunded' ),
+			'parent_order_status' => array( 'completed', 'processing', 'on-hold' ),
 		) );
 
 		/**
@@ -305,21 +305,18 @@ class WC_Report_Sales_By_Date extends WC_Admin_Report {
 		$this->report_data->total_shipping_refunded     = 0;
 		$this->report_data->total_shipping_tax_refunded = 0;
 		$this->report_data->total_refunds               = 0;
-		$this->report_data->refunded_order_items        = 0;
 
-		foreach ( $this->report_data->partial_refunds as $key => $value ) {
-			if ( is_null( $value->item_type ) ) {
-				// Null when the order was refunded, but not the line items themselves.
-				$this->report_data->total_tax_refunded   += ( $value->total_tax * -1 );
-				$this->report_data->total_refunds        += $value->total_refund;
-			} elseif ( 'shipping' === $value->item_type ) {
-				$this->report_data->total_shipping_tax_refunded += ( $value->total_shipping_tax * -1 );
-				$this->report_data->total_shipping_refunded     += wc_format_decimal( $value->total_refund, 2 );
-				$this->report_data->total_refunds               += $value->total_refund;
-			} elseif ( 'line_item' === $value->item_type ) {
-				$this->report_data->total_tax_refunded   += ( $value->total_tax * -1 );
-				$this->report_data->refunded_order_items += absint( $value->order_item_count );
-				$this->report_data->total_refunds        += $value->total_refund;
+		$refunded_orders = array_merge( $this->report_data->partial_refunds, $this->report_data->full_refunds );
+
+		foreach ( $refunded_orders as $key => $value ) {
+			$this->report_data->total_tax_refunded          += ( $value->total_tax < 0 ? $value->total_tax * -1 : $value->total_tax );
+			$this->report_data->total_refunds               += $value->total_refund;
+			$this->report_data->total_shipping_tax_refunded += ( $value->total_shipping_tax < 0 ? $value->total_shipping_tax * -1 : $value->total_shipping_tax );
+			$this->report_data->total_shipping_refunded     += ( $value->total_shipping < 0 ? $value->total_shipping * -1 : $value->total_shipping );
+
+			// Only applies to parial.
+			if ( isset( $value->order_item_count ) ) {
+				$this->report_data->refunded_order_items    += ( $value->order_item_count < 0 ? $value->order_item_count * -1 : $value->order_item_count );
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -328,18 +325,17 @@ class WC_Report_Sales_By_Date extends WC_Admin_Report {
 		$this->report_data->total_shipping     = wc_format_decimal( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->orders, 'total_shipping' ) ) - $this->report_data->total_shipping_refunded, 2 );
 		$this->report_data->total_shipping_tax = wc_format_decimal( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->orders, 'total_shipping_tax' ) ) - $this->report_data->total_shipping_tax_refunded, 2 );
 
-		// Total the refunds and sales amounts. Sales subract refunds.
+		// Total the refunds and sales amounts. Sales subract refunds. Note - sales also includes shipping costs.
 		$this->report_data->total_sales = wc_format_decimal( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->orders, 'total_sales' ) ) - $this->report_data->total_refunds, 2 );
-		$this->report_data->net_sales   = wc_format_decimal( $this->report_data->total_sales - $this->report_data->total_shipping - $this->report_data->total_tax - $this->report_data->total_shipping_tax, 2 );
-
+		$this->report_data->net_sales   = wc_format_decimal( $this->report_data->total_sales - $this->report_data->total_tax - $this->report_data->total_shipping_tax, 2 );
 		// Calculate average based on net
 		$this->report_data->average_sales       = wc_format_decimal( $this->report_data->net_sales / ( $this->chart_interval + 1 ), 2 );
 		$this->report_data->average_total_sales = wc_format_decimal( $this->report_data->total_sales / ( $this->chart_interval + 1 ), 2 );
 
 		// Total orders and discounts also includes those which have been refunded at some point
-		$this->report_data->total_orders          = absint( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->order_counts, 'count' ) ) );
 		$this->report_data->total_coupons         = number_format( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->coupons, 'discount_amount' ) ), 2, '.', '' );
 		$this->report_data->total_refunded_orders = absint( count( $this->report_data->full_refunds ) );
+		$this->report_data->total_orders          = absint( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->order_counts, 'count' ) ) ) - $this->report_data->total_refunded_orders;
 
 		// Item counts
 		$this->report_data->total_items = absint( array_sum( wp_list_pluck( $this->report_data->order_items, 'order_item_count' ) ) ) - $this->report_data->refunded_order_items;