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Saturday, 11/22/2014 11:27:35 AM

Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:27:35 AM

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The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce
sales for the third quarter of 2014, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for price changes, was $78.1 billion, an
increase of 4.0 percent (±0.7%) from the second quarter of 2014. Total retail sales for the third quarter of 2014
were estimated at $1,185.1 billion, an increase of 0.9 percent (±0.2%) from the second quarter of 2014. The third
quarter 2014 e-commerce estimate increased 16.2 percent (±3.2%) from the third quarter of 2013 while total retail
sales increased 4.2 percent (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2014 accounted
for 6.6 percent of total sales.
On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2014 totaled $71.9
billion, an increase of 2.5 percent (±0.7%) from the second quarter of 2014. The third quarter 2014 e-commerce
estimate increased 16.2 percent (±3.2%) from the third quarter of 2013 while total retail sales increased 4.3 percent
(±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2014 accounted for 6.1 percent of total sales.


http://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/www/data/pdf/ec_current.pdf

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