Econoday Economic Report: E-Commerce Retail Sales May 17, 2012

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E-Commerce Retail Sales

Released On 5/17/2012 10:00:00 AM For Q1, 2012

	Prior	Prior Revised	Actual
E-Sales Q/Q Change SAAR	5.8 %	6.2 %	3.1 %

Highlights
E-commerce sales rose 3.1 percent in the first quarter vs the fourth quarter gain of 6.2 percent (revised). But year-on-year, first quarter sales rose to plus 15.4 percent vs the fourth quarter's year-on-year rate of plus 15.1 percent. E-commerce made up 4.9 percent of total retail sales in the first quarter vs 4.8 percent in the fourth quarter.

Definition
E-commerce sales are sales of goods and services where an order is placed by the buyer or price and terms of sale are negotiated over the Internet, an extranet, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, or other online system. Payment may or may not be made online. Why Investors Care

2012 Release Schedule

Released On: 2/16 5/17 8/16 11/16

Release For: Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3