The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced the quarterly retail e-commerce sales 4th quarter 2005.
It reported that the estimate of US retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2005, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, was $22.9 billion, an increase of 3.3 percent (±2.1 percent) from the third quarter of 2005.
Total retail sales for the fourth quarter of 2005 were estimated at $960.3 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (±0.3 percent) from the third quarter of 2005.
The fourth quarter 2005 e-commerce estimate increased 23.0 percent (±3.8 percent) from the fourth quarter of 2004 while total retail sales increased 6.0 percent (±0.3 percent) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the fourth quarter accounted for 2.4 percent of total sales.
On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of US retail e-commerce sales for the fourth quarter of 2005 totaled $26.5 billion, an increase of 27.5 percent (±2.1 percent) from the third quarter of 2005.
The fourth quarter 2005 e-commerce estimate increased 23.4 percent (±3.8 percent) from the fourth quarter of 2004 while total retail sales increased 6.0 percent (±0.3 percent) in the same period. Ecommerce sales in the fourth quarter of 2005 accounted for 2.6 percent of total sales.
Total e-commerce sales for 2005 were estimated at $86.3 billion, an increase of 24.6 percent (±3.3 percent) from 2004. Total retail sales in 2005 increased 7.2 percent (±0.3 percent) from 2004.
E-commerce sales in 2005 accounted for 2.3 percent of total sales. Ecommerce sales in 2004 accounted for 2.0 percent of total sales.
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