Last quarter, U.S. retail sales of 41.9 billion U.S. dollars up to 15%

News and Information http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/17197.html "> Beijing time November 8, the latest data show that the third quarter of 2012, the U.S. retail e-commerce spending of 41.9 billion U.S. dollars, Rose 15%.

US retail e-commerce spending has been growing for 12 consecutive quarters, with double-digit growth for the 8th consecutive quarter, according to comscore. This is good news for the upcoming Christmas shopping season.

E-commerce expenditure of the most commodity categories are: digital content and ordering, consumer electronics, event tickets, clothing accessories, as well as computer software. Each category has a year-on-year growth rate of at least 16%.

Gian Forgni, Gian Fulgoni, chairman of comscore, said: "Despite some negative macroeconomic conditions in the third quarter, the growth rate of 15% per cent remained unchanged from the previous quarter and confirmed the strong momentum of the e-commerce industry." With the advent of the Christmas season, this performance makes us optimistic, especially given the recent changes in consumer sentiment. As the housing market recovers and jobs grow, the online market will perform well this Christmas shopping season. ”

According to ComScore's quarterly retail survey, 37% of U.S. consumers go to physical stores using smartphones to check prices and eventually shop online. Compared with the first two quarters, the ratio grew by 5%. Amazon is actively promoting shopping on the internet for real-store consumers, while other electric-business websites are doing the same.