The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced on Friday, November 21, 2003; that the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2003, not adjusted for seasonal, holiday, and trading-day differences, was $13.291 billion, an increase of 27.0 percent (±4.2%) from the third quarter of 2002. Total retail sales for the third quarter of 2003 were estimated at $872.5 billion, an increase of 6.1 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The third quarter 2003 e-commerce estimate increased 6.6 percent (±1.5%) from the second quarter of 2003 while total retail sales increased 1.6 percent (±0.3%) from the prior quarter. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2003 accounted for 1.5 percent of total sales, while in the third quarter of 2002 e-commerce sales were 1.3 percent of total sales. In the second quarter of 2003 e-commerce sales were 1.5 percent of total sales. Release dates for 2004 are February 23, May 21, August 20, and November 19.
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