Table 4. Estimated Quarterly U.S. Retail Sales (Not Adjusted): Total and E-commerce1
(Estimates are based on data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and administrative records.)
NA Not Available. (p) Preliminary.
1E-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 an Internet, extranet, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, electronic mail, or other online system. Payment may or may not be made online.
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Source: Retail
Indicators Branch, U.S. Census Bureau
Last Revised: August 15, 2008
