According to comScore, Inc. U.S. online retail spending totaled $29.6 billion in the third quarter of 2009, down 2 percent versus year ago. This is the first time there has been negative year-on-year ecommerce spending growth in consecutive quarters.

comScore’s estimates of quarterly year-on-year ecommerce growth since the first quarter of 2007 are as follows. comScore’s definition of retail ecommerce specifically excludes travel, auctions, cars and large corporate purchases.

Year-on-year Percentage Change in U.S. Ecommerce Spending Growth Per Quarter:

• Q1 2007: 17 percent
• Q2 2007: 23 percent
• Q3 2007: 23 percent
• Q4 2007: 19 percent
• Q1 2008: 11 percent
• Q2 2008: 13 percent
• Q3 2008: 6 percent
• Q4 2008: -3 percent
• Q1 2009: 0 percent
• Q2 2009: -1 percent
• Q3 2009: -2 percent

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