Data from comScore Inc shows that, during the second quarter of 2010, online retail spending reached $32.9 billion in the United States, up 9 percent versus year ago.

The year-on-year quarterly increase in U.S. online retail spending is the third in a row, following flat or negative growth during 2008.

Among the top-performing online product categories were: consumer electronics (excluding PC peripherals), computer software (excluding PC games), computers/peripherals/PDAs, and books & magazines.

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