E-Commerce Sales Remain Strong

Growth in e-commerce sales remained strong in the third quarter, at 4.2 percent vs an upward revised 4.4 percent in the second quarter. But year-on-year, e-commerce growth rose strongly, to 15.1 percent for an 8 tenth gain from the second quarter. As a percentage of total retail sales, e-commerce continues to climb to records, up 2 tenths in the quarter to 7.4 percent.