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Internet Usage in USA
YEAR
Population
Users
% Pop.
Broadband
Usage Source
2000
281,421,906
124,000,000
44.1 %
n/a
2001
285,317,559
142,823,008
50.0 %
n/a
2002
288,368,698
167,196,688
58.0 %
n/a
2003
290,809,777
172,250,000
59.2 %
n/a
2004
293,271,500
201,661,159
68.8 %
n/a
2005
299,093,237
203,824,428
68.1 %
n/a
2007
301,967,681
212,080,135
70.2 %
n/a
2008
303,824,646
220,141,969
72.5 %
n/a
2009
307,212,123
227,719,000
74.1 %
n/a
E-Commerce Industry in USA
The Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that the estimate of U.S.
retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2008, adjusted for seasonal variation, but not for
price changes, was $34.4 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (±1.3%)* from the second quarter of
2008. Total retail sales for the third quarter of 2008 were estimated at $1,018.8 billion, a decrease of
1.4 percent (±0.2%) from the second quarter of 2008. The third quarter 2008 e-commerce estimate
increased 5.7 percent (±1.5%) from the third quarter of 2007 while total retail sales increased 0.3
percent (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2008 accounted for 3.4
percent of total sales.
On a not adjusted basis, the estimate of U.S. retail e-commerce sales for the third quarter of 2008
totaled $31.6 billion, a decrease of 2.8 percent (±1.3%) from the second quarter of 2008. The third
quarter 2008 e-commerce estimate increased 4.6 percent (±1.5%) from the third quarter of 2007
while total retail sales increased 0.9 (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third
quarter of 2008 accounted for 3.1 percent of total sales.
