travel spending up

released today by PRnewswire from comScore

Retail E-Commerce Climbs 23 Percent in Q2 Versus Year Ago
Total E-Commerce Reaches $95 Billion during First Half of 2007

"RESTON, Va., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore (Nasdaq: SCOR),
a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a report on U.S.
e-commerce spending for the second quarter of 2007, which showed that
non-travel (retail) e-commerce grew 23 percent versus year ago to $27.2
billion, while online travel spending increased 14 percent to $20.3
billion. Total U.S. e-commerce spending climbed 19 percent to $47.5 billion
during the period." ....
Billions ($)
Percent
E-Commerce Spending Q2 2006 Q2 2007 Change
Total $40.0 $47.5 19 %
Non-Travel (Retail) $22.2 $27.2 23 %
Travel $17.8 $20.3 14 %"
......

"Top Gaining E-Commerce Categories
Q2 2007 vs. Q2 2006
Total U.S. - Home/Work/University
Locations
Source: comScore, Inc.

Category Q2 2007 vs. Q2 2006
Percent Change
Video Games, Consoles & Accessories 159 %
Sport & Fitness 58 %
Consumer Electronics (excl. PC Peripherals) 51 %
Event Tickets 44 %
Jewelry & Watches 32 %
Furniture, Appliances & Equipment 25 %
Music, Movies & Videos 24 %
Computer Software (excl. PC Games) 23 %
Books & Magazines 22 %
Apparel & Accessories 20 %

U.S Online Consumer Spending Likely to Reach $200 Billion in 2007
Total U.S. online consumer spending reached $170.8 billion in 2006,
with non-travel spending accounting for $102.1 billion and travel spending
accounting for $68.8 billion. Based on the first-half growth rates, total
U.S. online consumer spending is on track to reach $200 billion in 2007." ....

Billions ($)
Percent
Q1+Q2 2006 Q1+Q2 2007 Change
E-Commerce Spending
Total $80.8 $94.7 17 %
Non-Travel (Retail) $46.1 $55.1 20 %
Travel $34.7 $39.6 14 %
"

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