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U.S. e-commerce posts yet another big quarter

May 18, 2016

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The e-commerce market had another big quarter, as web sales totaled $86.3 billion for the period ended March 31, a 15.1% increase over $75.0 billion in the first quarter of 2015, according to non-adjusted estimates released this morning by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

The 15.1% growth is slightly ahead of growth on the web in Q4, and, along with Q3 2015’s growth of 15.1%, the highest year-over-year increase in e-commerce sales since the third quarter of 2014.

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