Abstract #300862

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JSM 2003 Abstract #300862
Activity Number: 120
Type: Topic Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 4, 2003 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #300862
Title: Measuring Quarterly E-commerce Sales of Retailers in the United States
Author(s): Anne S. Russell*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 8807 Mansion Farm Place, Alexandria, VA, 22309,
Keywords: retail trade ; e-commerce sales ; economic statistics ; business statistics
Abstract:

In 1999 there was much speculation on the volume and extraordinary growth of e-commerce sales in the United States. To address this phenomenon, the U.S. Census Bureau began measuring the e-commerce sales of retailers as part of the monthly retail trade survey starting with the fourth quarter of 1999. This paper provides an overview of the quarterly retail e-commerce measurement program and highlights the process and methodology for producing the release and its relationship to the monthly retail trade survey. Also included is a discussion on some of the issues faced in developing the e-commerce program. This paper is the United States' contribution to a session on retail trade statistics, where representatives from four countries -- the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States -- will present a unique feature of their subannual retail trade statistical program.

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