In 2010, the number of US customers who will research products online is projected to reach 162 million, with 82 percent of online researchers, accounting for 133 million people, turning into online shoppers. Sales in the online travel sector will grow by 4.6 percent annually and total USD 92.5 billion in 2010. Online retail and online travel will register USD 244.6 billion in 2010, growing at a 9 percent compound annual rate from 2009 to 2014, the same source indicates.
In the next two years, e-commerce growth is expected to continue at the same pace, indicating that the economy is on its road to recovery. By 2012, e-commerce sales are to jump to USD 189.9 billion, up 11 percent year-over-year.
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