Online Holiday Shoppers Spent a Total of $30.1 Billion During 2005 Holiday Season, Up 30 Percent from 2004, According to the eSpending Report from Goldman Sachs, Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive - Dec 29, 2005 11:00 AM (PR Newswire)
Apparel/Clothing, Computer Hardware/Peripherals and Consumer Electronics Captured the Most Online Holiday Dollars This Year, Showing Double to Triple-Digit Year-over-Year Growth; Record High in Shoppers Choosing to Buy Online vs. Other Channels
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and NEW YORK, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Goldman, Sachs & Co., Nielsen//NetRatings and Harris Interactive(R) fifth annual Holiday eSpending Report revealed today that online holiday shopping totaled $30.1 billion, excluding travel, during the 2005 holiday season (October 29 - December 23). This season's online spending in the United States resulted in a 30 percent increase (+/-
3.1 percent margin of error) from the 2004 holiday season.-