E-commerce Sales Strong in Q2

US retail sales over the Internet rose to $15.65 billion, up 0.9% vs. Q1 and 23.1% from a year ago. The report excludes online travel, ticket sales, and services of financial brokers & dealers. Data aren’t seasonally adjusted, and Q2 is a slow period for e-tailers. On line sales accounted for 1.7% of total retail sales, down from 1.9% in Q1.