Russian ecommerce grows faster than that of U.S.

According to the National Association of Members of E-Commerce-Russia consumers spent $4.42 billion online, which shows an increase of 35.4% from 2007; while, according to eMarketer, in the US retail e-commerce growth from 2007 to 2008 made 7.2%, excluding travel, digital downloads and ticket purchases. 

Provided the amount of internet users in Russia by 2013 reaches 61.9 million, and considering the data provided in RUmetrika by the GfK Group that 8.4% of Internet users in the country had made a purchase online at least once per month in 2008, it can be easily calculated that the future of e-commerce in Russia is very bright - approximately 5.2 million online consumers.