Global e-commerce rose to 1 trillion USD last year

According to the estimates of eMarketer, the global value of digital purchases increased by 21.1 percent to 1 trillion USD in 2012.

The researcher estimates that sales in 2013 will increase to 1.3 trillion USD. The Asia-Pacific region will surpass North America, and will become the number one e-commerce market.
Last year in the North American region, digital sales grew by 13.9 percent, to 364.66 billion USD, and this number is expected to grow by 12.2 percent to 409.05 billion USD.  (marketinginfo.hu)