RESTON, Va., Dec 09, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released an update of holiday season e-commerce spending for the first 37 days (November 1 - December 7) of the November - December 2007 holiday season. More than $18 billion has been spent online during the season-to-date, marking an 18-percent gain versus the corresponding days last year. Thursday, December 6 recorded $803 million in online sales, up 28 percent versus year ago, making it the heaviest online spending day in history.

    2007 Holiday Season To Date vs. Corresponding Days* in 2006

    Non-Travel (Retail) Spending
    Excludes Auctions and Large Corporate Purchases
    Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
    Source: comScore, Inc.
                                                          Billions ($)
    Holiday Season to Date                      2006        2007         Pct
                                                                        Change
    November 1 - December 7                    $15.24      $18.01         18%
    Week Ending December 7                      $3.83       $4.58         20%
    Thanksgiving Day (November 22)              $0.21       $0.27         29%
    "Black Friday" (November 23)                $0.43       $0.53         22%
    "Cyber Monday" (November 26)                $0.61       $0.73         21%
    Thursday, December 6                        $0.63       $0.80         28%
    * Corresponding Shopping Days, Not Calendar Days

"December got off to a strong start, as we saw spending growth accelerate to 20 percent for the week and the first ever $800 million online spending day on record," said comScore Chairman Gian Fulgoni. "It was a terrific kick-start to December, but we expect the upcoming week to be the heaviest online spending week of the holiday season as the procrastinators and late-season deal-seekers come out in earnest."

Nintendo Wii and Apple iPod Lead the Way among Hot Tech Product Searches

November saw millions of consumers research their holiday season purchases, and several technology product searches proved particularly popular. More than 30 million U.S. searches were conducted for Nintendo Wii, while Apple iPod (24.8 million) and Xbox 360 (11 million) also generated heavy search activity. Interestingly, Sony PlayStation 2 generated more searches (9.7 million) than the more recently introduced PlayStation 3 (7.6 million), a sign that consumers are bargain-hunting this year and seeking out more affordable gift options.

    Selected* Tech Product Searches
    November 2007
    Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
    Source: comScore, Inc.

    Products                    Searches (000)
    Nintendo Wii                    30,455
    Apple iPod                      24,777
    Xbox 360                        10,985
    Playstation 2                    9,658
    Playstation 3                    7,566
    Nintendo DS Lite                 6,586
    Apple iPhone                     6,002
    Apple iPod Nano                  4,231
    Garmin GPS                       3,032
    Apple iPod Touch                 2,880
    Playstation PSP                  2,010
    TomTom GPS                       1,291
    Magellan GPS                     664
    Nokia N95                        390
    Nokia N81                         66
    Amazon Kindle                     61

* Based on a selection of product searches; does not constitute a ranking of all products

"Gaming consoles and accessories represent the strongest growing product category this holiday season, with sales up more than 130 percent versus year ago. The Nintendo Wii is attracting particularly strong interest, as evidenced by the intense search activity occurring around the product," added Mr. Fulgoni. "While iPods and iPhones are predictably popular, we're also seeing that consumers are actively searching for information on GPS products. This is a category that can be expected to grow strongly during the next few years."

    comScore 2007 Retail E-Commerce Forecast

    Online Non-Travel (Retail) Holiday Consumer Spending

    Excludes Auctions and Large Corporate Purchases

    Total U.S. - Home/Work/University Locations
    Source: comScore, Inc.
                                                       Billions ($)

                                                                       Pct
                                                2006       2007       Change

    January - October                          $77.5      $93.6         21%
    Holiday Season (Nov-Dec)                   $24.6      $29.5*        20%*
    *comScore forecast

About comScore

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