• by July 17, 2001

OnLine Trading Futures

According to eMarketer's just released eCommerce: B2B Report, U.S. businesses are substantially increasing their online trading activity with direct purchasing via supplier websites leading the way.

North America now accounts for 71% of online trade, and eMarketer estimates that worldwide business-to-business e-commerce will reach $2.7 trillion by 2004. eMarketer analyst Steve Butler said, "the majority of large enterprises continue to see e-business as a long term strategy."

B2B by Global Regions in Billion$

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	% of World B2B 2004
North America	$159	317	564	964	1,600	57.7%
Asia/PacRim	36	69	121	199	301	10.8
Europe	26	52	133	334	797	28.7
Latin America	3	9	17	34	58	2.1
Africa/MidEast	2	3	6	11	18	0.6
Totals	226	449	841	1,542	2,775

Source:eMarketer 2001 See more here.