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DATA MINE Aug. 13, 1999 E-Commerce Explosion Explosive growth of the Internet will thrust Net purchases sky-high in 2003. Web customers -- expected to jump from 31 million in 1998 to 183 million by 2003 -- will boost worldwide Net commerce to $1.32 trillion, with the U.S. leading the pack. U.S.: Billions of dollars 1998 37.25 1999 74.43 2000 133.14 2001 222.76 2002 407.25 2003 707.92 Western Europe:   1998 5.61 1999 18.90 2000 49.41 2001 112.46 2002 223.05 2003 430.37 Asia Pacific:   1998 0.694 1999 1.90 2000 3.97 2001 7.69 2002 14.69 2003 27.51 Japan:   1998 1.98 1999 5.40 2000 11.00 2001 18.61 2002 28.77 2003 44.94 Rest of world:   1998 4.89 1999 10.73 2000 20.29 2001 36.61 2002 59.88 2003 106.59 DATA: International Data Corp. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS IT Services Take Off in Japan Japan's info tech market is expected to grow from $41.7 billion in 1998 to $52.5 billion in 2003. Are the Brits Open to an E-Yank Attack? Slower E-mail response times than U.S. sites may make them vulnerable. Where the Boomer Surfers Surf Seven of the top 10 favorite boomer Web sites during the month of June related to travel. Making Sense of Storehouses of Data The need to analyze vast corporate data is boosting sales of "business intelligence software." Online Shopping Drops Is cybershopping finally coming down to earth? What I Did on My Winter Vacation The final months of 1999 will be grueling for many info tech workers fighting Y2K. The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine