Tough to draw conclusions about the economy from online sales data

Bloomberg is spinning the ‘strong economy’ angle because of stats from ChannelAdvisor Corp. — which is a company that facilitates e-commerce so they’re in the business of promoting themselves.

Sales online the day after Thanksgiving surged 22 percent from a year earlier as U.S. consumers, buoyed by higher employment and lower gasoline prices

Even if those stats are legit, it’s could be a mistake to draw conclusions about the economy.

I hate to use personal anecdotes but I live right downtown in a big city with easy access to any brand and store but I spent 3 hours Christmas shopping on Saturday, got sick of the crowds and went home to shop online. I can’t be the only one who just finds it far easier to shop online.