Consider Figure 21-1B above.Online retail sales
A)didn't begin to show promise until 2012 when online security measures improved.
B)has grown steadily in the past and is expected to continue its steady growth over the next few years.
C)stabilized in 2016 when Internet penetration reached 98 percent of all U.S.households.
D)doubled its growth from 2011 to 2016.
E)grew slowly and then plummeted when Congress passed a new online state sales tax collection law in 2013.

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The graph shows a steady growth in online retail sales from 2007 to 2016, with a doubling of growth from 2011 to 2016. There is no evidence to suggest that sales were negatively impacted by online security measures or a state sales tax collection law. While internet penetration reaching 98 percent of households in 2016 may have contributed to a stabilizing of sales, it is not the primary factor for the growth of online retail sales.

Consider Figure 21-1B Above.Online Retail Sales