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Etsy Statistics: January 2009 Weather Report

2009-02-06T11:37:00-05:00

Every year, January is an interesting month at Etsy: we know that sales will be down when compared to the prior month, December, but listings will go up, as folks re-stock their shops after the holiday season. We also pay very close attention to how sales change from week-to-week. As we approach Valentine’s Day we expect the last week of January to exceed the first.

We were pleased with January results: the numbers exceeded our expectations in these difficult economic times.

The stats:

$9.9 million of goods were sold; roughly 23% below December's sales figure (sales for the last full week of January represented a 9.3% increase above the first full week of January).
That represents 683,369 items sold for the month, a 16.2% decrease from December's stats.
1,203,417 million new items were listed in January, up from 1,098,644 items or 9.2% vs. December.
138,000 new members joined the Etsy community, 16.3% below December's record number of new members.
443,468,017 page views were recorded on the site, an 8.1% increase compared to December.

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Etsy community in January!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: December Celebrated the Holidays

2009-01-06T16:00:00-05:00

All of us here at Etsy were very anxious to see the December results and I have to say, they were worth waiting for!

$12.9 million of goods were sold — a 20% increase over November.
That represents 815,327 items sold, a 13.4% increase from November's stats.
1,098,644 new items were listed, down from 1,143,942 items last month, a 4% decrease.
164,789 new members joined the Etsy community — a 22% increase. That number included 19,481 new sellers.
410,365,372 page views were recorded on the site, essentially the same number as November.

Happy New Year and thanks for everyone's hard work. It was a terrific year here at Etsy.

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: November Kicked Off the Holidays in Style

2008-12-04T12:00:00-05:00

November definitely saw a start to the holiday season here at Etsy and a strong one at that – we saw great growth week over week and had 12 record sales volume days in the month.

Here are November’s key numbers, each of which represent the highest total ever:

$10.8 million of goods were sold — a 28% increase over October.
That represents 719,145 items sold, a 24.5% increase from October's stats.
1,143,942 new items were listed, up from 976,234 items last month, a 17.1% increase.
135,165 new members joined the Etsy community, including 22,744 new sellers.
410,634,499 page views were recorded on the site, a 14.5% increase from October.

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in November!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: October's Fall and Rise

2008-11-06T11:13:00-05:00

We're definitely keeping our eye on the economic conditions here at Etsy, but despite the turmoil, we still had another record setting month in October.

Here are October’s key numbers, each of which represent the highest total ever:

$8.4 million of goods were sold — a 5.9% increase over September.
That represents 577,398 items sold, a 6% increase from September's stats.
976, 234 new items were listed, up from 911,191 items last month, a 7.1% increase.
102,778, new members joined the Etsy community, including 19,689 new sellers. That’s our first month ever with over 100,000 new members — a 6.5% increase vs. September.
358,000,000 page views were recorded on the site, a slight increase from September.

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in October!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: September, Still Sunny!

2008-10-08T17:03:00-05:00

I apologize for the delay in publishing these — we're working on revamping the information we send out and were hoping to have these changes in place for this month.

Here are September’s key numbers, all of which represent the highest total ever for their categories:

$7.93 million of goods sold — a 5% increase over August.
That represents 544,157 items sold, a 5.3% increase from August's stats.
911,191 new items were listed, up from 869,000 items last month, a 4.9% increase.
96,473, new members joined the Etsy community, including 18,001 new sellers. Both of these rates of new sellers and new buyers are essentially flat from last month.
344,000,000 page views were recorded on the site, a slight increase from August.

A few things to consider with these numbers: September has one less day than August, which makes a significant difference as we start having $300,000 sales days (that’s right — even in these tough economic times, we set a single day record on Sept 30th: $305,000!).

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in September!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: Summer Storms in August?

2008-09-09T11:00:00-05:00

...We avoided them last month! August was another month of good stats, and August 15th was the biggest day we’ve ever had: 18,484 items sold for a total of $287,000!

Here are August’s key numbers, all of which represent the highest total ever for their categories:

$7.55 million of goods sold — a 6.5% increase over July.
That represents 516,600 items sold, a 6.1% increase from July's stats.
869,000 new items were listed, up from 813,000 items last month, a 6.9% increase.
96,100 new members joined the Etsy community, including 18,300 new sellers, both increases in sellers and buyers from last month.
340,000,000 page views were recorded on the site — a 4.9% increase.

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in August!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Etsy Statistics: Dog Days of July?

2008-08-04T15:00:00-05:00

...Not at Etsy! We had a fantastic July, even with the July 4th holiday slowing everyone down a bit. July 31st was the biggest day we’ve ever had: 18,291 items sold for a total of $267,195!

Here are July’s key numbers, all of which represent the highest total ever for their categories:

    * $7.0 million of goods sold — a 9.8% increase over June.
    * That represents 487,000 items sold, a 10% increase from June's stats.
    * 813,000 new items were listed, up from 742,000 items last month, a 9.5% increase.
    * 87,000 new members joined the Etsy community, including 16,000 new sellers, both increases from last month.
    * 324,000,000 page views were recorded on the site — a 7.6% increase.

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in July!

Curious about how other months compare? Check out our past Weather Reports for more statistics.

Fresh Shops: vintagegreenpeas

2008-07-24T14:06:00-05:00

I consider myself extremely lucky to have both a son and a daughter. While there are plenty of differences, there is one that I wasn't expecting at all : people LOVE to buy clothes for girls. My son was born first and plenty of friends sent us gifts; we expected fewer gifts when my daughter was born. Um, no. People came out of the woodwork to buy her dresses, hair ribbons (despite her middle-aged man pate), skirts, and skin-care (ok, maybe not).

I must say that this extreme generosity was not guilt-free for us. There were lots of great clothes, but they were mostly only to be worn once. Sure, we gave away whatever we could, but there's still some waste.

I mentioned this phenomenon to Ashley and her eyes lit up: "I have the perfect shop for that!"

vintagegreenpeas, who opened up shop in May, makes adorable skirts and dresses from vintage pillowcases. It may only be worn once by your daughter, but it's had plenty of use before!

See more Fresh Shops and say hey to a new seller!

Handmade Kids Series | Special Kids Showcase | Baby Gift Guide | Children Gift Guide

Etsy Find: Beware of Dogs!

2008-07-10T10:10:00-05:00

Pets are a bone of contention for my family. My son, age 4, wants a dog TODAY. (A Rottweiler, to be exact — preferably one named Manny that sleeps under his bed.) My daughter, age 2, is very afraid of dogs. In fact, she’s still talking about the only time she worked up the courage to pet a dog.

So what pet did I find for my kids? This awesome rock star by HoneydewStudio. It's extinct, and therefore less scary for my daughter. It has flames on his skin, so it's cool enough for my son. Best of all, I don't have to get up early to walk Iggy.

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Etsy Statistics: June Numbers Heating Up?

2008-07-02T13:40:00-05:00

Here's an update on how we did during the month of June here at Etsy. We broke one major milestone record with 301,850,000 page views, up from last month’s 298,000,000 — our first 300,000,000 page view month ever!

Here are the rest of June’s key numbers:

$6.5 million of goods sold - roughly the same as May.
That represented 442,000 items sold, a slight drop from May’s number.
742,000 new items were listed, up from 730,000 items last month.
80,000 new members joined the Etsy community, including 15,000 new sellers, both slight increases from last month.

Thanks to everyone in the Etsy community for all of their hard work in June!

See our previous months' coverage.