NOTE: The Chase Paymentech Pulse Index is for general information purposes only. The Index (including all data, charts and descriptions) are intended solely to provide a snapshot of the average (i) total dollar sales, (ii) ticket amount; and (iii) total transaction count performance of 50 leading online retailers for the major retail shopping period by the use of year-on-year and day-on-day comparisons. Data from the 2008 Pulse Index has been recalculated to create a more accurate year-on-year comparison. The Pulse Index is not intended to evaluate any one particular online retailer and does not claim to represent the entire online retail industry as a whole. The Pulse Index is intended to provide a consistent set of merchant indicators year-on-year, and does not include incremental web sites or new acquisitions experienced by these retailers. The data represents online purchases for which consumers used credit cards, debit cards, gift card redemptions, and alternative methods of payment.