No big surprise this year that online sales are up from last year, and cresting the billion dollar mark on Cyber Monday for the first time. The pleasant news for retailers (and all those selling goods to/through them) is that spending – at least so far – looks strong. In a year fraught with ups and downs for economic news, this piece of news is good indeed for many businesses.

To take a look at numbers from various sources, Search Engine Land has a “slice and dice” of charts for how sales track so far.