The following indicators are part of the Central Bank of Chile’s “Experimental Statistics” project, which compiles and publishes statistics that are still under development or refinement. As a result, the published series may be subject to significant revisions. These statistics are innovative in terms of their data sources, statistical methods and/or fields of study. Experimental Statistics also aim to shorten the statistical production cycle and gather user feedback at an early stage of development.

Online Retail Sales Index (ORSI)

The Online Retail Sales Index (ORSI) is a nominal sales indicator compiled from anonymized sales records from Form 29 (F29), provided by the Internal Revenue Service (SII); the Retail Trade Activity and Inventory Index Survey conducted by the National Statistics Institute (INE), and credit and debit card payment information supplied by private institutions. This indicator quantifies the share of e-commerce in total sales of the formal retail sector.

It is updated on the 5th of each month (or the next business day), with a 35-day lag.