US online ads to grow 33.7% in 2005, best year in 2001-2009

eMarketer published projections on online ad market growth in the United States. Online ad growth stayed negative in 2001 and 2002, with -11.8% and -15.8% YTY declines respectively. Ad growth reached 20.9% in 2003, 32.5% in 2004, 33.7% in 2005, and is projected to reach 21.2% in 2006, 14.1% in 2007, 13.5% in 2008, 10.4% in 2009.