Thispresentationmaycontainforward-lookingstatementswhichareinherentlydifficulttopredict.Actualresultscoulddiffermateriallyforavarietyofreasons,includingfluctuationsinforeignexchangerates,changesinglobaleconomicconditionsandconsumerspending,worldevents,therateofgrowthoftheInternetandonlinecommerce,theamountthatAmazon.cominvestsinnewbusinessopportunitiesandthetimingofthoseinvestments,themixofproducts
soldtocustomers,themixofnetsalesderivedfromproductsascomparedwith
services,theextenttowhichweoweincometaxes,competition,managementofgrowth,potentialfluctuationsinoperatingresults,internationalgrowthandexpansion,theoutcomesoflegalproceedingsandclaims,fulfillmentcenteroptimization,risksofinventorymanagement,seasonality,thedegreetowhichtheCompanyentersinto,maintainsanddevelopscommercialagreements,
acquisitionsandstrategictransactions,andrisksoffulfillmentthroughputand
productivity.Otherrisksanduncertaintiesinclude,amongothers,risksrelatedtonewproducts,servicesandtechnologies,systeminterruptions,governmentregulationandtaxation,payments,andfraud.Inaddition,thecurrentglobaleconomicclimateamplifiesmanyoftheserisks.MoreinformationaboutfactorsthatpotentiallycouldaffectAmazon.
com’s
financialresultsisincludedin
Amazon.
com’s
filingswiththeSecuritiesandExchangeCommission,includingits
mostrecentAnnualReportonForm10-Kandsubsequentfilings. Additionalinformationrelatingtocertainofourfinancialmeasurescontainedhereinisavailableintheappendixtoourpresentation,ourmostrecentearningsreleaseandatourwebsiteatwww.amazon.com/irunder
‘FinancialDocuments’
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