Although Amazon faced a slowdown in online shopping activities, huge inflationary pressure in fuel, energy and transportation costs, and supply-chain disruptions during the reported quarter; its solid strength in cloud and advertising businesses drove top-line growth. Its strong initiatives toward controlling costs and improving the productivity of its fulfillment centers remain noteworthy. Cost of sales, fulfillment, technology and content, marketing, and general and administrative expenses increased 3.5%, 15.3%, 30.3%, 34.1% and 34.5% to $66.4 billion, $20.3 billion, $18.1 billion, $10.1 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively, on a year-over-year basis.