Google have recently released a new reporting function within Google Analytics  to measure ‘Site Speed’.  The report has been developed to measure page load time and I have to admit, it is insightful.

The report sits within the Content section of Analytics reports:

• Avg Page Load Time—The average amount of time (in seconds) it takes that page to load, from initiation of the pageview (e.g. click on a page link) to load completion in the browser.
• Pageviews—The actual number of times the page was viewed for the selected date range.
• Page Load Sample—The actual number of pageviews that were sampled to calculate the average page load time.
• Bounce Rate—As for Pages report, the percentage of views to this page in which this page was the only one viewed for the session.
• % Exit—As for the Pages report, the percentage of views to this page in which this page was the last page in the session. (more…)