Online shopping sales up 7.3% in August on food delivery services, leisure

The value of online shopping transactions came to 24.2 trillion won ($17.8 billion) in August, up 1.6 trillion won from a year earlier.

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Online shopping sales in Korea rose 7.3 percent in August from a year earlier, led by stronger demand for food delivery services and leisure, data showed on Thursday.

The value of online shopping transactions came to 24.2 trillion won ($17.8 billion) in August, up 1.6 trillion won from a year earlier, the Ministry of Data and Statistics said.

Spending on food delivery services moved up 7.6 percent to 4 trillion won, the report showed.

Spending on food products, including agricultural and fishery goods, rose 9.8 percent to 3.5 trillion won.

Purchases made through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier to 18.9 trillion won. Mobile purchases accounted for 78.1 percent of total sales, down 1.1 percentage points from a year earlier.


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