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S. Korea's online shopping grows 7.5 pct in February

SEOUL
2023-04-03 11:18

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SEOUL, April 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's online shopping grew in single digits in February due to solid demand for travel and leisure services as well as food and beverage, statistical office data showed on Monday.

Shopping in cyberspace stood at 16.94 trillion won (12.8 billion U.S. dollars) in February, up 7.5 percent from a year earlier, according to Statistics Korea.

Online demand for travel and transport services more than doubled in the month, while culture and leisure services transaction soared 97.7 percent, thanks to the lifting of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transactions for food and beverage in cyberspace gained 8.3 percent, but demand for food delivery services reduced 11.5 percent amid the eased worry about the pandemic.

Mobile shopping through smartphones gained 4.6 percent over the year to 12.59 trillion won (9.6 billion dollars) in February.
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