Online Shopping Up In S. Korea In Sept

Seoul: Online shopping sales in South Korea grew 2 per cent on-year in September, driven by increased demand for food delivery services and mobile devices, the statistics agency said Friday.

According to data from Statistics Korea, the combined value of online shopping transactions came to 19.56 trillion won ($14.21 billion) in September, compared with 19.18 trillion won tallied a year earlier, Yonhap news agency reported.

Spending on food and beverages surged 10.5 per cent on-year to reach 3.02 trillion won, and sales for food delivery services also advanced 17.3 per cent to 2.51 trillion won. Purchases of mobile devices saw an increase of 94.9 per cent, reaching 738.5 billion won.

Everyday items' sales on online platforms rose 7.9 per cent to 1.51 trillion won.