9월 온라인쇼핑 거래액 15.3% 증가..3분기 온라인 해외 직구 35.9% 급증<br /><br />The nation's online spending went up again in September.<br /> Koreans spent over eight billion U.S. dollars on such purchases for the third straight month.<br />Kim Hyesung breaks down the digits for us. <br /> Internet purchases in Korea hit eight-point-one-billion U.S. dollars in September, up fifteen percent on-year... to top the 8 billion dollar mark for three months in a row.<br />Statistics Korea attributed the rise to increased demand for food and cosmetics. <br /> Food service transactions went up more than 80 percent on-year in September...as more Koreans used mobile apps for food delivery and more people purchased food and beverages during Korea's traditional Chuseok Holiday. <br />Cosmetics goods purchases also went up near 20 percent on-year.<br />Mobile transactions hit five billion dollars in September, up 24 percent on-year, accounting for over 60 percent of the total online shopping purchases. <br />At the same time, direct purchases of foreign products online hit 622 million dollars, up near 36 percent on-year...and the highest figure since Statistics Korea began recording online shopping data in 2014. <br />Fashion items and clothes were the most popular overseas goods for Korean online shoppers, followed by food and beverages... home appliances and electronic devices.<br />The United States was the number one seller, followed by Europe, China and Japan. <br />Kim Hyesung, Arirang News. <br />
