SEOUL, 2nd June, 2025 (WAM) -- Online shopping sales in the Republic of Korea gained 2.5 percent from a year earlier in April, mainly driven by rising demand for food products and relevant services, data showed Monday.
The value of online shopping transactions stood at 21.69 trillion won (US$15.73 billion) in April, up 535.2 billion won from a year earlier, according to the data from Statistics Korea.
The growth was led by a sharp increase in demand for food services, which jumped 13.9 percent on-year to 3.9 trillion won, according to Yonhap News Agency.