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Indian users spend almost Rs. 1 lakh per year on online shopping

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NewsBytes
NewsBytes Original post #1
Nov 26, 2009 at 11:19 AM
According to a new study by credit card giant Visa, the average Indian Internet user spends $2,066, or approximately Rs. 96,000, on buying goods and services through the Internet every year. Purchasing digital downloads was the most popular form of consumer e-commerce, the study found. Seventy-six per cent of respondents from India, the highest among Asia-Pacific, have bought a form of digital entertainment over the Internet in the last 12 months. Music downloads (63 per cent) emerged as the mos...

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als2
als2 #2
Nov 26, 2009 at 1:53 PM
not possible
asingh
asingh #3
Nov 26, 2009 at 2:44 PM
What sample demographic they used to ascertain their average.

It could be "of all online transactions done, the average was $$$". But it still seems too high.
S
Nov 26, 2009 at 3:37 PM
The average Indian net user spending 8000 per month on online shopping? That is nonsense...

Arun