According to data released on Monday, online shopping sales in South Korea increased by about 10% year-on-year in June, driven by strong growth in demand for mobile devices and cars. According to data from the Korea Department of Statistics, online shopping transactions in South Korea reached 24.6 trillion won in June, an increase of 2.3 trillion won over the same period last year. According to the report, mobile device sales more than doubled to 892.4 billion won, apparently thanks to Samsung Electronics' promotional activities. Driven by strong sales of Tesla's electric vehicles, spending on automobiles and related products also soared 56.8% to 1.19 trillion won.

According to data released on Monday, online shopping sales in South Korea increased by about 10% year-on-year in June, driven by strong growth in demand for mobile devices and cars. According to data from the Korea Department of Statistics, online shopping transactions in South Korea reached 24.6 trillion won in June, an increase of 2.3 trillion won over the same period last year. According to the report, mobile device sales more than doubled to 892.4 billion won, apparently thanks to Samsung Electronics' promotional activities. Driven by strong sales of Tesla's electric vehicles, spending on automobiles and related products also soared 56.8% to 1.19 trillion won.