[Korea.net News, Economy / Industry, December 17 2007] Korea's e-commerce transactions edge down in 3rd quarter


Korea’s electronic commerce transactions inched down in the third quarter from the previous quarter due to a fall in business-to-government online transactions and seasonal conditions, a report showed Monday (Dec. 17).

The country’s e-commerce transactions dipped 0.9 percent in the July-September period from the previous three months to 125.87 trillion won ($134.87 billion), according to the report by the National Statistical Office.

Compared to a year earlier, the transactions increased 19.2 percent.