The results of a survey among Australian mobile shoppers showed that bill payments, at 59 percent of respondents led the list of mobile commerce by category in 2020. The source also revealed that food & drink, grocery, and health & beauty categories witnessed year-on-year increases, at respectively 52 percent, 40 percent, and 34 percent, possibly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the survey recorded only one percent of consumers using mobile commerce for digital currency.
Share of consumers using mobile phones to make purchases in Australia in 2020, by purchase category
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PayPal. (2020). Share of consumers using mobile phones to make purchases in Australia in 2020, by purchase category. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228982/australia-mobile-commerce-purchase-categories/
PayPal. "Share of Consumers Using Mobile Phones to Make Purchases in Australia in 2020, by Purchase Category." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228982/australia-mobile-commerce-purchase-categories/
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Share of consumers using mobile phones to make purchases in Australia in 2020, by purchase category [Graph], PayPal, November 19, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228982/australia-mobile-commerce-purchase-categories/