Online spending to top €55m this Christmas

We will spend €55m on online purchases this Christmas, according to a survey by the communications regulator.

The ComReg survey estimates that one in five internet users intends to use the internet as part of their Christmas shopping this year.

The figures are included in ComReg’s latest Trends Survey of Telecommunications sector. The survey of more than 1,000 people aged between15 and 74 and it is carried out by Amárach Consulting on behalf of ComReg.

The following are the main highlights of the survey:

- An estimated 250,000 internet users will spend almost €55m on online shopping purchases this Christmas;

- Men are more likely than women to do their Christmas shopping online, as are those with a broadband subscription;

- Those who plan to shop online for Christmas gifts estimate that they will spend an average of more than €200 on internet shopping.

The ComReg survey also revealed that in the past three months 43% of internet users have shopped online, with the average shopper spending an average more than €300.

The most popular online purchases reported were airline tickets and concert tickets.