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Online Shoppers

Data from Jan 2002 to Dec 2018

Last updated: 06 Jun 2024, 15:08 SGT

IMDA (Info-communications Media Development Authority)

#Definition: Proportion of Singapore residents who bought or ordered goods, services or made transaction over the internet before

#Introduction: The Annual Survey on Infocomm Usage in Households (“Survey”) has been conducted by IDA since the 1990s. The objective of the Survey is to assess the extent of infocomm adoption in Singapore resident households1 and residents.

#Methodology: Data was collected from about 3,500 households and about 3,500 residents via face-to-face interviews. The sample of addresses was provided by the Singapore Department of Statistics based on a random selection using a two-stage stratified design by geographical location and housing type.