Report: Chinese eCommerce Sector Jumps 66.5 Percent In 2012

By PYMNTS | April 21, 2013

The Chinese eCommerce sector rose 66.5 percent in 2012, according to data from the China Internet Network Information Center.

Chinese eCommerce hit $190 billion in 2012, but still accounted for just 6.1 percent of total retail sales for all consumer goods in the country, The Paypers points out. Mobile played a large part in the upswing in eCommerce, as 40.7 percent of consumers used a mobile device to browse an eCommerce website in H2 2012.