Australians spent A$25bn online in Q1 FY27, Australia Post reports

Australians spent a record A$25bn (US$17.6bn) shopping online in the July-September quarter, according to Australia Post’s latest Quarterly eCommerce Update.

Online spending grew 17% year-ove-year (YoY) and 6% quarter-over-quarter, according to the report. The average basket size fell 6.8% YoY to A$90 (US$63), while the number of households shopping online rose 3.5% YoY to 8.4 million.

Online Marketplaces was the top-performing category at A$6.1bn (US$4.3bn) in spending, up 20% YoY, followed by food and liquor at A$5.3bn (up 21%) and fashion at A$3.6bn (US$2.5bn) (up 11%).

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