Online shopping growth slows down

The growth in the sale of products and services via internet is slowing down in the Netherlands and total sales are below the European average, the national statistics office CBS reported today.


In 2005, online sales accounted for 9% of company turnover, but since 2001 growth has been slowing by 0.5 percentage point a year, the CBS said.

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