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The electronic trade consolidates like tool of exit to the outside

19/10/2011

19 October 2011

Previously to the celebration in Madrid, on 20 October, of the fifth edition of the European And-commerce Conference, the ICEX has made public a study that confirms that the email has erigido in a fundamental channel to go out to the external market.

Two thousand million people in the world are users consummated of Internet, an at all despicable market if we take into account that the electronic trade invoiceed 572,5 trillion dollars in 2010. By geographic areas, the greater part of the shopping realised/realized in Asia-Pacífico and Europe. Books, pieces to dress, notes of aeroplane, electronic equipment and reservations of hotel were the goods and services more consumed through the network.

In concrete, in Europe, the impulse of the electronic trade has been exponential: in the period 2005-2010, the on-line consumers comunitarios have happened of a 20 to 40% of the population. Our continent is in command of the world regarding penetration of Internet, with 65 of each 100 inhabitants of the EU connected to the network.

In the case of Spain, the electronic trade advances of positive form. In 2010, this type of transactions invoiceed around 9.100 million euros, 17,3% more than in the year precedent. The internauts that realised/realized some type of purchase through the network rose to 10,9 million people.

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ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones (Antes Instituto Español Comercio Exterior)