South Korea’s online shopping transactions rose 4.1% year on year to 24.97 trillion won (US$18.7 billion) in September, government data showed. Automobile and related-product spending climbed 30.9% to 1.27 trillion won, while food delivery rose 4% to 3.78 trillion won and cosmetics increased 12.2% to 1.29 trillion won. Purchases made through smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices grew 5.4% to 19.08 trillion won, accounting for 76.4% of total online sales, up 1 percentage point from a year earlier.