SEOUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's online shopping rose in single digits in February due to solid demand for mobile devices, car accessories, food, and food delivery service, statistical office data showed Tuesday.

Shopping in cyberspace swelled 3.5 percent to 21.06 trillion won (14.3 billion U.S. dollars) in February compared to the same month of last year, according to Statistics Korea.

Transaction of mobile devices in cyberspace soared 53.9 percent on the launch of new smartphones, while demand for car accessories jumped 36.1 percent in the cited month.

Online demand for food delivery service spiked 10.9 percent, and online purchase of food and beverage expanded 8.3 percent.

Demand for cosmetics and fashion stuff in cyberspace jumped in double digits, but online transaction of e-coupon service tumbled 48.5 percent amid the weaker trend to provide gifts such as coffee and cake through e-coupons.

Shopping through smartphones, tablets and other mobile gadgets mounted 3.8 percent from a year earlier to 16.13 trillion won (10.9 billion dollars) in February, accounting for 76.6 percent of the combined online shopping. Enditem

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