eBay India had unveiled the eBay Census Guide 2011 sometime back. It confirmed that India is on the second position in terms of e-commerce. Mr. Kashyap Vadapalli, Director-Category Management, eBay India released the fourth edition of the Annual eBay Census Guide in Mumbai. This guide shows all the latest trends in selling, importing and online buying across the country. They’ve revealed the export trends to all the 189 Countries and also the import trend from 120 countries. Here’s a screenshot trying to depict the same:
The following are the important points from the eBay Census Guide 2011:
- India have more than 3300 e-commerce hubs from all the 28 states and 7 union territories.
- Top 5 states with maximum online transactions everyday are Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh respectively. - 1 out of every 10 online transactions is done in a rural area. This is quite a significant number, which shows that e-commerce and internet have really taken off in India.
- The metro cities of the country contributed nearly 51 percent in all kinds of e-commerce transactions whereas Tier 2 and 3 cities (of India) contributed a little less around 40 percent. Rural India might be lagging behind with 9 percent, yet it is a positive sign showing the bright side of things to come.
- Top 5 brands purchased online are Sony, Nokia, Samsung, Apple and Reebok with Sony leading the race.
- Women lead in online purchases with 55 percent of the total.
- Electronic gadgets continue to be on the top with 50 percent of the online buying Share.
I found out an infograph-like image on the report. It’s worth giving a look as it tries portraying an average day for eBay India:
The eBay Census Guide 2011 is worth giving a look. You can access it here.
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