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STATISTICS AVAILABLE:   

• The World Is A Small Place When It Comes To Online Attitudes And Actions

The survey polled 11,410 Internet users and non-users across ten countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the United States - to understand their behaviors and attitudes when it comes to the World Wide Web.

Topics covered include:

• % of consumers with Internet access
• Online Usage (personal, educational or business)
• Online Activity (e-mail, research, entertainment, travel information, shopping, banking, checking credit card balance
• Impact & Advantages of Internet
• Key Issues related to Internet (e.g. security)
• Online Purchases (books, travel, toys, clothes, groceries, investments, electronics, event tickets etc.)
• Key Factors for E-purchases (e.g. price, brand name, graphics, navigation etc.)
• Number and Value of Expected Purchases

• We encourage you to view the News Release section of the American Express website. News releases relating to OPEN Small Business Network ™ and reports and surveys produced by American Express contain statistical information on topics such as eCommerce, retail sales, SME’s etc.  

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