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The pie chart illustrates the percentages of customers of those countries (Australia and New Zeeland) who preferred overseas websites, local websites or both for shopping in 2012, while the table shows the proportions of several reasons to choose online shopping in both countries.

Overall, in the given countries, overseas websites and local websites were used together by most of buyers in 2012. In terms of the main reason of consumers’ choice in online shopping, this was its lower price than in store at that time.

Focusing on the preference percentages of websites, In Australia, Local websites were more popular than overseas websites in 2012. The figures for Australian purchasers who preferred either overseas or local websites, accounted for at 10% and 25%, respectively. Notably, the remaining people (65%) used from both. The trend of 2012 in New Zeeland was slightly different, 93% of the New Zeeland’s consumers employed local websites. However, more than half of them also engaged with websites of another nations, this rate represented 50% of all New Zeeland’s buyers. The lowest rate was only using from website: 7%.

As regards the proportions of different reasons for preferring online shopping, the major reason was its lower costs, as well as the reason was rated at 55% in Australia, and 51% in New Zeeland. New Zeeland purchasers focused on convenience (36%) more than Australians (28%). In all the 2 given countries, better range of products was less important factor: Australia at 15% and New Zeeland at 11%. In addition, other causes made up 2% in both countries.