In 2006, 21% in the UK and 31% in the US shopped online, the internet survey said.
Retail Decisions has predicted that potentially suspicious internet transactions will rise 46% this year from 2003.
Top 10 online Christmas shopping list will be on focus this year.
1 Flights/holidays
2 Hotel stay
3 Book
4 DVD/video
5 CDs
6 Clothes
7 (Joint) Computer games and toys
8 (Joint) iPod/MP3 player, flowers, mobile phone accessories and alcohol and food
9 PC or laptop
10 Shoes/trainers
Armchair shoppers
Besides online shopping through Internet, UK people also like to shop by mail order or telephone. According to the retail decisions poll 26% of UK people intend to shop by mail order - compared with 18% of Americans. Meanwhile, 26% of UK people expect to make some purchases by phone, while just 20% of US shoppers intend to do the same. But the amount of people shopping from the comfort of their armchairs around the UK will more than double from 2% last year to 7%, NOP found.
