Apparel ,Books Tops Online Shopping Activity During 2012 Holidays

 Web-only - Apparel tops the shopping list for consumers on Cyber Monday - Internet Retailer: Clothing and accessories topped the list of products bought by consumers on the first Monday after Thanksgiving—the shopping day known at Cyber Monday—

The latest  survey data from Shop.org. 31.4% of surveyed consumers bought apparel and related items on Cyber Monday. In second place came books, CDs, DVDs, videos and video games, bought by 27.8% of respondents.

According to the Shop.org survey, 41.3% of respondents shopped online on Monday. The percentage of consumers purchasing in the specific product categories are as follows:

• Clothing and accessories, 31.4%

• Books, CDs, DVDs, videos and video games, 27.8%

• Consumer electronics or computer-related accessories, 25.2%

Toys:17.5%

The survey found that respondents spent an average of $194.46 with e-retailers on Monday, higher than $172.42 average spent online for the entire Thanksgiving weekend.