Australians Break New Shopping Record Despite Economic Strain

Australia Post maintained over 2 million daily deliveries for more than 30 days during Christmas.
Australians Break New Shopping Record Despite Economic Strain
A post box is seen outside an Australia Post branch in the regional town of Walpole in Western Australia on Dec. 8, 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times
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Australians appear to have enjoyed a strong Christmas season despite the ongoing economic challenges and cost-of-living pressures, with Australia Post revealing a new record of almost 103 million parcels delivered in the last two months of 2024.

According to the latest quarterly Inside Australian Online Shopping Report on Jan. 23, this represents a 3.1 percent increase from the previous year.