In fiscal year 2020, the number of consumer affair consultations related to online auctions in Japan amounted to over three thousand cases. Contrary to consultations regarding online retail purchases, the number of cases recorded for internet auctions declined steadily in recent years.
Number of consumer affair consultation cases regarding online auctions in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2020
fiscal years 2016 to 2020; the Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 of each stated year to March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Cases reported through Practical Living Information Online Network System (PIO-NET) operated by the National Consumers Affairs Center.
Figures prior to FY 2017 come from previous reports.
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NCAC. (October 1, 2021). Number of consumer affair consultation cases regarding online auctions in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242613/japan-online-auction-consumer-affair-consultation-number/
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NCAC. (2021). Number of consumer affair consultation cases regarding online auctions in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242613/japan-online-auction-consumer-affair-consultation-number/
NCAC. "Number of Consumer Affair Consultation Cases regarding Online Auctions in Japan from Fiscal Year 2016 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242613/japan-online-auction-consumer-affair-consultation-number/
NCAC, Number of consumer affair consultation cases regarding online auctions in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242613/japan-online-auction-consumer-affair-consultation-number/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of consumer affair consultation cases regarding online auctions in Japan from fiscal year 2016 to 2020 [Graph], NCAC, October 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1242613/japan-online-auction-consumer-affair-consultation-number/