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The rapid development of information and communication technologies and the development of digital economy and society brings new challenges and opportunities for individuals, companies and the whole society. The huge growth of the Internet, which has contributed to these changes, and causes changes in the living of individuals and households. In addition to new ways of communicating, the Internet brings individuals new opportunities for collaboration, business, but also information retrieval and, last but not least, shopping, contributing to the growth of living standards. In this paper, the authors focus on one aspect of the digital economy – household access to the Internet and its usage for purchasing products and services in the Slovak Republic. The aim of the article is to find out the level and reasons for using the Internet by households of the Slovak Republic. In this paper, the authors use methods: time series analysis, comparison, synthesis. The authors use data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The authors have found that the level of Internet usage in the Slovak households is increasing, but it varies depending on gender, age group and type of household. Slovak households buy mainly clothes, sports goods, and households’ goods for the private usage. |
