Cyber Monday sees online retailers offer the same type of deep discounts on popular products that traditional businesses do. And this year, the number of consumers who took advantage of these deals, as well as the amount of money they spent, increased, according to a report from internet data tracker comScore.

The number of people who participated in Cyber Monday deals increased to about 9 million, up 4 percent from the 8.7 million who were involved last year, the report said. And those consumers spent more money per person – $114.24, up from $102.19 – as well, a jump of 12 percent. In all, the additional spending resulted in sales climbing 16 percent to $1.03 billion, up from $887 million last year.

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The most popular place for consumers to do their online shopping was from a computer at work, the report said. However, the 48.9 percent who did so was a 3.8 percent decline from 2009. The number of Americans who shopped from home instead rose to 45.4 percent. Another 5.8 percent of all sales came from international customers.

Many consumers said they’re likely to increase or maintain the level of holiday spending they did last year. However, they are also going to rely on their credit cards less when making these purchases.

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