23-44    Establishments Having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold or Delivered
Goods, Services or Information through Electronic Means by Industry
Sector/Employment Size, 2000 - 2001
		Number of	Among establishments in column (a),% of
		Establishments	establishments having performed the following types
Industry Sector/Employment Size	Year	(a)	of business transactions through electronic means
			Order or
			purchase	Receipt	Sale	Delivery
Industry Sector
Manufacturing, Electricity and Gas	2000	23671	6.1	30.4	0.3	6.7
	2001	19999	5.3	31.7	0.8	8.1
Construction	2000	25377	1.2	25.5	0.0	7.0
	2001	24976	3.8	31.9	…	4.0
Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export	2000	176205	3.8	38.2	0.3	8.3
Trades, Restaurants and Hotels	2001	176597	5.0	40.1	0.9	13.0
Transport, Storage and Communications	2000	38030	2.6	16.7	0.1	4.1
	2001	36253	4.4	24.7	0.6	6.9
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and	2000	47347	11.9	55.0	0.9	11.5
Business Services	2001	47954	13.7	62.8	2.6	21.2
Community, Social and Personal	2000	29203	5.4	23.1	0.4	9.3
Services	2001	29152	5.5	33.4	1.2	11.4
Overall	2000	339832	4.9	35.3	0.3	8.1
	2001	334932	6.2	40.0	1.1	12.4
Employment Size
Large	2000	6153	18.5	77.2	4.4	44.4
	2001	5635	26.2	85.1	8.5	62.6
Medium	2000	31855	10.4	59.1	0.5	18.0
	2001	32507	13.9	65.1	2.4	31.8
Small	2000	301825	4.0	32.0	0.2	6.4
	2001	296790	4.9	36.4	0.8	9.3
Overall	2000	339832	4.9	35.3	0.3	8.1
	2001	334932	6.2	40.0	1.1	12.4
Note :Figures are based on the Annual Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector conducted during
March to June in 2000 and April to June in 2001.