24-49 Establishments Having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold or Delivered
Goods, Services or Information through Electronic Means by Industry
Sector/Employment Size, 2001 - 2003
Industry Sector/Employment Size			Among establishments in column (a),% of
			establishments having performed the following types
	Year	Number of	of business transactions through electronic means
		Establishments	Order or
			Purchase	Receipt	Sale	Delivery
Industry Sector
Manufacturing, Electricity and Gas	2001	19999	5.3	31.7	0.8	8.1
	2002	20402	6.1	34.3	1.8	7.4
	2003	17275	6.0	45.6	1.6	13.5
Construction	2001	24976	3.8	31.9	…	4.0
	2002	22959	2.1	38.5	…	2.4
	2003	25147	9.8	38.4	…	9.1
Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export	2001	176597	5.0	40.1	0.9	13.0
Trades, Restaurants and Hotels	2002	171508	6.1	46.6	1.2	12.1
	2003	165855	8.7	53.6	1.2	14.4
Transport, Storage and Communications	2001	36253	4.4	24.7	0.6	6.9
	2002	36849	1.8	25.4	0.6	7.0
	2003	37220	4.3	35.1	0.5	6.6
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and	2001	47954	13.7	62.8	2.6	21.2
Business Services	2002	50784	15.5	67.9	4.3	18.6
	2003	48865	19.1	67.9	1.6	15.6
Community, Social and Personal	2001	29152	5.5	33.4	1.2	11.4
Services	2002	30781	9.2	35.4	0.1	17.5
	2003	34829	7.9	43.4	1.0	17.6
Overall	2001	334932	6.2	40.0	1.1	12.4
	2002	333283	7.1	45.2	1.5	12.1
	2003	329191	9.6	51.0	1.1	13.6
Employment Size
Large	2001	5635	26.2	85.1	8.5	62.6
	2002	6063	28.6	80.7	6.5	61.3
	2003	5836	27.9	84.7	8.5	62.6
Medium	2001	32507	13.9	65.1	2.4	31.8
	2002	38300	12.0	67.6	1.9	31.8
	2003	35125	15.4	76.2	2.3	32.7
Small	2001	296790	4.9	36.4	0.8	9.3
	2002	288921	6.0	41.4	1.3	8.4
	2003	288231	8.5	47.2	0.8	10.3
Overall	2001	334932	6.2	40.0	1.1	12.4
	2002	333283	7.1	45.2	1.5	12.1
	2003	329191	9.6	51.0	1.1	13.6
Note: Figures are based on the Annual Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector conducted during April to
June in 2001, April to June in 2002 and May to August in 2003.