| 23-50 Establishments having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold
  or Delivered Goods, Services  or Information through Electronic Means by Industry Sector/Employment Size  | 
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| Industry Sector/Employment Size | Among establishments in column (a),% of | |||||
| Number | establishments having performed the following types | |||||
| Year | of | of business transactions through electronic means | ||||
| Establish- | Order or | Receipt | Sale | Delivery | ||
| ments | Purchase | |||||
| Industry Sector | ||||||
| Manufacturing, Electricity and Gas | 2007 | 13941 | 6.3 | 53.0 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 
| 2008 | 16559 | 8.1 | 50.4 | 2.2 | 18.4 | |
| 2009 | 13378 | 10.0 | 65.4 | 1.5 | 20.4 | |
| Construction | 2007 | 19499 | 9.3 | 45.6 | 6.5 | |
| 2008 | 20355 | 6.4 | 46.6 | 0# | 6.7 | |
| 2009 | 20646 | 5.1 | 46.6 | 0.1 | 4.9 | |
| Wholesale, Retail and Import and | 2007 | 154071 | 10.3 | 61.9 | 2.0 | 21.4 | 
| Export Trades, Restaurants and Hotels | 2008 | 160717 | 11.6 | 62.0 | 1.2 | 21.8 | 
| 2009 | 157409 | 12.0 | 61.1 | 0.8 | 22.3 | |
| Transport, Storage and Communications | 2007 | 30804 | 7.7 | 35.3 | 1.1 | 7.1 | 
| 2008 | 32636 | 6.8 | 33.2 | 0.6 | 7.7 | |
| 2009 | 30188 | 7.3 | 42.8 | 1.7 | 7.8 | |
| Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and | 2007 | 48960 | 19.9 | 79.0 | 4.1 | 22.6 | 
| Business Services | 2008 | 42903 | 29.7 | 80.8 | 3.1 | 26.4 | 
| 2009 | 46680 | 26.2 | 78.1 | 4.9 | 29.3 | |
| Community, Social and Personal | 2007 | 33999 | 11.0 | 42.5 | 0.3 | 16.4 | 
| Services | 2008 | 34730 | 12.2 | 52.9 | 0.2 | 18.9 | 
| 2009 | 32093 | 9.9 | 51.6 | 0.4 | 16.8 | |
| Overall | 2007 | 301274 | 11.4 | 58.3 | 1.8 | 18.3 | 
| 2008 | 307900 | 13.2 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 19.4 | |
| 2009 | 300393 | 12.9 | 60.1 | 1.5 | 20.1 | |
| Employment Size | ||||||
| Large | 2007 | 6271 | 35.0 | 93.0 | 7.3 | 75.0 | 
| 2008 | 6296 | 31.1 | 94.0 | 6.8 | 75.3 | |
| 2009 | 6061 | 40.6 | 93.7 | 8.4 | 75.4 | |
| Medium | 2007 | 33039 | 21.1 | 80.4 | 3.0 | 39.8 | 
| 2008 | 35659 | 22.0 | 83.7 | 2.0 | 45.6 | |
| 2009 | 29479 | 25.0 | 84.8 | 5.3 | 46.3 | |
| Small | 2007 | 261964 | 9.6 | 54.7 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 
| 2008 | 265945 | 11.6 | 54.8 | 1.0 | 14.6 | |
| 2009 | 264853 | 11.0 | 56.5 | 0.9 | 15.9 | |
| Overall | 2007 | 301274 | 11.4 | 58.3 | 1.8 | 18.3 | 
| 2008 | 307900 | 13.2 | 58.9 | 1.3 | 19.4 | |
| 2009 | 300393 | 12.9 | 60.1 | 1.5 | 20.1 | |
| Note : Figures for 2007 refer to May-Aug of 2007, whereas figures for 2008 and 2009 refer to May-Sep of the respective years. | ||||||