23-50 Establishments having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold or Delivered Goods, Services
or Information through Electronic Means by Industry Sector/Employment Size
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.