24-48  Establishments Using Personal Computers, with Internet Connection or  
Web Pages/Web Sites by Industry Sector/Employment Size, 2001 - 2003  
           
Industry Sector/Employment Size     Among Establishments
Year Number of % using PCs  % with Internet % with Web
  Establishments   Connection Pages/Web Sites
           
  Industry Sector
    Manufacturing,  2001 19999 39.6 27.8 8.0
      Electricity and Gas 2002 20402 40.7 31.2 7.0
2003 17275 52.7 42.0 13.4
    Construction 2001 24976 45.8 27.7 3.1
2002 22959 44.8 36.4 2.4
2003 25147 55.6 37.9 9.1
    Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export 2001 176597 49.5 37.2 11.8
       Trades, Restaurants and Hotels 2002 171508 58.1 45.9 11.9
2003 165855 54.6 49.4 14.4
    Transport, Storage and Communications 2001 36253 29.2 21.0 3.4
       2002 36849 30.6 27.4 7.0
2003 37220 31.5 26.5 6.6
    Financing, Insurance, Real Estate  2001 47954 76.1 61.5 17.6
       and Business Services 2002 50784 77.7 66.1 18.6
2003 48865 76.6 68.9 14.9
    Community, Social and  2001 29152 43.4 32.2 10.3
       Personal Services 2002 30781 41.4 33.7 15.7
2003 34829 50.5 40.7 17.4
    Overall 2001 334932 49.7 37.2 10.7
2002 333283 54.5 44.2 11.8
2003 329191 54.8 47.5 13.5
  Employment Size
    Large 2001 5635 93.4 86.0 57.2
2002 6063 94.6 82.6 61.0
2003 5836 94.2 85.1 62.4
    Medium 2001 32507 79.2 64.2 29.1
2002 38300 76.6 66.1 31.6
2003 35125 87.7 78.2 31.7
    Small 2001 296790 45.7 33.3 7.8
2002 288921 50.7 40.5 8.1
2003 288231 50.0 43.0 10.2
    Overall 2001 334932 49.7 37.2 10.7
2002 333283 54.5 44.2 11.8
2003 329191 54.8 47.5 13.5
           
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.