24-49Establishments Having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold or
Delivered Goods, Services or Information through Electronic Means by Industry
Sector/Employment Size, 2003 - 2005
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
Establish-
Receipt
Sale
Delivery
ments
Order or
(a)
Purchase
Industry Sector
Manufacturing,
Electricity and Gas
2003
17275
6.0
45.6
1.6
13.5
2004
17481
8.7
53.6
1.8
16.4
2005
14624
11.1
43.5
2.1
10.4
Construction
2003
25147
9.8
38.4
0#
9.1
2004
22869
6.7
44.3
0#
7.3
2005
21085
8.8
45.7
0.1
8.2
Wholesale,
Retail and Import/Export
2003
165855
8.7
53.6
1.2
14.4
Trades, Restaurants and Hotels
2004
165582
11.6
55.3
1.1
14.2
2005
165420
18.4
55.7
2.5
17.5
Transport,
Storage and Communications
2003
37220
4.3
35.1
0.5
6.6
2004
36310
3.6
31.6
0.4
6.6
2005
34729
3.5
28.0
0.8
5.4
Financing,
Insurance, Real Estate and
2003
48865
19.1
67.9
1.6
15.6
Business Services
2004
48630
22.4
72.9
2.9
26.0
2005
46649
22.5
75.1
2.0
21.7
Community,
Social and Personal
2003
34829
7.9
43.4
1.0
17.6
Services
2004
35257
11.0
42.5
1.1
19.2
2005
31424
8.1
36.6
0.2
16.4
Overall
2003
329191
9.6
51.0
1.1
13.6
2004
326128
11.7
53.0
1.3
15.3
2005
313931
15.4
52.3
1.8
15.7
Employment Size
Large
2003
5836
27.9
84.7
8.5
62.6
2004
6405
32.0
88.1
6.2
67.9
2005
6053
31.5
90.1
6.4
72.4
Medium
2003
35125
15.4
76.2
2.3
32.7
2004
35060
23.2
76.7
2.6
40.1
2005
32583
26.0
79.0
2.8
34.9
Small
2003
288231
8.5
47.2
0.8
10.3
2004
284663
9.9
49.3
1.0
11.0
2005
275295
13.7
48.4
1.6
12.2
Overall
2003
329191
9.6
51.0
1.1
13.6
2004
326128
11.7
53.0
1.3
15.3
2005
313931
15.4
52.3
1.8
15.7
Note
: Figures are based on the Annual Survey on Information Technology Usage and
Penetration in the Business Sector conducted during May to August in 2003 and 2004, and April to August in 2005."0#" Magnitude less than half of the unit employed.
