23-47 Establishments Having Ordered or Purchased, Received, Sold or Delivered
Goods, Services or Information through Electronic Means by Industry
Sector/Employment Size, 2000 - 2002
Industry Sector/Employment Size
Year
Number of
Among establishments in column (a),% of
Establishments
establishments having performed the following types
Size
of business transactions through electronic means
Order or
Purchase
Receipt
Sale
Delivery
Industry Sector
Manufacturing, Electricity and Gas
2000
23671
6.1
30.4
0.3
6.7
2001
19999
5.3
31.7
0.8
8.1
2002
20402
6.1
34.3
1.8
7.4
Construction
2000
25377
1.2
25.5
…
7.0
2001
24976
3.8
31.9
…
4.0
2002
22959
2.1
38.5
…
2.4
Wholesale, Retail and Import/Export
2000
176205
3.8
38.2
0.3
8.3
Trades, Restaurants and Hotels
2001
176597
5.0
40.1
0.9
13.0
2002
171508
6.1
46.6
1.2
12.1
Transport, Storage and Communications
2000
38030
2.6
16.7
0.1
4.1
2001
36253
4.4
24.7
0.6
6.9
2002
36849
1.8
25.4
0.6
7.0
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and
2000
47347
11.9
55.0
0.9
11.5
Business Services
2001
47954
13.7
62.8
2.6
21.2
2002
50784
15.5
67.9
4.3
18.6
Community, Social and Personal
2000
29203
5.4
23.1
0.4
9.3
Services
2001
29152
5.5
33.4
1.2
11.4
2002
30781
9.2
35.4
0.1
17.5
Overall
2000
339832
4.9
35.3
0.3
8.1
2001
334932
6.2
40.0
1.1
12.4
2002
333283
7.1
45.2
1.5
12.1
Employment Size
Large
2000
6153
18.5
77.2
4.4
44.4
2001
5635
26.2
85.1
8.5
62.6
2002
6063
28.6
80.7
6.5
61.3
Medium
2000
31855
10.4
59.1
0.5
18.0
2001
32507
13.9
65.1
2.4
31.8
2002
38300
12.0
67.6
1.9
31.8
Small
2000
301825
4.0
32.0
0.2
6.4
2001
296790
4.9
36.4
0.8
9.3
2002
288921
6.0
41.4
1.3
8.4
Overall
2000
339832
4.9
35.3
0.3
8.1
2001
334932
6.2
40.0
1.1
12.4
2002
333283
7.1
45.2
1.5
12.1
Note: Figures are based on the Annual Survey on Information Technology Usage and Penetration in the Business Sector conducted during March to
June in 2000, April to June in 2001 and April to June in 2002.
