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CHARACTERISTIC: BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT USE OF ICT

INDICATOR: Proportion of businesses with Internet access, by broad industry group

At the end of June 2003, the proportion of Australian businesses with Internet access varied considerably across industries. The proportion was lowest in the Personal and other services and Accommodation, cafes and restaurants industries(58%) and highest in the Property and business services industry (89%). The highest proportions of businesses with a web presence were in the Cultural and recreational services industry (37%) while the lowest proportion was in the Construction industry (11%). Between June 2002 and June 2003, there was little growth overall in the proportion of businesses with Internet access and the proportion with a web presence. However, some industries showed greater levels of growth, notably Retail trade and Finance and insurance.

PROPORTION OF BUSINESSES WITH INTERNET ACCESS AND WEB PRESENCE(a), by Industry
June 2002
June 2003
Businesses with Internet access
Businesses with web presence
Businesses with Internet access
Businesses with web presence
Industry
%
%
%
%
Mining
81
30
78
31
Manufacturing
71
29
73
29
Electricity, gas and water supply
np
np
79
35
Construction
63
9
61
11
Wholesale trade
79
36
79
33
Retail trade
63
25
60
19
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants
57
31
58
29
Transport and storage
66
23
67
20
Communication services
64
22
63
22
Finance and insurance
84
25
77
26
Property and business services
87
30
89
28
Health and community services
72
15
72
16
Cultural and recreational services
80
36
81
37
Personal and other services
53
23
58
25

Total
72
24
71
23
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(a) Proportions are of all businesses in scope of the survey (that is mainly employing businesses) in each industry. See publication Explanatory Notes for more information.
Source: ABS Business Use of Information Technology, Australia, 2001–02 and 2002–03 (cat. no. 8129.0).


STATISTICAL NOTES

Data are from the ABS annual Business Use of Information Technology Survey. Please see the Explanatory Notes of cat. no. 8129.0 for further information on the survey including scope, methodology, data quality, concepts and definitions.

Classification by industry
The above statistics are classified according to the 1993 edition of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) (cat. no. 1292.0). The statistical unit used in the survey is the management unit; these are classified to a single industry on the basis of their main income earning activity, irrespective of whether the unit also generates income from related or unrelated secondary activities.

Internet
A world-wide collection of computers which are linked together to form a repository of stored information and to provide a range of communication services. These services include, but are not limited to, the World Wide Web (WWW), email and extranet.

Web presence
Includes a web site, home page or a presence on another entity's web site. A web site or home page is an electronic document that is accessed via a unique address on the World Wide Web. The document provides information in a textual, graphical or multimedia format.


INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS

INTERNET PENETRATION BY INDUSTRY, 2001(a)(b)
Manufacturing
Retail trade
Wholesale trade
Wholesale and retail trade
Finance and insurance
Real estate, renting and business services
All industries
%
%
%
%
%
%
%
Australia
88.0
78.0
94.0
na
98.0
94.0
86.0
Austria
79.8
71.5
94.0
na
98.3
94.6
83.7
Canada(c)
82.4
65.2
81.7
na
82.0
na
70.8
Denmark
92.0
87.0
98.0
na
na
98.0
93.0
Finland
90.0
85.0
96.0
na
na
96.0
91.0

Germany
na
na
na
83.2
na
na
na
Greece
49.6
na
na
58.5
66.2
69.1
54.2
Italy
71.0
na
na
76.7
na
80.2
72.0
Japan(d)
92.8
89.6
92.4
na
91.8
90.2
91.5
Luxembourg
53.5
na
na
48.0
70.9
72.9
54.6

New Zealand
87.0
84.0
90.0
na
98.0
97.0
84.0
Norway
92.0
56.0
92.0
na
99.0
88.0
81.5
Portugal
68.0
59.0
83.0
na
96.0
77.0
72.0
Spain
69.5
na
na
76.0
97.4
50.4
67.0
Sweden
92.0
82.0
94.0
na
99.0
96.0
90.0
United Kingdom
68.8
41.1
71.5
na
80.7
73.7
63.4
(a) At the start of 2001 (except for Australia, where it is as at 30 June 2001).
(b) Proportion of businesses with ten or more employees in each industry group.
(c) All businesses.
(d) Businesses with 50 or more employees.
Source: OECD, ICT database and Eurostat, E-Commerce Pilot Survey 2001, August 2002 Measuring the Information Economy 2002 (http://www.oecd.org).




STATISTICAL NOTES

Information on business Internet use is provided to the OECD by National Statistical Organisations. Issues for international comparability include differences in the timing and scope (in particular industry and size) of national surveys. The table presented above has had scope differences due to size removed (with the exception of Canada and Japan). Scope differences due to industry will be present in the total All industries figure.

Users should note that statistics on ICT use may differ because of differences in the composition of businesses between countries.




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