8166.0 - Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2013-14 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 18/06/2015   
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INNOVATING BUSINESSES

Businesses that introduced innovation (innovating businesses), by employment size(a), by type, 2013-14

0-4 persons
5-19 persons
20-199 persons
200 or more persons
Total
%
%
%
%
%

Businesses that introduced any new or significantly improved:(b)
goods or services
19.3
31.0
34.3
34.7
24.1
operational processes
13.4
22.3
34.3
44.4
17.9
organisational/managerial processes
15.6
29.1
39.0
53.2
21.7
marketing methods
16.0
25.9
30.6
40.2
20.3
Innovating businesses
34.1
54.1
60.7
73.9
42.5

(a) Proportions are of all businesses in each output category.
(b) Businesses may be counted in more than one category.


Overall, 42% of businesses introduced at least one type of innovation in 2013-14 with goods or services (24%) the most common type introduced.

Graph: proportion of businesses that were innovating, by industry, 2013-14. This varied across industries, ranging from 27% to 57% - with the lowest proportion recorded by the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry.

By industry, Accommodation and food services and Wholesale trade had the highest proportion of innovating businesses (57%), while Agriculture, forestry and fishing had the lowest (27%).

Accommodation and food services had the highest proportion of businesses with goods or services introduced (41%), while Wholesale trade had the highest proportion of businesses that introduced operational processes (28%). Businesses in the Financial and insurance services industry were the most likely to have introduced organisational/managerial processes (28%), while businesses in the Arts and recreation services industry were the most likely to have introduced marketing methods (30%).

The Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Mining industries had the lowest proportion of businesses that introduced goods or services (both 12%). The Other services industry had the lowest proportion of businesses that introduced operational processes (10%). Businesses in the Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry were also the least likely to have introduced organisational/managerial processes (9%) and marketing methods (5%).

Further data relating to introduced innovation can be accessed via the Downloads tab.