INNOVATING BUSINESSES

Businesses that introduced innovation (innovating businesses), by employment size(a), by type, 2012-13
			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	%	15.6	25.1	33.6	31.7	20.0
	operational processes	%	11.5	22.7	33.9	44.9	16.9
	organisational/managerial processes	%	14.2	25.9	42.8	48.2	20.2
	marketing methods	%	14.2	25.1	28.4	35.4	18.8
Innovating businesses		%	28.9	45.8	58.3	66.8	36.6
(a) Proportions are of all businesses in each output category.
(b) Businesses may be counted in more than one category.

Overall, results show goods or services and organisational/managerial processes were the most common type of introduced innovation (both 20%) for the 2012-13 reference period.

The proportion of businesses that introduced at least one type of innovation increased with each successive employment size range. Businesses with 200 or more persons employed (67%) were more than twice as likely to be innovating than businesses with 0-4 persons employed (29%). Businesses in this employment size range were the most likely to have introduced goods or services (16%), while the remaining employment size ranges were all more likely to have introduced organisational/managerial processes than any other type of innovation.

By industry, Wholesale trade had the highest proportion of innovating businesses (48%), followed by Retail trade (47%), while Transport, postal and warehousing had the lowest (24%).

Retail trade and Manufacturing had the highest proportion of businesses with goods or services introduced (both 31%), while Wholesale trade had the highest proportion of businesses that introduced operational processes (30%). Businesses in the Mining industry were most likely to have introduced organisational/managerial processes (26%), while Other services had the highest proportion of businesses that introduced marketing methods (33%).

The Agriculture, forestry and fishing and Electricity, gas, water and waste services industries had the lowest proportion of businesses that introduced goods or services (both 10%). Businesses in Agriculture, forestry and fishing were also the least likely to have introduced operational processes (10%) and organisational/managerial processes (12%). Transport, postal and warehousing had the lowest proportion of businesses that introduced marketing methods (8%).

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