ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company

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ICT use by companies by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company
Sector of Industry SIC 2008 Size of company Companies with external networks Internet, general applications At least one general application (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, general applications Financial services (in % of total number of companies) Companies with external networks Internet, general applications Training and education (in % of total number of companies)
Total 10 and more employed persons 89 88 16
Total 10-50 employed persons 88 87 13
Total 50-250 employed persons 91 90 24
Total 250 and more employed persons 94 92 45
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 90 89 11
C Manufacturing 10-50 employed persons 89 88 7
C Manufacturing 50-250 employed persons 93 91 21
C Manufacturing 250 and more employed persons 94 93 45
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 87 85 19
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10-50 employed persons 87 85 12
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 50-250 employed persons 87 85 26
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 250 and more employed persons 89 89 56
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 91 91 5
F Construction 10-50 employed persons 91 90 4
F Construction 50-250 employed persons 91 91 8
F Construction 250 and more employed persons 99 99 42
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 89 88 23
G Wholesale and retail trade 10-50 employed persons 89 88 22
G Wholesale and retail trade 50-250 employed persons 93 90 32
G Wholesale and retail trade 250 and more employed persons 88 86 44
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 87 87 10
H Transportation and storage 10-50 employed persons 87 87 6
H Transportation and storage 50-250 employed persons 87 86 21
H Transportation and storage 250 and more employed persons 96 95 56
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 72 71 3
I Accommodation and food serving 10-50 employed persons 70 70 2
I Accommodation and food serving 50-250 employed persons 88 88 20
I Accommodation and food serving 250 and more employed persons 100 100 25
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 95 93 40
J Information and communication 10-50 employed persons 96 94 35
J Information and communication 50-250 employed persons 94 91 52
J Information and communication 250 and more employed persons 99 96 81
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 88 86 33
K Financial services (partly) 10-50 employed persons 87 86 26
K Financial services (partly) 50-250 employed persons 91 88 48
K Financial services (partly) 250 and more employed persons 91 87 54
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 89 89 10
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10-50 employed persons 89 89 9
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50-250 employed persons 90 90 11
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 250 and more employed persons 100 100 40
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 93 92 21
M Other specialised business services 10-50 employed persons 92 92 17
M Other specialised business services 50-250 employed persons 93 91 40
M Other specialised business services 250 and more employed persons 96 94 54
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 87 86 13
N Renting and other business support 10-50 employed persons 86 85 10
N Renting and other business support 50-250 employed persons 89 88 16
N Renting and other business support 250 and more employed persons 96 96 39
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 87 87 19
Q Health and social work activities 10-50 employed persons 85 85 15
Q Health and social work activities 50-250 employed persons 90 90 18
Q Health and social work activities 250 and more employed persons 92 90 36
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table contains figures on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) by companies. These include:
- use of computers;
- internal and external networks, including the internet;
- software and its application;
- Supply Chain Management;
- Automated Data Exchange;
- communication with government via the internet;
- the extent to which companies use the internet for buying and selling;
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID).
The figures refer to companies with 10 and more employed persons. Reference date is 31 December.

Data available from: 2008.

Status of the figures:
The figures are final.

Changes as of 8 March 2019:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore

Description topics

Companies with external networks
External networks include internet or other networks than the internet,
such as Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).
EDI is a standard for electronic exchange of structured messages between
business partners.
Internet, general applications
Use of internet by companies for one or more of the following general
applications: education and training and financial services.
At least one general application
Number of companies that use the internet for one or more general
applications. A company may use multiple applications simultaneously.
Financial services
Number of companies that use the internet for financial services, such as
online banking (excluding debit card payments at the counter).
Training and education
Number of companies that use the internet for training and education
(e.g. e-learning).