E-commerce, purchase and sales at companies; size of company 2008 - 2009

Table explanation


This table contains figures on the use of information and communication technology (ICT) by companies, specifically the extent to which they use external networks, incl. the internet, for e-commerce (purchasing and sales). The table shows the percentages of the total purchasing value and the total turnover realised via external networks.
The figures refer to companies with 10 and more employed persons. The figures are broken down by sector of industry (SIC 2008) and size of company.

Data available from: 2008 - 2009

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of 11 January 2019:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.

Description topics

Electronic purchase value
The value of a company's purchase transactions completed electronically
as a percentage of total purchase value.
Per sector of industry (SIC 2008)
Sectors and branches of industry are groups of companies classified by
their main activity. Statistics Netherlands uses its Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC 2008) for this classification. Among other things,
Statistics Netherlands uses SIC 2008 to classify units by their main
activity.
The classification by main activity means that certain categories, for
example production and distribution of energy and water, may include
companies with secondary activities alongside their main activity.
The SIC 2008 has six levels, of which the two highest levels (sections
and subsections) are denoted by letters, and the lower levels,
(divisions, groups, classes and sub-classes) are denoted by digits.
Up to and including the level of classes (4 digits), the SIC is almost
identical to the NACE rev.2. (Nomenclature statistique des activités
économiques dans la Communauté Européenne), which is used in all member
countries of the European Union.
M Other specialised business services
M Consultancy, research and other specialised business services.
De categories L Renting, buying and selling of real estate and M Other
specialised business services are taken together.
N Renting and other business support
Electronic turnover
The value of a company's sales transactions completed electronically as a
percentage of total turnover.
Per sector of industry (SIC 2008)
Sectors and branches of industry are groups of companies classified by
their main activity. Statistics Netherlands uses its Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC 2008) for this classification. Among other things,
Statistics Netherlands uses SIC 2008 to classify units by their main
activity.
The classification by main activity means that certain categories, for
example production and distribution of energy and water, may include
companies with secondary activities alongside their main activity.
The SIC 2008 has six levels, of which the two highest levels (sections
and subsections) are denoted by letters, and the lower levels,
(divisions, groups, classes and sub-classes) are denoted by digits.
Up to and including the level of classes (4 digits), the SIC is almost
identical to the NACE rev.2. (Nomenclature statistique des activités
économiques dans la Communauté Européenne), which is used in all member
countries of the European Union.
M Other specialised business services
M Consultancy, research and other specialised business services.
De categories L Renting, buying and selling of real estate and M Other
specialised business services are taken together.
N Renting and other business support