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 Training and education (in % of total number of companies)
Total 10 and more employed persons 16
Total 10-50 employed persons 13
Total 50-250 employed persons 24
Total 250 and more employed persons 45
C Manufacturing 10 and more employed persons 11
C Manufacturing 10-50 employed persons 7
C Manufacturing 50-250 employed persons 21
C Manufacturing 250 and more employed persons 45
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10 and more employed persons 19
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 10-50 employed persons 12
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 50-250 employed persons 26
D-E Public utility, sewerage and waste 250 and more employed persons 56
F Construction 10 and more employed persons 5
F Construction 10-50 employed persons 4
F Construction 50-250 employed persons 8
F Construction 250 and more employed persons 42
G Wholesale and retail trade 10 and more employed persons 23
G Wholesale and retail trade 10-50 employed persons 22
G Wholesale and retail trade 50-250 employed persons 32
G Wholesale and retail trade 250 and more employed persons 44
H Transportation and storage 10 and more employed persons 10
H Transportation and storage 10-50 employed persons 6
H Transportation and storage 50-250 employed persons 21
H Transportation and storage 250 and more employed persons 56
I Accommodation and food serving 10 and more employed persons 3
I Accommodation and food serving 10-50 employed persons 2
I Accommodation and food serving 50-250 employed persons 20
I Accommodation and food serving 250 and more employed persons 25
J Information and communication 10 and more employed persons 40
J Information and communication 10-50 employed persons 35
J Information and communication 50-250 employed persons 52
J Information and communication 250 and more employed persons 81
K Financial services (partly) 10 and more employed persons 33
K Financial services (partly) 10-50 employed persons 26
K Financial services (partly) 50-250 employed persons 48
K Financial services (partly) 250 and more employed persons 54
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10 and more employed persons 10
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 10-50 employed persons 9
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 50-250 employed persons 11
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 250 and more employed persons 40
M Other specialised business services 10 and more employed persons 21
M Other specialised business services 10-50 employed persons 17
M Other specialised business services 50-250 employed persons 40
M Other specialised business services 250 and more employed persons 54
N Renting and other business support 10 and more employed persons 13
N Renting and other business support 10-50 employed persons 10
N Renting and other business support 50-250 employed persons 16
N Renting and other business support 250 and more employed persons 39
Q Health and social work activities 10 and more employed persons 19
Q Health and social work activities 10-50 employed persons 15
Q Health and social work activities 50-250 employed persons 18
Q Health and social work activities 250 and more employed persons 36
Source: CBS.
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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.
Training and education
Number of companies that use the internet for training and education
(e.g. e-learning).