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

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