| Special Question 12 | What percent of YOUR FIRM'S PURCHASES take place over the Internet? | |||||
| % in 1998 | % in 2000 | |||||
| Average | No. Responded | Average | No. Responded | |||
| By Industry | Retail & Wholesale | 0.44 | 61 | 3.55 | 60 | |
| Mining/Construction | 1.64 | 22 | 3.41 | 22 | ||
| Manufacturing | 0.98 | 125 | 3.82 | 122 | ||
| Transportation & Energy | 0.83 | 21 | 5.43 | 21 | ||
| Communications and Media | 1.88 | 17 | 4.76 | 17 | ||
| Tech (software/Biotech) | 3.50 | 24 | 10.23 | 24 | ||
| Bank/Finance/Insurance | 3.16 | 48 | 7.91 | 48 | ||
| NR | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Average | 1.48 | 318 | 5.01 | 314 | ||
| By Revenues | $0-24 million | 1.13 | 39 | 4.08 | 38 | |
| $25-99 million | 0.75 | 88 | 4.56 | 86 | ||
| $100-499 million | 1.59 | 96 | 4.43 | 95 | ||
| $500-999 million | 1.33 | 36 | 4.60 | 35 | ||
| $1-4.9 billion | 2.36 | 50 | 6.70 | 50 | ||
| $5 billion and over | 3.65 | 20 | 9.55 | 19 | ||
| NR | 3.67 | 3 | 8.33 | 3 | ||
| Average | 1.55 | 332 | 5.12 | 326 | ||
| By Employees | Less than 100 | 1.14 | 29 | 5.28 | 29 | |
| 100-499 | 1.51 | 104 | 4.53 | 100 | ||
| 500-999 | 1.13 | 53 | 4.67 | 53 | ||
| 1000-2499 | 0.43 | 43 | 4.05 | 41 | ||
| 2500-4999 | 3.58 | 32 | 9.26 | 31 | ||
| 5,000-9,999 | 1.76 | 25 | 4.63 | 27 | ||
| Over 10,000 | 2.02 | 42 | 5.65 | 41 | ||
| NR | 0.25 | 4 | 1.75 | 4 | ||
| Average | 1.55 | 332 | 5.12 | 326 | ||
| By Hq. Location | Northeast | 1.28 | 86 | 4.28 | 86 | |
| Midwest | 2.17 | 114 | 5.75 | 113 | ||
| South Atlantic | 1.12 | 37 | 5.17 | 36 | ||
| Mountain | 1.36 | 11 | 5.64 | 11 | ||
| South Central | 0.85 | 42 | 4.34 | 41 | ||
| Pacific | 1.52 | 42 | 5.80 | 39 | ||
| NR | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Average | 1.55 | 332 | 5.12 | 326 | ||
| By Ownership | Public | 1.63 | 142 | 5.33 | 143 | |
| Private | 1.50 | 187 | 5.02 | 180 | ||
| NR | 0.33 | 3 | 1.67 | 3 | ||
| Average | 1.55 | 332 | 5.12 | 326 | ||
| By Foreign Markets | 0% | 1.32 | 114 | 5.06 | 112 | |
| 1 - 24% | 1.32 | 166 | 4.84 | 162 | ||
| 25- - 49% | 3.78 | 32 | 6.84 | 32 | ||
| 50 - or more | 1.22 | 18 | 5.31 | 18 | ||
| NR | 0.50 | 2 | 2.50 | 2 | ||
| Average | 1.55 | 332 | 5.12 | 326 | ||