Business-to-Business Sales, by Industry 
| Business-to-Business Sales, by Industry | ||||||
|
$
IN BILLIONS |
% OF
INDUSTRY SALES THAT ARE INTERNET BASED |
$
IN BILLIONS |
% OF
INDUSTRY SALES THAT ARE INTERNET BASED |
$
IN BILLIONS |
% OF
INDUSTRY SALES THAT ARE INTERNET BASED |
|
|
U.S. total
|
39.0
|
0.4
|
114.9
|
1.1
|
1500.4
|
10.9
|
|
Aerospace and defense
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
5.6
|
3.0
|
76.6
|
35.0
|
|
Agriculture
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
16.6
|
2.0
|
123.6
|
12.0
|
|
Chemicals
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
22.0
|
1.5
|
349.1
|
20.0
|
|
Computer hardware and software
|
19.1
|
7.0
|
26.6
|
8.5
|
220.5
|
35.0
|
|
Construction and real estate
|
5.3
|
0.5
|
6.8
|
0.6
|
25.9
|
1.7
|
|
Consumer products (intrabusiness)
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
2.2
|
0.3
|
11.6
|
1.1
|
|
Electronics (non-defense)
|
0.4
|
3.5
|
0.7
|
6.0
|
4.0
|
24.5
|
|
Oil, gas, mining
|
2.7
|
0.5
|
15.0
|
2.5
|
133.2
|
16.0
|
|
Financial services
|
1.9
|
0.4
|
2.4
|
0.5
|
68.4
|
10.9
|
|
Food, beverage, and tobacco mfg.
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
1.4
|
0.3
|
11.8
|
1.6
|
|
Government sales to businesses
|
4.1
|
0.3
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
93.9
|
4.5
|
|
Industrial equipment
|
0.1
|
0.0
|
4.7
|
0.5
|
140.1
|
12.0
|
|
Information services
|
1.8
|
0.5
|
3.8
|
1.0
|
53.2
|
11.0
|
|
Medical equipment and transport
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.6
|
0.6
|
23.8
|
17.1
|
|
Motor vehicles and parts
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
0.5
|
0.2
|
47.1
|
17.5
|
|
Paper and office products
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
49.3
|
12.2
|
|
Pharmaceuticals
|
0.2
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
0.5
|
28.0
|
8.5
|
|
Transportation and freight
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
3.2
|
1.0
|
40.5
|
11.0
|
|
B2B Internet commerce includes transactions that are initiated or executed
on the Internet. 1999 and 2004 figures are estimates. |
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| Estimates of B2B Internet sales are difficult to generate and should best be thought of as rough guides. Goldman Sachs uses tax data and collects additional information from its equity analysts. It also considers such factors as whether suppliers are fragmented, whether products are standardized or specifically configured, and the specific composition of costs. By its calculus, the industry with the largest share of B2B Internet sales is computer hardware, software, and data networking. It predicts that aerospace and defense, electronics, and chemicals will have the fastest-growing shares of industry sales. |
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