In 2019, both the wholesale and retail trade, as well as the education, sectors were the leading enterprises that engaged in e-commerce activities in Singapore, with 26 percent of surveyed respondents for each sector stating they did so. E-commerce activities as a result of internet technology advancement have been seen by many enterprises as a vehicle to reduce costs and improve productivity.
Breakdown of enterprises that engaged in e-commerce activities in Singapore in 2019, by sector
Based on enterprises that used the internet for work.
The source defined e-commerce activities as follows: "An e-commerce transaction is the sale or purchase of goods or services over computer-mediated networks (broad definition)/ the Internet (narrow definition). Payment and delivery of the good or service can be offline. Orders received/placed by telephone, fax or normal mail are excluded (This definition was adopted from OECD)."
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IMDA. (September 10, 2020). Breakdown of enterprises that engaged in e-commerce activities in Singapore in 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1181115/singapore-enterprises-engaging-in-e-commerce-activities-by-sector/
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