This statistic displays the results of a survey conducted among enterprises that purchased goods and/or services online from other EU countries in Italy in 2014 and those that used to or tried to do so. It illustrates Italy companies' level of concern regarding delivery costs when making online purchases abroad.
During the survey period, it was found that a 19 percent share of the responding enterprises reported that high delivery costs have been a minor problem for them.
Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern*
companies that purchased their products and/or services online fron another EU country in 2014 and those that used to do so or tried to do so.
Method of interview
Telephone interview
Supplementary notes
* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "For each of the following difficulties that may present itself when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries, can you tell me if it has been a major problem, a minor problem or not a problem at all? - Delivery costs are too high"
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European Commission. (May 1, 2015). Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/
European Commission. "Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern*." Chart. May 1, 2015. Statista. Accessed January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/
European Commission. (2015). Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/
European Commission. "Distribution of Firms in Italy Facing High Delivery Costs When Purchasing or Trying to Purchase Online from Other Eu Countries in 2014, by Level of Concern*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/
European Commission, Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/ (last visited January 08, 2025)
Distribution of firms in Italy facing high delivery costs when purchasing or trying to purchase online from other EU countries in 2014, by level of concern* [Graph], European Commission, May 1, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/605177/italian-companies-concerned-about-cross-border-delivery-costs/
