This statistic shows the share of industrial product firms who reported a high degree of digitization in 2016 and the share that expected a high degree in 2021, by integration type. According to the survey, 72 percent of firms expect a high degree of vertical value-chain integration by 2021, compared with 41 percent in 2016.
Digitization and integration expectations of industrial product companies worldwide in 2016 and 2021, by integration type
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senior executives from industrial products companies
Supplementary notes
Results were weighted by country GDP to provide a balanced view in global totals.
The question posed to respondents was "How would you classify the current level of digitization and integration in the following areas in your company? What levels of digitization and integration are you expecting in the next five years?"
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PwC. (April 13, 2016). Digitization and integration expectations of industrial product companies worldwide in 2016 and 2021, by integration type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679569/share-industrial-firms-expected-achieve-high-degree-digitization-integration/
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