E-commerce and ICT activity
The E-commerce Survey of Business provides data on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by UK businesses, together with estimates of the levels of e-commerce in the UK. The Internet Connectivity release provides data on the change in the level of active subscriptions and types of connections to the Internet. The Internet Access release provides data on households' access to the Internet and individuals' use of the Internet.

Important note regarding regional estimates published in the 2000 and 2001 reports
Users should be aware that, while regional estimates have been published, the samples used were not designed for this purpose and, as such, the data will have little statistical credibility. Until a regional sample is drawn no further data will be published by region. It is also worth noting that activities of an organisation are often reported by a head office, which may corrupt responses when analysing by region. Therefore, regional estimates should be treated with considerable caution.

Results from the e-commerce survey of business
Latest Results from the Survey of business
Previous results from the survey of business
Report on the quinquennial review of the e-commerce survey

Internet Connectivity
Latest data
News releases

Internet Access
Latest on Internet Access
News release and historical datasets

Contact
For all enquiries to e-Commerce or Internet surveys please contact Cecil Prescott
email: cecil.prescott@ons.gov.uk
telephone: 01633 813384

Articles and related material

e-commerce - measurment and results
Cross-border electronic commerce and international trade statistics
Measuring e-commerce: Developments in the UK
Measuring e-commerce - the ONS Approach
Electronic Commerce and Business Change
E-commerce Inquiry to business 2000
ONS e-commerce Inquiry 2000 - Further Analysis
International e-Commerce Benchmarking - Experimental Statistics

ICT in the economy
Survey based measures of software investment in the UK
ICT Deflation and Growth: A Sensitivity Analysis
ICT Supply and Demand in National Accounts, 1992-2001
ICT Supply and Demand in National Accounts, 1992-2002 (97Kb, pdf)
ICT Supply and Demand in National Accounts, 1992-2003
Use of ICT by UK businesses in 2001; Sectoral and Regional Analyses
Estimates of the volume of capital services

ICT, e-business and productivity
ICT use linked to higher productivity
E-commerce and Productivity
It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do I.T.
IT use by firms and employees
The role of IT in firm productivity; evidence from UK
IT investment, ICT Use and UK Firm Productivity
E-business and Labour Productivity in Manufacturing and Services

New Economy
Where, and how, to look for the new economy
Report from the 2002 IAOS Conference

Other sources of information
International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS), 2002 Conference website
Centre for Economic Performance (LSE)
Eurostat
Organisation for Economic Development (OECD)
e-Government Unit

This page last revised: Friday, 30 November 2006