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Export profile of ICT producing SMEs
Looking at the SME population in total, in May 2005 13 per cent of SMEs reported having exported goods and services in the past quarter. In addition a further one per cent reported that they were planning on exporting in the current quarter, with an additional three per cent reporting an intention to export in the coming twelve months.
Keeping in mind the export profile for SMEs in general, it can be seen in the chart opposite that those SMEs that are involved in ICT production are more likely to export than SMEs on average. Overall, 25 per cent of ICT producing SMEs were currently exporting, which was relatively consistent with the 26 per cent that reported exporting last year. Nonetheless, the May 2005 Sensis â Business Index found the vast majority of these SMEs still had no plans to start exporting, though some small percentage indicated some interest to export either in the next quarter or the next year.
Table 2 presents a comparison between the ICT producing SMEs and those classified under the ICT sector. The export propensity of SMEs who had some level of ICT production was much higher than those who reported no ICT production. In particular, SMEs under the ICT sector showed a higher propensity to export, with 46 per cent of the SMEs were currently exporting, compared to 25 per cent for the ICT producing SMEs.
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| Any ICT Production? | ICT Sector? |
Average | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Yes | No | ||
|
Exported goods/services overseas in last three months |
25% |
10% |
46% |
12% |
13% |
|
Plan to start exporting in next three months |
3% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
Plan to start exporting in next twelve months |
2% |
3% |
1% |
3% |
3% |
|
No plans to start exporting |
70% |
86% |
52% |
84% |
83% |
|
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
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