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FEDEX SME EXPORT REPORTDIGITAL ECONOMY FUELS SME EXPORT GROWTHEurope is becoming a society of ‘digital consumers’ – this burgeoning economy is fueling optimism and growth among small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), with e-commerce the key driver according to the FedEx SME Export Report.All figures refer to SMEs who currently export, September 2016.

FedEx SME Export Research, a commissioned report study of 4,500 European small and medium sized enterprises conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of FedEx. Senior Executives representing a mix of company sizes: micro (1-9 full-time employees), small (10-49 full-time employees) and medium (50-249 full-time employees), were interviewed online and by telephone.

GLOBAL OPTIMISM

generate e-commerce sales

40%believe they will generate greater e-commerce income in the coming year

SME E-COMMERCE REVENUE GENERATION – EUROPEAN COMPARISONS

% of exporting SMEs generating revenue from e-commerce sales

% of total revenue of exporting SMEs generated from e-commerce sales

85%

16%

BEL

GIU

M

73%

22%

FRA

NCE

76%

28%

GER

MA

NY

78%

23%

ITA

LY

78%

31%

NET

HER

LAN

DS

78%

30%

POLA

ND

86%

26%

SPA

IN

81%

33%

UN

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KIN

GD

OM

EUROPEAN EXPORTING SMES: E-COMMERCE TRENDS

state e-commerce enables them to reach export markets more easily

38%

generate revenue from e-commerce sales accounting for

of their total revenue

4 5OUTOF

27%

export withinEurope

export outsideof Europe

910IN

53%

more likely to generate e-commerce revenuefrom B2B than B2C

84%B2B 66%B2C

need more support to overcome barriers such as customs challenges

28%

ALMOSTbenefiting from e-commerce require faster delivery from logistics providers

of their total revenue

65%

19%

Worldwide results show that

810IN

generate revenue from social media sales accounting for

HALF