Post on 24-Aug-2020
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