This statistic displays the share of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry and technology. Website sales were most common among retail businesses, at 46.1 percent.
Proportion of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry sector and technology
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The source makes the following note: "For 2018 there was a change in the data collection method from a paper questionnaire, to an online electronic questionnaire. This change had an impact on the results for businesses with 0 to 9 employees, causing a discontinuity in this sizeband's results. This also impacted on estimates relating to all businesses."
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (November 29, 2019). Proportion of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry sector and technology [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284276/share-of-businesses-making-e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-sector-and-technology/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry sector and technology." Chart. November 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284276/share-of-businesses-making-e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-sector-and-technology/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Proportion of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry sector and technology. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284276/share-of-businesses-making-e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-sector-and-technology/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Proportion of Businesses Making E-commerce Sales in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018, by Industry Sector and Technology." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/284276/share-of-businesses-making-e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-sector-and-technology/
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Proportion of businesses making e-commerce sales in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by industry sector and technology [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), November 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/284276/share-of-businesses-making-e-commerce-sales-in-the-uk-by-sector-and-technology/
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