Table 1 Overview of the sample of firms
From: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on firms: a survey in Guangdong Province, China
Field of business | Number of Firms | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | Sub-industry | ||
IT | / Software and hardware services / E-commerce / Internet operations | 94 | 17.94% |
Manufacture | Main Manufacture | 88 | 16.79% |
Electronic technologies / Semiconductors / Integrated circuits | 14 | 2.67% | |
Clothing / Textiles / Leather | 7 | 1.34% | |
Aerospace / Aviation / Energy / Chemical | 10 | 1.91% | |
Machinery / Equipment / Heavy industry | 10 | 1.91% | |
Electric appliances | 5 | 0.95% | |
Furniture / Crafts / Toys | 6 | 1.15% | |
FMCG (food / beverage / cosmetics) | 12 | 2.29% | |
Automobiles and spare parts | 9 | 1.72% | |
Medical / Nursing / Health / Sanitation | 8 | 1.53% | |
Instrumentation / Industrial Automation | 5 | 0.95% | |
Pharmaceutical / Bioengineering / Medical Equipment | 15 | 2.86% | |
181 | 34.6% | ||
Service and Commercial | Publishing / Printing / Packaging | 5 | 0.95% |
Advertising / PR / Media / Art | 4 | 0.76% | |
Law | 1 | 0.19% | |
Accounting / Auditing | 1 | 0.19% | |
Traffic / Transportation / Logistics | 11 | 2.10% | |
Education / Training / Scientific research / Colleges | 15 | 2.86% | |
Trading / Import & Export | 13 | 2.48% | |
Wholesale / Retail | 13 | 2.48% | |
Communication / Telecommunications / Network equipment | 21 | 4.01% | |
Property Management / Commercial Centers | 8 | 1.53% | |
Agency / Consulting / Headhunting / Certification | 12 | 2.29% | |
124 | 23.7% | ||
Finance | Bank / Insurance / Securities / Investment Bank / Risk Fund | 65 | 12.40% |
Real estate and Architecture | Real estate development / Architectural engineering / Design | 35 | 6.68% |
Other industry | 25 | 4.77% | |
Employees | |||
50 and below | 141 | 26.91% | |
51–100 | 54 | 10.31% | |
101–300 | 71 | 13.55% | |
301–500 | 37 | 7.06% | |
501–1000 | 42 | 8.02% | |
1001–4999 | 87 | 16.60% | |
5000 and above | 92 | 17.56% | |
Total | 524 | 100% |