Companies in the Asia-Pacific region are starting to explore 
business-to-business transactions over the Web. But they lag behind rivals 
around the globe. Here's how B2B will grow country by country and a look at how 
the region compares to others:

              Business-to-business e-commerce revenues
                         (billions of dollars)

Countries         1999        2000E          2001E         2002E
Australia           3           7              14            23
China               1           5               9            15
Hong Kong           1           1               2             4
India               0           2               3             5
Indonesia           0           0               1             1
Japan*              3.2         5.5            11.7          45.8
South Korea         3           4               8            17
Malaysia            0           1               1             2
Philippines         0           0               1             1
Singapore           0           1               1             2
Taiwan              2           3               7            14
Thailand            0           1               1             1
Asia-Pacific*      13.2        30.5            58.7         131.8               
  
North America     108.8       244.8           463.5         736.4               
  
Europe             26.4       103.9           227.7         428.1


* Japan and Asia-Pacific figures for 1999 and 2000 are from industry 
sources

DATA: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO.