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DATA MINE May 7, 1999 Japan Gets the E-Commerce Bug When it comes to electronic commerce, Japan has lagged far behind the U.S. But it's starting to catch up. In the next three years, E-commerce is expected to grow into a $130 billion business, making up 1% of all domestic commercial transactions. In the 2004-2009 period, it is expected to reach about $460 billion, emerging as the main form of commercial transaction. E-commerce in Japan in 3-5 years: $129 billion Business-to-consumer: $9 billion Business-to-business: $120 billion Of the business-to-business total:    Manufacturing industries will account for: $35 billion    Non-manufacturing will account for: $85 billion E-commerce in Japan in 5-10 years: $457 billion Business-to-consumer: $30 billion Business-to-business: $427 billion Of the business-to-business total:    Manufacturing industries will account for: $67 billion    Non-manufacturing will account for: $360 billion DATA: McKinsey & Co. in Japan survey commissioned by the Economic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ BACK TO TOP					MORE NUGGETS Top 10 Y2K Concerns Tax mishaps are right up there with nuclear accidents PC Headaches for the TV Networks The more regular Net surfers log on, the less they tune in to TV Businesses Moving Online Home businesses lead the march to the Net Direct Marketers Make Hay on the Net Leveraging their databases and customer-service experience is paying off The Mother Lode A collection of items from the Data Mine