SMEs and E Commerce   The Asia Foundation

Figure 1.27 

Goods/products purchased 

Hotel bookings

1

12

General goods

10

IT related goods

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

No. of respondents

4.3.5.3 Origin of goods/services 

Among companies that had purchased online (Figure 1.28) 

     43.5% bought from local markets only 

     17.4% bought from overseas only 

     39.1% bought from both markets. 

Major local markets were Bangkok, Songkhla, Surat Thani. Major overseas 

market was the United States. Other markets included China, Singapore, Japan, 

Taiwan and Australia. 

Figure 1.28 

Origin of goods/services 

Overseas markets 

Both m arkets

only

39%

17%

Local markets only

44%

4.3.5.4 Concerns of purchasing on line 

Five companies or 20.83% of respondents who had purchased online concerned 

about payment security, payment accuracy, and conditions of payment. Two of 

these companies had used credit card charge over the Internet to purchase goods. 

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