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Computers and electronics and Software and IT services

Software and IT services buys from Computers and electronics; computers and electronics buys from Software and IT services; computers and electronics depends on software and IT services; software and IT services depends on computers and electronics.

Computers and electronics (industry) and Software and IT services (industry): 4 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹4.2 per ₹100 · Software and IT services buys from Computers and electronics

Software and IT services buys goods or services from Computers and electronics; counted through every round of supply, ₹4.2 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹4.2 of every ₹100 of Software and IT services output, all rounds
  • ₹2.7 bought directly

2. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹2.1 per ₹100 · Computers and electronics buys from Software and IT services

Computers and electronics buys goods or services from Software and IT services; counted through every round of supply, ₹2.1 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹2.1 of every ₹100 of Computers and electronics output, all rounds
  • ₹0.8 bought directly

3. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 5 of 5 · Software and IT services → Computers and electronics

2 of the enterprise types in Computers and electronics depend on software and IT services.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Operating-system and firmware platform owners: software development (criticality 5 of 5)
  • Device brands (OEMs): engineering services and enterprise systems (criticality 4 of 5)

4. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Computers and electronics → Software and IT services

3 of the enterprise types in Software and IT services depend on computers and electronics.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Hyperscale cloud providers: servers and networking gear (criticality 4 of 5)
  • Cybersecurity vendors: firewall appliances (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Value-added resellers and distributors: hardware resale (criticality 1 of 5)

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