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E-commerce and digital marketplaces and Transport and logistics

E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys from Transport and logistics; E-commerce and digital marketplaces depends on transport and logistics.

E-commerce and digital marketplaces (industry) and Transport and logistics (industry): 2 relationships.

How they are linked

1. Buys from

Physical flow · ₹5.3 per ₹100 · E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys from Transport and logistics

E-commerce and digital marketplaces buys goods or services from Transport and logistics; counted through every round of supply, ₹5.3 of each ₹100 of its output goes to them (OECD input-output tables, India 2022).

  • ₹5.3 of every ₹100 of E-commerce and digital marketplaces output, all rounds
  • ₹3.3 bought directly

2. Industry input

Physical flow · Criticality 3 of 5 · Transport and logistics → E-commerce and digital marketplaces

3 of the enterprise types in E-commerce and digital marketplaces depend on transport and logistics.

Enterprise types that depend on it:

  • Fulfilment centre and dark-store operators: Line-haul between centres (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Parcel, express and last-mile carriers: Freight and courier networks (criticality 3 of 5)
  • Wholesalers and B2B distributors: Freight (criticality 2 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.