8166.0 - Summary of IT Use and Innovation in Australian Business, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 16/06/2016   
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INNOVATION STILL IN DEVELOPMENT

Businesses with innovation still in development, by employment size(a), by type, 2014-15
0-4 persons
5-19 persons
20-199 persons
200 or more persons
Total
Businesses with innovation still in development for any new or significantly improved:(b)
goods or services %
7.7
10.8
14.9
17.3
9.3
operational processes %
6.1
11.4
18.5
25.8
8.8
organisational/managerial processes %
5.3
10.4
15.8
21.6
7.8
marketing methods %
8.1
12.6
16.5
17.2
10.2
Businesses with any innovation still in development(c) %
16.9
25.8
35.2
44.7
21.2
(a) Proportions are of all businesses in each output category.
(b) Businesses may be counted in more than one category.
(c) As at the end of the reference period 30 June 2015.


More than one in five businesses had innovation still in development as at 30 June 2015 (21%). Across innovation types, marketing methods was the most common type of innovation still in development (10%).

Proportion of businesses with innovation still in development, by industry, 2014-15

In 2014-15, businesses in the Wholesale trade industry were the most likely to have innovation still in development (35%). By comparison, 11% of businesses in the Transport, postal and warehousing industry had innovation still in development.

The Manufacturing industry had the highest proportion of businesses with operational processes (15%) and organisational/managerial processes (14%) still in development. While businesses in the Wholesale trade industry had the highest proportion of businesses with goods or services (20%) and marketing methods (18%) in development.

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