* Data related to the industrial, transportation and construction sectors are not displayed on this chart, because only a few of them were active on social networks. However, the "Total (France)" column takes the results of these sectors into account.
Shares calculated using figures provided. Data have been rounded. Includes enterprises of at least ten people mostly from the trading sector (except agricultural, financial and insurances enterprises).
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Reasons enterprises use social networking sites in France 2014, by industry
This table presents the main reasons why enterprises in France in 2014 had a profile, an account or a user license on one or several social networking sites (such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Google+). In 2014, ** percent of the enterprises in the accommodation and food services sector have stated that they used social networking sites in order to develop their corporate image or commercialize their products.
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