Establishment Section

1. Amount paid for domestic postage (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for domestic postage we see that, excluding "No answer," the highest ratio was 24.8% in the "10,000 to 50,000 yen" category, followed by "1,000 to 5,000 yen" (19.9%), and "5,000 to 10,000 yen" (11.0%). The average amount paid was 39,100 yen.
   

   
   

2. Amount paid for domestic Private courier (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of amount paid for domestic Private courier service we see that, excluding "no answer," the highest ratio was "0 yen" at 42.5%, followed by "10,000 to 50,000 yen" (8.0%), and "1,000 to 5,000 yen" (7.5%). The average amount paid by companies was 30,700 yen.
   

   
   

3. Amount paid for domestic telephone charges (month of September 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid by domestic telephone, the highest ratio was in the "10,000 to 50,000 yen" category at 39.9%, followed by "100,000 yen or more" (18.5%), and "50,000 to 100,000 yen" (16.6%).
   The average amount paid was 92,900 yen.
   

   
   

4. Amount paid for domestic mobile communications (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for mobile communications, excluding "No answer", the highest ratio was in the "10,000 to 50,000 yen" category at 29.5%, followed by "0 yen" (21.6%), and "5,000 to 10,000 yen" (10.0%). The average amount paid was 29,600 yen.
   

   
   

5. Amount paid for online service and Internet usage (month of October 1998)

   Looking at the distribution of fees paid for online services and Internet usage, excluding "No answer", the highest ratio was in the "0 yen" category at 51.7%, followed by "1,000 to 5,000 yen" (5.9%), and "10,000 to 50,000 yen" (4.9%). The average paid per establishment was 6,700 yen.
   

   
   

6. Amount paid to send small packages and information overseas (month of October 1998)

   The ratio of "amount paid to send information and small packages overseas" was as follows: postal service 2.6%, Private courier 0.4%, and telephone 5.2%. The average amount paid for each of these services was postal service 3,300 yen, Private courier service 2,700 yen, and telephone 5,700 yen.