8 per cent – portion of 1999 e-commerce that was business to business
US$150 billion – total value of B2B e-commerce sales in 1999
US$3 trillion – projected total value of B2B e-commerce sales by 2003
233 per cent – average increase in stock price of Internet companies at IPO in 1999
Sources: The Economist, Feb. 26, 2000; The Internet Index