Table 5

Intra-variability by sectors

SectorWholeFirst period (2002–2007)Second period (2008–2012)
1/32/33/31/32/33/31/32/33/3
Panel A. Syntactical complexity
PP44.848.842.643.348.641.946.649.143.6
BI50.0*/••49.047.550.046.445.849.952.049.6
CG46.047.044.846.548.445.745.345.243.8
FS50.5**/••50.148.850.648.047.950.452.849.9
Note(s): *,**,***/•,••,••• represent significant differences at 0.10, 0.05 and 0.01 shown by Mann-Whitney U/Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, respectively, between the two periods
Panel B. Total attributions
PP44.540.6*14.840.939.819.450.041.98.1
BI39.232.728.140.234.825.038.030.431.6
CG40.028.631.440.030.030.040.026.733.3
FS**46.6*43.59.953.738.28.140.548.111.4
Note(s): *,**,*** represent significant differences at 0.10, 0.05 and 0.01 shown by χ2/Fisher's exact tests between the two periods

Note(s): Common notes to the two Panels of this Table: PP: Petrol and Power; BI: Basic Materials, Industry and Construction; CG: Consumer Goods; FS: Financial Services and Real Estate. Figures shown are means in percentage

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