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Table II

Descriptives of participating firms in the study

Sub-sample		% of total purchasing spend that is direct spend		Ratio of total purchasing spend over total sales		Experience in purchasing (years)		Experience with selected category (years)
	n	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$
Manufacturing	201	71	18	0.51	0.17	12	16	9	7
Machinery and other equipment (16%) Chemicals (10%) Fabricated metal (9%) Motor vehicles (8%) Food (5%) Wood products (4%) Other or not specified what sub-sector of manufacturing (48%)
Service	108	64	29	0.47	0.22	14	14	8	7
Wholesale and retail trade (23%) Professional and administrative services (18%) Construction (13%) Transportation, storage and communication (12%) Public administration and defense (9%) Other (25%)

Sub-sample		% of total purchasing spend that is direct spend		Ratio of total purchasing spend over total sales		Experience in purchasing (years)		Experience with selected category (years)
	n	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$	$μ$	$σ$
Manufacturing	201	71	18	0.51	0.17	12	16	9	7
Machinery and other equipment (16%)Chemicals (10%)Fabricated metal (9%)Motor vehicles (8%)Food (5%)Wood products (4%)Other or not specified what sub-sector of manufacturing (48%)
Service	108	64	29	0.47	0.22	14	14	8	7
Wholesale and retail trade (23%)Professional and administrative services (18%)Construction (13%)Transportation, storage and communication (12%)Public administration and defense (9%)Other (25%)