Table 6 Comparison of indicators between...

Table 6

Comparison of indicators between quarters

Service providers	Before the COVID-19 pandemic			During the COVID-19 pandemic
Indicator	Mean	Std. Deviation	Sig	Mean	Std. Deviation	Sig
Domestic transportation	0.16	0.63	0.11	0.02	0.64	0.01**
Imports	0.27	0.64	0.67	−0.02	0.70	0.18
Exports	0.08	0.67	0.73	−0.18	0.68	0.50
Number of goods stored by customers	0.06	0.65	0.55	−0.22	0.65	0.02**
Company staff	0.36	0.55	0.072**	0.08	0.62	0.23
Prediction for the following quarter
Domestic transportation	0.15	0.62	0.38	−0.01	0.60	0.01**
Imports	0.16	0.70	0.029**	0.06	0.69	0.00**
Exports	0.20	0.59	0.62	0.16	0.67	0.00**
Number of goods stored by customers	0.10	0.60	0.32	−0.03	0.64	0.05**
Company staff	0.26	0.53	0.15	0.16	0.57	0.15
Buyers	Before the COVID-19 pandemic			During the COVID-19 pandemic
Domestic transportation	0.17	0.66	0.98	0.00	0.71	0.69
Imports	0.30	0.65	0.63	−0.09	0.75	0.32
Exports	0.19	0.63	0.19	−0.12	0.63	0.38
Stored goods	0.41	0.64	0.064**	0.09	0.67	0.04**
Inventory turnover speed	−0.01	0.64	0.97	−0.14	0.74	0.83
Prediction for the following quarter
Domestic transportation	0.32	0.60	0.77	0.16	0.66	0.02**
Imports	0.40	0.59	0.66	0.10	0.63	0.05**
Exports	0.40	0.54	0.11	0.11	0.59	0.87
Stored goods	0.12	0.63	0.36	0.05	0.63	0.50
Inventory turnover speed	0.36	0.67	0.18	0.21	0.67	0.02**

Service providers	Before the COVID-19 pandemic			During the COVID-19 pandemic
Indicator	Mean	Std. Deviation	Sig	Mean	Std. Deviation	Sig
Domestic transportation	0.16	0.63	0.11	0.02	0.64	0.01**
Imports	0.27	0.64	0.67	−0.02	0.70	0.18
Exports	0.08	0.67	0.73	−0.18	0.68	0.50
Number of goods stored by customers	0.06	0.65	0.55	−0.22	0.65	0.02**
Company staff	0.36	0.55	0.072**	0.08	0.62	0.23
Prediction for the following quarter
Domestic transportation	0.15	0.62	0.38	−0.01	0.60	0.01**
Imports	0.16	0.70	0.029**	0.06	0.69	0.00**
Exports	0.20	0.59	0.62	0.16	0.67	0.00**
Number of goods stored by customers	0.10	0.60	0.32	−0.03	0.64	0.05**
Company staff	0.26	0.53	0.15	0.16	0.57	0.15
Buyers	Before the COVID-19 pandemic			During the COVID-19 pandemic
Domestic transportation	0.17	0.66	0.98	0.00	0.71	0.69
Imports	0.30	0.65	0.63	−0.09	0.75	0.32
Exports	0.19	0.63	0.19	−0.12	0.63	0.38
Stored goods	0.41	0.64	0.064**	0.09	0.67	0.04**
Inventory turnover speed	−0.01	0.64	0.97	−0.14	0.74	0.83
Prediction for the following quarter
Domestic transportation	0.32	0.60	0.77	0.16	0.66	0.02**
Imports	0.40	0.59	0.66	0.10	0.63	0.05**
Exports	0.40	0.54	0.11	0.11	0.59	0.87
Stored goods	0.12	0.63	0.36	0.05	0.63	0.50
Inventory turnover speed	0.36	0.67	0.18	0.21	0.67	0.02**

Note(s): ** Sig. <0.05; * Sig. <0.01

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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