WE'VE COME A LONG WAY: 12 STATS ON THE NEW ECONOMY.
WE'VE COME A LONG WAY: 12 STATS ON THE NEW ECONOMY
1970 1980
U.S. households with computers 0% [less than]1%
Computer programmers, operators
and scientists in the U.S. 284,271 1.1 mil
U.S. manufacturers of computers
and related devices 1,408 2,564
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. computer and related devices companies $43 bil $47 bil
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. computer-services companies $166 bil $91 bil
Sales of U.S. software companies $1 bil $4 bil
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. software companies $1 bil $6 bil
U.S. households on the Internet 0% 0%
Worldwide Internet hosts 13 213
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. Internet equipment and services companies $0 $1 bil
Worldwide e-commerce revenues $0 $0
Worldwide e-mail addresses 0 n/a
1990 1999
U.S. households with computers 22% 53%
Computer programmers, operators
and scientists in the U.S. 2 mil 2.5 mil
U.S. manufacturers of computers
and related devices 3,894 4,212
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. computer and related devices companies $57 bil $415 bil
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. computer-services companies $106 bil $416 bil
Sales of U.S. software companies $63 bil $141 bil
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. software companies $33 bil $440 bil
U.S. households on the Internet 0% 38%
Worldwide Internet hosts 313,000 56 mil
Market value of publicly traded
U.S. Internet equipment and services companies $5 bil $138 bil
Worldwide e-commerce revenues $0 $151 bil
Worldwide e-mail addresses n/a 263 mil
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
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