Informal entities saw post-pandemic rise in internet consumption: NSO

More than one in five enterprises within the expansive unorganised sector used the internet for entrepreneurial activities, such as taking orders or conducting transactions, during the October 2022-September 2023 period, revealed the latest Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE), by the National Statistical Office (NSO).

The share of establishments leveraging the internet for these purposes, at the national level, rose to 21.1 per cent during the period under review, up from 13.9 per cent between April 2021 and March 2022, suggesting a significant post-pandemic surge.