Evaluation of e-commerce location and entry to China – implications on shipping and trade

Journal of Shipping and Trade

Table 4 Main indicators of Internet development

Province	Preference vectors for the criteria
Province	Broadband subscribers port of Internet	Number of websites	Number of Internet users
Beijing	0.016	0.155	0.024
Tianjin	0.010	0.013	0.014
Hebei	0.054	0.032	0.055
Shanxi	0.025	0.014	0.028
Inner Mongolia	0.014	0.004	0.018
Liaoning	0.033	0.030	0.038
Jilin	0.015	0.007	0.020
Heilongjiang	0.019	0.010	0.026
Shanghai	0.021	0.025	0.025
Jiangsu	0.090	0.065	0.063
Zhejiang	0.073	0.085	0.051
Anhui	0.036	0.017	0.038
Fujian	0.039	0.073	0.037
Jiangxi	0.028	0.009	0.028
Shandong	0.080	0.069	0.072
Henan	0.059	0.051	0.057
Hubei	0.038	0.026	0.042
Hunan	0.036	0.018	0.042
Guangdong	0.094	0.185	0.112
Guangxi	0.027	0.011	0.031
Hainan	0.006	0.005	0.007
Chongqing	0.024	0.013	0.022
Sichuan	0.062	0.050	0.050
Guizhou	0.015	0.004	0.021
Yunnan	0.022	0.006	0.026
Shaanxi	0.027	0.015	0.028
Gansu	0.013	0.003	0.015
Qinghai	0.003	0.001	0.004
Tibet	0.001	0.000	0.002
Ningxia	0.004	0.002	0.005
Xinjiang	0.016	0.003	0.000