SNAPSHOT INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 2% Companies using radio-frequency identification 8% Companies globally sourcing products and supplies 69% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR I.T. BUDGETS Hardware purchases 14% IT Services or outsourcing 14% Research and development 2% Salaries and benefits 37% Applications 19% Everything else 14% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change 7% Average year-over-year net income change 19% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH

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Consumer Goods: A Year In Review Sept. 20, 2004 How are companies that InformationWeek considers as IT innovators changing to stay competitive? Examine year-over-year shifts in business-technology practices and priorities in this InformationWeek 500 2004 and 2003 comparison.

SNAPSHOT 2003 INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 2% Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that have Web-based front ends 24% Companies with real-time business processes in place 76% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS Hardware purchases 14% Services or outsourcing 17% Research and development 4% Salaries and benefits 30% Applications 21% Everything else 14% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change 3% Average year-over-year net-income change 21% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH

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SNAPSHOT 2003 INSIDE COMPANIES Average portion of revenue spent on IT 1% Average percentage of industry applications and business processes that have Web-based front ends 26% Companies with real-time business processes in place 59% HOW COMPANIES DIVIDE THEIR IT BUDGETS Hardware purchases 15% Services or outsourcing 14% Research and development 3% Salaries and benefits 36% Applications 19% Everything else 13% INDUSTRY FINANCIALS Average year-over-year revenue change -1% Average year-over-year net-income change 128% DATA: INFORMATIONWEEK RESEARCH

See the InformationWeek 500 2003 and 2002 comparison

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