Non-farm businesses local economic integration level: the case of six Portuguese small and medium-sized Markettowns• - a sector approach

LIXA

When the number of non-agricultural business firms is considered, the situation concerning
purchase level in view of the LII is 0.24 and of the ELII is 0.26. In what concerns the
activity sector, Transport and Communications, Banking and finance and Public
Administration show a behaviour similar to the whole of the business firms in view of the
ELII (weak). Agriculture, Manufacturing Industry, Wholesale Commerce and Retail
Commerce show a behaviour similar to the whole of the business firms in view of the LII
(very weak). The remaining sectors recorded higher values. The situation regarding sales
level in view of the LII is 0.16 and of the ELII is 0.21. In what concerns the activity sector,
Manufacturing Industry and Transport and Communications behave similarly to the whole
of the business firms (very weak). As for the rest of the sectors, these registered higher
values.

In terms of the bivariate analysis, the variables influencing purchases for the whole of the
business firms are the Business Firm Type, the Organization Type and Respondent’s
Origin, regarding both Zone (A+B) and Zone (A+B+C). When one considers Zone (A+B)
separately, the Business Firm Type variable still influences purchases. When one considers
the Retail Commerce sector separately, one concludes that no other variable influences
local integration. The variables influencing sales for the whole of the business firms are the
Business Firm Size and the Business Firm Type, regarding both Zone (A+B) and Zone
(A+B+C). The Respondent’s Origin variable also influences sales when only Zone
(A+B+C) is considered. When one considers the Wholesale Commerce sector separately,
the variables Respondent’s Origin and the Number of Years at the Residence seem to
influence local integration for both Zones. The Business Firm variable also influences sales
when only Zone (A+B+C) is taken into consideration. (see tables 14 and 15).

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