# Figure 17: Adjustment response to the pandemic by sector

(a) Probability of increasing use of digital <!-- Start of picture text --> Overall by sector By disaggregate manufacturing (exporters only)<br>Agriculture Manufacturing Services 80<br>60<br>51<br>50 60<br>43<br>40 38 37 40<br>30 29 34 33 31 32 40 33 35<br>25 25<br>26 25 24 25<br>20<br>20<br>10<br>0 Non-Exporter Exporter Non-Exporter Exporter Non-Exporter Exporter 0 Food and beverages Textile, apparel and related Heavy industrial activities<br>First roun d Latest round First round Latest round First round Latest round First round Latest round<br>By disaggregate services (exporters only)<br>80<br>72<br>60 57 53<br>49<br>40<br>40 34<br>20<br>0<br>Knowledge intensive Hospitality Retail and trade<br>First round Latest round<br>P-value of test that exporters are different across sectors: Agriculture vs. Manufacturing: First round: 0.706; Latest round: 0.690; Agriculture vs. Services : First round: 0.008; Latest round: 0.001;<br>Manufacturing vs. Services: First round: 0.000; Latest round: 0.000 / Food & beverages vs. Textiles & apparel: First round: 0.580; Latest round: 0.479; Food & beverages vs. Heavy industrial activities:<br> First round: 0.102; Latest round: 0.146; Textiles & apparel vs. Heavy industrial activities: First round: 0.311; Latest round: 0.491 / Knowledge intensive versus Hospitality: First round: 0.000;<br>Latest round: 0.010; Knowledge intensive vs. Retail & trade: First round: 0.002; Latest round: 0.004; Hospitality vs. Retail & trade: First round: 0.099; Latest round: 0.632<br>Prob. of starting or increase use of digital<br>Prob. of starting or increase use of digital<br>Prob. of starting or increase use of digital<br><!-- End of picture text -->

## (b) Probability of pivoting the product mix

<!-- Start of picture text --> Overall by sector By disaggregate manufacturing (exporters only)<br>60 Agriculture Manufacturing Services 70 62<br>60<br>50 45 44 45 47 50 40<br>43 41<br>40<br>40<br>30 31 27 27 27 29 30 27 23<br>23<br>20 16 20<br>12<br>10 10<br>0 Non-Exporter Exporter Non-Exporter Exporter Non-Exporter Exporter 0 Food and beverages Textile, apparel and related Heavy industrial activities<br>First roun d Latest round First round Latest round First round Latest round First round Latest round<br>By disaggregate services (exporters only)<br>70<br>52<br>60<br>45<br>50 49<br>40 31<br>31<br>30 25<br>20<br>10<br>0<br>Knowledge intensive Hospitality Retail and trade<br>First round Latest round<br>P-value of test that exporters are different across sectors: Agriculture vs. Manufacturing: First round: 0.376; Latest round: 0.268; Agriculture vs. Services : First round: 0.163; Latest round: 0.079;<br>Manufacturing vs. Services: First round: 0.023; Latest round: 0.017 / Food & beverages vs. Textiles & apparel: First round: 0.001; Latest round: 0.000; Food & beverages vs. Heavy industrial activities:<br> First round: 0.427; Latest round: 0.913; Textiles & apparel vs. Heavy industrial activities: First round: 0.000; Latest round: 0.000 / Knowledge intensive versus Hospitality: First round: 0.465;<br>Latest round: 0.504; Knowledge intensive vs. Retail & trade: First round: 0.917; Latest round: 0.761; Hospitality vs. Retail & trade: First round: 0.322; Latest round: 0.552<br>Probability of repackaging<br>Probability of repackaging<br>Probability of repackaging<br><!-- End of picture text --> _Notes:_ The sample includes 18,451 firms in 33 countries in panel a and 23,823 firms in 33 countries in panel b.

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