IT-using sector is composed of 9 industries in which the ratio of software investment to GDP is relatively high: information and communications; transport and postal services; wholesale and retail trade; accommodation and food service activities; professional, scientific and technical activities; electricity, gas and water supply and waste management service; chemicals; textile products; other manufacturing. 2.
In the right chart, figures are based on the 2017 JEITA/IDC Japan survey. Sources: Cabinet Office; JEITA. Chart 16  II. Challenges Ahead  Gender Gaps in Income Annual Income (Middle-Class) 10  mil.