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Agriculture

Avg Payment:36.35 days

≤30 days:52.5%

Range:4-92 days

Air Travel

Avg Payment:38.58 days

≤30 days:53.48%

Range:3-132 days

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29.53 days

≤30 days:67.59%

Range:3-70 days

Commerce Models

Avg Payment:12184.64 days

≤30 days:49.19%

Range:2-4323394 days

Creative

Avg Payment:33.35 days

≤30 days:62.83%

Range:4-157 days

Data

Avg Payment:33.36 days

≤30 days:63.49%

Range:6-132 days

Digital Entertainment

Avg Payment:34.1 days

≤30 days:66.45%

Range:3-188 days

Distribution and Delivery

Avg Payment:40.26 days

≤30 days:44.64%

Range:4-124 days

Education

Avg Payment:28.23 days

≤30 days:72.49%

Range:3-129 days

Energy

Avg Payment:30.97 days

≤30 days:69.14%

Range:3-259 days

Environment

Avg Payment:36.23 days

≤30 days:52.76%

Range:4-76 days

Events and Venues

Avg Payment:44.56 days

≤30 days:51.81%

Range:4-1000 days

Fashion

Avg Payment:21237.27 days

≤30 days:48.16%

Range:4-4323394 days

Financial Services

Avg Payment:24.73 days

≤30 days:79.2%

Range:1-253 days

Food and Drink

Avg Payment:45.72 days

≤30 days:42.27%

Range:4-1000 days

Hardware

Avg Payment:43.31 days

≤30 days:44.11%

Range:6-132 days

Healthcare and Wellbeing

Avg Payment:38.95 days

≤30 days:52.89%

Range:2-133 days

Human Resources

Avg Payment:25.84 days

≤30 days:73.95%

Range:1-92 days

Information Technology

Avg Payment:35.69 days

≤30 days:58.39%

Range:2-107 days

Life Sciences and Medical Technology

Avg Payment:44.07 days

≤30 days:46.88%

Range:2-419 days

Lifestyle and Entertainment

Avg Payment:38.5 days

≤30 days:56.42%

Range:4-188 days

Manufacturing

Avg Payment:48.52 days

≤30 days:35.79%

Range:4-131 days

Marketing and Sales

Avg Payment:43.6 days

≤30 days:60.08%

Range:1-1120 days

Media and Publishing

Avg Payment:33.84 days

≤30 days:64.71%

Range:3-188 days

Mental Health and Psychology

Avg Payment:26.9 days

≤30 days:74.1%

Range:7-64 days

Physical Health

Avg Payment:33.18 days

≤30 days:60.32%

Range:10-84 days

Primary Care

Avg Payment:36.16 days

≤30 days:51.08%

Range:2-88 days

Professional Services

Avg Payment:35.35 days

≤30 days:63.09%

Range:1-593 days

Property

Avg Payment:35.71 days

≤30 days:55.37%

Range:1-114 days

Property-related Goods and Services

Avg Payment:40.71 days

≤30 days:44.6%

Range:2-132 days

Raw Materials and Intermediate Goods

Avg Payment:46.15 days

≤30 days:37.92%

Range:2-131 days

Road Travel

Avg Payment:36.91 days

≤30 days:51.32%

Range:1-235 days

Safety and Security

Avg Payment:36.3 days

≤30 days:57.06%

Range:6-132 days

Software

Avg Payment:30.59 days

≤30 days:67.46%

Range:1-152 days

Sports

Avg Payment:34.87 days

≤30 days:58.61%

Range:4-92 days

Supply Chain

Avg Payment:42.18 days

≤30 days:42.56%

Range:2-132 days

Telecommunications

Avg Payment:37.38 days

≤30 days:55.93%

Range:2-107 days

Train Travel

Avg Payment:39.19 days

≤30 days:55.05%

Range:11-235 days

Transportation Infrastructure

Avg Payment:32.62 days

≤30 days:59.75%

Range:6-80 days

Travel and Transportation

Avg Payment:36.79 days

≤30 days:60.39%

Range:1-1000 days

Waterways Travel

Avg Payment:33.82 days

≤30 days:61.01%

Range:7-79 days

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