Analysis on the Indirect Effect of Electronics & Communications Industry in Hubei Province ZHAO Yu-lin,GU Xiao-yan (School of Economics,Wuhan University of Technology,Wuhan 430070,China)This paper calculated the induced effects and impact multipliers of electronics & communications industry in Hubei province by using quantitive analysis. It is found that there was a poor relation between electronics & communications industry and the related industries. This indicated that the industry structure in Hubei province is not very appropriate. Moreover, after calculating the impact on the local economy from a change in final demands of electronics industry, it showed that the difference between the impact from a change in final demands and aggregate output is great. It showed that the aggregate output of this industry could not meet the final demands. The electronics & communications industry was full of potential. Therefore, the relationship between electronics & communications industry and related industries should be strengthened. In order to optimize the industry structure, the paper suggested several ways. Such as improving the linkage level between leading industry and new born high-tech industry and fostering the cluster of motor and electronics & communications industry.electronics and communications industry; indirect effects; input-output relevance coefficient; leading industry