Canada - United States Border Survey

Table 35 Perception of tariffs and fees over the last three years

Industry	Perception	Small and Medium Establishments						Large Establishments						All Establishments
Industry	Perception	Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question	QI	Number of Businesses per Response	QI	Percentage of Businesses per Response	QI	Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question	QI	Number of Businesses per Response	QI	Percentage of Businesses per Response	QI	Total Number of Businesses that Responded to this Question	QI	Number of Businesses per Response	QI	Percentage of Businesses per Response	QI
Food (NAICS 311)	Decreased	936	C	F		F		207	D	26	D	13	E	1143	B	57	E	5	E
	Stayed the same	936	C	519	C	55	C	207	D	106	D	51	D	1143	B	625	C	55	C
	Increased	936	C	386	D	41	D	207	D	75	E	36	E	1143	B	461	D	40	C
Wood product (NAICS 321)	Decreased	583	C	F		F		176	E	F		F		759	B	F		F
	Stayed the same	583	C	230	D	39	D	176	E	60	E	34	E	759	B	289	D	38	D
	Increased	583	C	333	C	57	C	176	E	115	E	65	D	759	B	448	C	59	C
Paper (NAICS 322)	Decreased	229	B	14	E	6	E	152	B	3	E	2	E	381	B	17	E	4	E
	Stayed the same	229	B	157	C	69	C	152	B	77	C	51	C	381	B	234	B	61	B
	Increased	229	B	58	E	25	E	152	B	72	C	47	C	381	B	130	C	34	C
Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324)	Decreased	47	D	F		F		31	D	F		F		78	C	F		F
	Stayed the same	47	D	36	E	76	D	31	D	22	E	70	D	78	C	57	D	74	C
	Increased	47	D	F		F		31	D	F		F		78	C	F		14	E
Chemical (NAICS 325)	Decreased	446	B	31	E	7	E	149	D	11	E	7	E	595	B	42	E	7	E
	Stayed the same	446	B	241	C	54	C	149	D	81	D	54	D	595	B	323	C	54	C
	Increased	446	B	174	D	39	D	149	D	57	E	38	E	595	B	231	C	39	C
Primary Metal (NAICS 331)	Decreased	146	C	F		F		90	B	F		F		236	B	F		F
	Stayed the same	146	C	90	D	62	C	90	B	43	C	47	C	236	B	133	C	56	C
	Increased	146	C	53	E	36	E	90	B	44	D	48	C	236	B	97	C	41	C
Machinery (NAICS 333)	Decreased	991	B	69	E	7	E	111	D	F		F		1102	B	83	E	8	E
	Stayed the same	991	B	576	C	58	C	111	D	53	D	47	D	1102	B	629	C	57	C
	Increased	991	B	346	D	35	C	111	D	44	E	39	E	1102	B	390	C	35	C
Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334)	Decreased	347	B	25	E	7	E	67	C	22	E	33	E	414	B	48	E	11	E
	Stayed the same	347	B	197	C	57	C	67	C	34	D	50	D	414	B	230	C	56	C
	Increased	347	B	125	D	36	D	67	C	11	E	16	E	414	B	136	D	33	D
Automotive (NAICS 3361-3)	Decreased	307	B	19	E	6	E	165	B	21	E	13	E	473	B	40	E	8	E
	Stayed the same	307	B	176	C	57	C	165	B	88	C	53	C	473	B	265	C	56	C
	Increased	307	B	112	D	37	D	165	B	56	D	34	D	473	B	168	C	36	C
Aerospace (NAICS 3364)	Decreased	54	C	F		F		41	B	0	B	0	B	95	B	F		F
	Stayed the same	54	C	32	E	59	E	41	B	27	D	66	D	95	B	59	D	62	D
	Increased	54	C	18	E	34	E	41	B	14	E	34	E	95	B	33	E	34	E
Grand Total	Decreased	4086	B	215	D	5	D	1190	B	111	C	9	C	5275	B	326	C	6	C
	Stayed the same	4086	B	2254	B	55	B	1190	B	590	C	50	B	5275	B	2844	B	54	B
	Increased	4086	B	1616	B	40	B	1190	B	489	C	41	C	5275	B	2105	B	40	B

Symbols:

… not applicable

x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

0 true zero or a value rounded to zero

A - D acceptable or better

E use with caution

F too unreliable to be published

Note: Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding

Source: Statistics Canada, Canada-United States Border Survey, Question 35