| Industry | Perception | Small and Medium Establishments | Large Establishments | All Establishments | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 936 | B | 212 | D | 23 | D | 207 | C | 29 | C | 14 | D | 1143 | A | 241 | D | 21 | D |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 936 | B | 403 | C | 43 | C | 207 | C | 62 | B | 30 | C | 1143 | A | 464 | B | 41 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 936 | B | 322 | C | 34 | C | 207 | C | 116 | D | 56 | B | 1143 | A | 438 | C | 38 | B | |
| Wood product (NAICS 321) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 583 | B | 103 | D | 18 | D | 176 | D | F | F | 759 | A | 118 | D | 16 | D | ||
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 583 | B | 252 | C | 43 | C | 176 | D | 74 | E | 42 | D | 759 | A | 326 | C | 43 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 583 | B | 228 | C | 39 | C | 176 | D | 88 | D | 50 | D | 759 | A | 315 | C | 42 | B | |
| Paper (NAICS 322) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 229 | A | 49 | D | 21 | D | 152 | A | 18 | D | 12 | D | 381 | A | 67 | C | 18 | C |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 229 | A | 66 | C | 29 | C | 152 | A | 74 | B | 49 | B | 381 | A | 140 | B | 37 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 229 | A | 114 | B | 50 | B | 152 | A | 59 | B | 39 | B | 381 | A | 173 | B | 46 | B | |
| Petroleum and Coal Products (NAICS 324) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 47 | C | F | F | 31 | C | F | F | 78 | B | F | F | ||||||
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 47 | C | 19 | E | 40 | E | 31 | C | 20 | D | 66 | C | 78 | B | 39 | D | 50 | C | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 47 | C | 21 | E | 44 | D | 31 | C | 7 | E | 24 | E | 78 | B | 28 | D | 36 | D | |
| Chemical (NAICS 325) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 446 | A | 93 | D | 21 | D | 149 | C | F | 20 | E | 595 | A | 123 | C | 21 | C | |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 446 | A | 157 | C | 35 | C | 149 | C | 61 | C | 41 | C | 595 | A | 218 | B | 37 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 446 | A | 196 | C | 44 | B | 149 | C | 58 | D | 39 | D | 595 | A | 253 | B | 43 | B | |
| Primary Metal (NAICS 331) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 146 | B | 23 | E | 16 | E | 90 | A | 24 | C | 26 | C | 236 | A | 46 | D | 20 | C |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 146 | B | 30 | D | 20 | D | 90 | A | 28 | D | 31 | C | 236 | A | 57 | C | 24 | C | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 146 | B | 93 | C | 64 | B | 90 | A | 39 | C | 43 | C | 236 | A | 132 | B | 56 | B | |
| Machinery (NAICS 333) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 991 | A | 143 | D | 14 | D | 111 | C | 8 | E | 7 | E | 1102 | A | 151 | D | 14 | D |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 991 | A | 347 | C | 35 | B | 111 | C | 56 | D | 50 | C | 1102 | A | 403 | B | 37 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 991 | A | 500 | B | 50 | B | 111 | C | 48 | C | 43 | C | 1102 | A | 548 | B | 50 | B | |
| Computer and Electronics (NAICS 334) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 347 | A | 42 | D | 12 | D | 67 | B | 19 | C | 28 | D | 414 | A | 61 | D | 15 | D |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 347 | A | 140 | C | 40 | C | 67 | B | 24 | D | 35 | D | 414 | A | 164 | B | 39 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 347 | A | 165 | B | 48 | B | 67 | B | 25 | D | 37 | D | 414 | A | 190 | B | 46 | B | |
| Automotive (NAICS 3361-3) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 307 | A | 64 | D | 21 | D | 165 | A | 35 | D | 21 | D | 473 | A | 99 | C | 21 | C |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 307 | A | 100 | C | 32 | C | 165 | A | 50 | C | 30 | C | 473 | A | 149 | B | 32 | B | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 307 | A | 144 | B | 47 | B | 165 | A | 80 | B | 49 | B | 473 | A | 225 | B | 48 | B | |
| Aerospace (NAICS 3364) | Border thickness was greater for importing | 54 | B | F | F | 41 | A | F | F | 95 | A | F | F | ||||||
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 54 | B | 26 | D | 48 | D | 41 | A | 8 | E | 18 | E | 95 | A | 34 | D | 35 | D | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 54 | B | 23 | E | 43 | D | 41 | A | 29 | B | 71 | B | 95 | A | 52 | C | 55 | C | |
| Grand Total | Border thickness was greater for importing | 4086 | A | 741 | B | 18 | B | 1190 | A | 185 | B | 16 | B | 5275 | A | 927 | B | 18 | B |
| Border thickness was greater for exporting | 4086 | A | 1538 | A | 38 | A | 1190 | A | 456 | B | 38 | B | 5275 | A | 1994 | A | 38 | A | |
| Border thickness was the same for importing and exporting | 4086 | A | 1806 | A | 44 | A | 1190 | A | 548 | B | 46 | A | 5275 | A | 2354 | A | 45 | A | |
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 38
