Table 1 
Share of enterprises exporting, importing and importing from unaffiliated foreign business, 2017 

Share of enterprises exporting, importing and importing from unaffiliated foreign business, 2017
  Businesses exporting Businesses importing Businesses importing from unaffiliated foreign businesses1
  %%%
Total 25.0 38.5 26.9
Size      
Small 22.6 36.3 24.5
Medium-sized 33.7 45.8 36.4
Large 43.9 58.4 45.2
Region      
Atlantic Canada 22.5 33.0 21.1
Quebec 24.9 31.8 27.4
Ontario 28.5 42.7 29.4
Rest of Canada 21.3 39.9 24.5
Industry sector      
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting  24.2 35.8 26.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 24.8 33.9 19.8
Utilities 13.9 49.8 34.8
Construction  5.6 23.6 9.4
Manufacturing 64.8 66.5 48.8
Total selected services 18.8 34.6 24.6
Wholesale trade  39.4 73.4 46.9
Retail trade 6.9 30.4 18.5
Transportation and warehousing 16.9 21.1 14.4
Information and cultural industries 50.2 38.0 41.7
Finance and insurance excluding monetary authorities 11.8 28.8 26.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 2.6 19.2 12.8
Professional, scientific and technical services 35.8 28.5 24.7
Management of companies and enterprises 15.2 24.7 24.8
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services  7.4 23.2 16.3
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