Chart 3
Number of trading enterprises, by trader type, 2019 to 2021

2021 2020 2019 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 number Two-way tradersTwo-way traders Importers onlyImporters only Exporters onlyExporters only
Note(s):
Trader types include two-way traders and one-way traders. Two-way traders are enterprises that engage in both exports and imports. Export-only traders and import-only traders are enterprises that either only export or only import goods.
Source(s):
Trade by Exporter Characteristics – Goods database (5124); Trade by Importer Characteristics – Goods database (5237).

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Number of trading enterprises, by trader type, 2019 to 2021, number
  Two-way traders Importers only Exporters only
2021 30,156 130,098 17,545
2020 28,660 126,810 14,970
2019 30,309 133,189 15,224
Note(s):
Trader types include two-way traders and one-way traders. Two-way traders are enterprises that engage in both exports and imports. Export-only traders and import-only traders are enterprises that either only export or only import goods.
Source(s):
Trade by Exporter Characteristics – Goods database (5124); Trade by Importer Characteristics – Goods database (5237).
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