Table 2
Enterprises performing selected business activities outside of Canada, by selected sectors, all surveyed industries, 2012
All surveyed industries | Manufacturing | Wholesale trade | Transportation and warehousing | Professional, scientific and technical services | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | % | |
Production activities | 13.7A | 21.2A | 23.6B | 19.4A | 24.2B |
Production of goods | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 4.3A | 9.0A | 7.9B | 2.6A | 2.0A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 5.4A | 10.7A | 15.2B | 1.7A | 2.7A |
Provision of services | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 7.5A | 8.4A | 4.6A | 16.8A | 20.0B |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 3.3A | 4.3A | 3.0A | 9.2A | 14.0B |
Technical activities | 10.1A | 16.3A | 18.2B | 8.9A | 18.7B |
Research and development | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 3.2A | 8.6A | 6.5A | 1.0A | 4.2A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 1.1A | 1.6A | 4.7B | 0.5A | 1.7A |
Support activities | 12.9A | 26.3A | 17.5B | 16.7A | 27.0B |
Distribution and logistics | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 3.8A | 8.6A | 3.6A | 10.4A | 5.6A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 3.1A | 8.2A | 3.2A | 7.2A | 1.3A |
Call centers and help centers | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 2.3A | 4.1A | 1.1A | 1.7A | 3.6A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 1.1A | 0.6A | 1.6A | 0.2A | 5.6B |
Legal services | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 3.7A | 5.6A | 10.0B | 3.6A | 4.8A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 2.9A | 4.9A | 0.0A | 2.4A | 8.6B |
Human resource management | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 4.1A | 7.0A | 5.4B | 3.5A | 11.1B |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 0.4A | 0.7A | 0.0A | 0.8A | 1.3A |
Financial management | |||||
Performed outside of Canada, within the enterprise | 4.3A | 8.3A | 7.7B | 3.2A | 6.8A |
Performed outside of Canada, outsourced (contracted out) | 0.3A | 0.3A | 0.0A | 0.1A | 0.5A |
very reliable (standard error between 0% and 2.49%)
reliable (standard error between 2.50% and 7.49%)
Note(s):
Survey of Innovation and Business Strategy (SIBS) 2012 estimates are provided as percentages accompanied by quality indicators. Data quality indicators are based on the standard error (SE) and number of observations in the estimates. Quality indicators for SIBS are the following: A is very reliable (SE between 0% and 2.49%); B is reliable (SE between 2.50% and 7.49%); E is use with caution (SE between 7.50% and 14.99%); and F is too unreliable to be published (SE greater than or equal to 15.00%).
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