Importance of reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses, by industry and enterprise size

Percentage of enterprises for which specific reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses were not at all important, somewhat important, important, very important or not applicable, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Reasons for purchasing goods or services from unaffiliated foreign businesses include reduced labour costs, reduced costs other than labour costs, better quality goods or services, no suppliers available in Canada, reduced delivery times, increased access to supply chains or regional trade networks, access to specialized knowledge or technologies, tax or other financial incentives, lack of available labour in Canada, and other reasons for purchasing goods or services from an unaffiliated business outside Canada. Estimates refer to fiscal year 2017 (end date falling after January 1, 2017 and on or before December 31, 2017).

本数据集基于一年观测周期，按北美行业分类系统（North American Industry Classification System，NAICS）代码与企业规模进行分类，统计从非关联境外企业采购商品或服务的各类具体原因的重要性占比，各类重要性等级涵盖完全不重要、较为重要、重要、非常重要以及不适用的企业占比。从非关联境外企业采购商品或服务的具体原因包括：降低劳动力成本、削减非劳动力类成本、获取更优质的商品或服务、加拿大境内无可用供应商、缩短交付周期、拓展供应链或区域贸易网络的接入渠道、获取专业知识或技术、享受税收或其他财政激励、加拿大境内劳动力供给不足，以及从加拿大境外非关联企业采购商品或服务的其他各类原因。本次统计估算的基准为2017财年，其截止日期介于2017年1月1日至2017年12月31日之间。