A Profile of Small and Medium-Sized Exporters (SMXs)
in British Columbia - 2002

**Table 1: Small and Medium-Sized Exporters by Province, 1996-2000**

Province	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Newfoundland	176	168	143	148	154
Prince Edward Island	108	104	117	123	112
Nova Scotia	693	693	629	666	676
New Brunswick	593	616	621	585	569
Quebec	6,689	6,767	6,500	6,511	6,648
Ontario & Territories*	14,389	14,479	14,036	13,880	13,879
Manitoba	1,096	1,095	1,090	1,065	1,103
Saskatchewan	634	623	600	606	637
Alberta	2,332	2,442	2,411	2,482	2,593
British Columbia	4,471	4,494	4,411	4,430	4,548
Canada	31,181	31,481	30,558	30,496	30,919
* Data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined with Ontario in order to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

**Table 2: Value of exports (millions C$) of all SMXs by Province, 1996-2000**

Province	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Newfoundland	109.0	102.6	83.2	107.9	94.5
Prince Edward Island	70.1	70.1	98.2	99.9	105.6
Nova Scotia	467.4	489.4	475.4	483.7	504.9
New Brunswick	355.3	361.7	405.5	405.5	372.5
Quebec	3,679.3	3,983.3	4,161.2	4,437.3	4,527.3
Ontario & Territories*	7,870.7	8,335.4	8,769.6	8,973.3	8,936.2
Manitoba	604.0	600.8	641.5	678.9	688.5
Saskatchewan	258.5	293.1	271.3	292.9	267.7
Alberta	1,134.8	1,166.6	1,352.6	1,357.6	1,483.7
British Columbia	2,125.4	2,316.1	2,408.5	2,518.8	2,765.8
Canada	16,674.5	17,719.1	18,666.9	19,355.7	19,746.5
* Data for Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut have been combined with Ontario in order to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

**Table 3: Small and Medium-Sized Exporters by Industry, British Columbia, 1996-2000**

Industry*	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Primary Industries	268	250	264	238	258
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	226	215	230	207	230
Mining, Oil and Gas	42	35	34	31	28
Utilities,Construction,Transportation & Warehousing	284	323	292	334	392
Service-Producing Industries	1,941	1,928	1,871	1,836	1,865
Wholesale and Retail Trade	1,520	1,488	1,431	1,420	1,419
Communication and Business	292	309	309	294	298
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	103	105	108	97	115
Public Services	26	26	23	25	33
Other Services	191	202	184	182	194
Manufacturing Industries	1,787	1,791	1,800	1,840	1,839
Food and Beverage	174	172	174	167	162
Wood and Paper	288	301	292	299	306
Petroleum and Mineral Products	298	300	303	312	325
Computer and Electronic	121	117	121	118	116
Other Manufacturing	906	901	910	944	930
Grand Total	4,471	4,494	4,411	4,430	4,548
* See technical note #5.

**Table 4: Value of exports (millions C$) of all SMXs by Industry, British Columbia, 1996-2000**

Industry*	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Primary Industries	133.9	114.1	161.2	149.5	185.1
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting	110.9	96.1	137.0	134.3	170.0
Mining, Oil and Gas	23.0	18.0	24.3	15.2	15.0
Utilities,Construction,Transportation & Warehousing	78.6	107.4	106.3	131.4	164.6
Service-Producing Industries	770.5	836.1	827.1	809.1	919.4
Wholesale and Retail Trade	608.9	683.1	667.3	664.5	750.1
Communication and Business	115.3	99.2	113.6	96.3	115.4
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate	44.1	50.3	41.2	43.2	49.8
Public Services	2.2	3.6	5.0	5.1	4.0
Other Services	57.7	54.7	66.3	76.2	74.1
Manufacturing Industries	1,084.7	1,203.9	1,247.6	1,352.5	1,422.7
Food and Beverage	139.9	145.3	146.9	152.8	137.4
Wood and Paper	224.0	239.4	228.7	266.8	286.3
Petroleum and Mineral Products	162.6	210.5	231.7	252.6	273.2
Computer and Electronic	70.0	70.3	93.5	89.9	92.0
Other Manufacturing	488.1	538.3	546.9	590.4	633.8
Grand Total	2,125.4	2,316.1	2,408.5	2,518.8	2,765.8
* See technical note #5.

**Table 5: Small and Medium-Sized Exporters by Commodity Exported, British Columbia, 1996-2000**
Commodity*	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Live Animals	327	315	313	301	326
Vegetables	349	344	388	359	377
Food and Beverage	347	387	362	350	364
Mineral Products	107	125	123	119	110
Chemical Products	389	499	414	382	421
Plastics and Rubber	730	818	882	991	966
Wood Products	831	833	826	845	920
Pulp and Paper	540	569	507	496	490
Textiles	524	553	543	595	607
Stone, Ceramics, etc.	184	133	173	186	197
Pearls, Precious Stones & Metals, etc.	62	80	72	68	85
Base Metals	1,050	1,116	1,050	1,081	1,118
Machinery & Equipment	1,722	1,840	1,800	1,760	1,763
Transportation Equipment	438	477	521	493	582
Optical, Photographic, etc.	365	392	387	356	351
Miscellaneous Manufacturing**	969	1,105	1,075	1,045	1,116
Art, Antiques, etc.	344	371	355	359	387
* See technical notes #6 and #9.
** Miscellaneous manufacturing includes other commodity groups that could not be kept separate due to confidentiality concerns (see technical note #6).

Table 6: Value of exports (millions C$) of all SMXs by Commodity Group,
British Columbia, 1996-2000

Commodity*	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Live Animals	178.8	179.5	178.7	168.9	183.4
Vegetables	116.8	104.2	137.1	146.3	167.2
Food and Beverage	106.6	113.7	113.6	114.1	120.5
Mineral Products	31.7	44.6	37.1	45.1	37.8
Chemical Products	72.2	86.3	91.5	82.0	90.0
Plastics and Rubber	95.2	105.0	119.1	119.6	130.4
Wood Products	405.2	444.7	440.8	499.7	537.7
Pulp and Paper	74.2	82.4	80.6	75.0	85.1
Textiles	77.7	89.1	78.5	88.2	84.2
Stone, Ceramics, etc.	34.0	41.1	51.2	52.2	57.9
Pearls, Precious Stones & Metals, etc.	10.8	9.0	11.0	16.3	24.6
Base Metals	157.9	180.2	215.9	206.5	251.6
Machinery & Equipment	393.9	381.6	403.5	418.5	447.5
Transportation Equipment	108.6	124.8	138.9	162.6	194.5
Optical, Photographic, etc.	59.8	73.6	91.6	83.7	74.8
Miscellaneous Manufacturing**	178.6	224.1	189.7	198.3	224.6
Art, Antiques, etc.	23.5	32.4	29.8	41.9	54.3
Grand Total	2,125.4	2,316.1	2,408.5	2,518.8	2,765.8
* See technical notes #6 and #9.
** Miscellaneous manufacturing includes other commodity groups that could not be kept separate due to confidentiality concerns (see technical note #6).