Business Innovation and Strategy: A Canadian Perspective (ra02197)

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Appendix 2

Selected SIBS tables

The full set of tables is available from Statistics Canada or Industry Canada.

To obtain statistical tables, for more information on statistical outputs of this survey, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Antoine Rose 613-951-5582; (Antoine Rose, Business Special Surveys and Technology, Statistics Division.

For more information about policy analysis related to business strategies and innovation, contact Pierre Therrien 613-957-3404; Industry Canada.

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Symbol Meaning Coefficient of variationFootnote m Standard error (SE)
A Very reliable <= 5 % <= 2.5
B Reliable > 5 % and <= 15 % > 2.5 and <=7.5
E Use with caution > 15 % and <= 30 % > 7.5 and <=15
F Too unreliable to be published > 30 % > 15
X Suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act    
... Not applicable    
Table A1: Percentage of enterprises indicating their most important long-term strategy in 2009
By industry Product positioning Cost leadership
% QI % QI
All surveyed industries 78.6 B 21.4 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting   F   F
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 80.8 B 19.2 B
Utilities 72.3 B 27.7 B
Construction 56.1 E 43.9 E
Manufacturing 86.1 A 13.9 A
Food 81.2 B 18.8 B
Beverage and tobacco product 88.2 B 11.8 B
Textile mills 91.4 A 8.6 A
Textile product mills 83.8 B 16.2 B
Clothing 79.5 B 20.5 B
Leather and allied product 85.9 A 14.1 A
Wood product 81.2 B 18.8 B
Paper 71.3 B 28.7 B
Printing and related support activities 78.7 B 21.3 B
Petroleum and coal product 73.1 B 26.9 B
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 90.2 A 9.8 A
Pharmaceutical 84.2 B 15.8 B
Plastics and rubber products 94.6 A 5.4 A
Motor vehicle plastic parts 90.9 B 9.1 B
Non-metallic mineral product 87.6 B 12.4 B
Primary metal 84.2 A 15.8 A
Fabricated metal product 84.6 B 15.4 B
Machinery 91.2 A 8.8 A
Computer and electronic product 89.9 A 10.1 A
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 91.3 A 8.7 A
Transportation equipment 88.0 A 12.0 A
Motor vehicle 94.4 B 5.6 B
Motor vehicle body and trailer 90.3 B 9.7 B
Motor vehicle parts 84.5 B 15.5 B
Aerospace product and parts 90.3 A 9.7 A
Furniture and related product 89.5 B 10.5 B
Miscellaneous 89.2 B 10.8 B
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 77.0 B 23.0 B
Wholesale Trade 90.3 B 9.7 B
Retail Trade   F   F
Transportation and warehousing 81.9 B 18.1 B
Information and cultural industries 87.7 B 12.3 B
Finance and insurance 93.0 A 7.0 A
Real estate and rental and leasing 46.1 E 53.9 E
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services 94.8 A 5.2 A
Scientific research and development services 96.9 B 3.1 B
Management of companies and enterprises   F   F
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 96.8 E 3.2 E
Table A1: Percentage of enterprises indicating their most important long-term strategy in 2009 (continued)
By firm size Product positioning Cost leadership
% QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises 85.3 E 14.7 E
Medium Enterprises 90.9 B 9.1 B
Small Enterprises 76.3 B 23.7 B
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 86.1 A 13.9 A
Medium Enterprises 87.6 A 12.4 A
Small Enterprises 85.8 A 14.2 A
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises   F   F
Medium Enterprises 91.8 B 8.2 B
Small Enterprises 74.3 B 25.7 B
Table A2: Percentage of enterprises indicating their main strategic focus by type of activity in 2009
By industry Goods or
servicesFootnote n		 Marketing practices or methodsFootnote n Operations and business activitiesFootnote n Organizational and management practicesFootnote n
Existing New or improved Existing New or improved Existing New or improved Existing New or improved
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All surveyed industries 77.1 B 18.8 B 54.6 B 30.5 B 58.5 B 33.7 B 59.9 B 33.2 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting   F   F   F   F   F   F   F   F
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 78.4 B 12.7 B 55.6 B 26.9 B 58.3 B 37.2 B 53.1 B 40.8 B
Utilities 66 B 26.2 B 43.2 B 35.3 B 55.1 B 41.9 B 67.4 B 28.8 B
Construction 89.4 E 8.1 E 40.5 E 16.3 E 56.1 E 25.2 E 54.4 E 37.5 E
Manufacturing 60.2 A 35.8 A 54.3 A 35.9 A 51.7 A 44.0 A 56.2 A 39.2 A
Food 67.1 B 28 B 56 B 32.6 B 53.6 B 42.9 B 58.8 B 36.8 B
Beverage and tobacco product 80.1 B 10.8 B 44.9 E 36.1 B 61.4 B 34.7 B 58 B 32.9 B
Textile mills 46.6 B 48.3 B 57 B 37.9 B 51.8 B 39.6 B 55 B 38.2 B
Textile product mills 61.7 B 34.3 B 58.8 B 35.1 B 58.7 B 33.2 B 59.6 B 36.3 B
Clothing 71.4 B 23.9 B 64.2 B 21.6 B 66.3 B 22.1 B 65.6 B 24.2 B
Leather and allied product 52.5 B 44.7 B 50.3 B 44.1 B 60.9 B 33.9 B 55.4 B 39.4 B
Wood product 70.7 B 24.7 B 52.7 B 35.9 B 58.4 B 34.7 B 67.4 B 28.2 B
Paper 66.3 B 31.9 B 53.9 B 34.1 B 55.7 B 41.3 B 61.8 B 34.4 B
Printing and related support activities 62.3 B 34 B 51.1 B 39.1 B 50.3 B 46.2 B 55.3 B 39.2 B
Petroleum and coal product 69.2 B 27 B 57.5 B 30.9 B 53.8 B 46.2 B 61.4 B 38.6 B
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 53.8 B 43.2 B 55.3 B 35.5 B 51.1 B 46.1 B 60.3 B 35.3 B
Pharmaceutical 45.9 B 52.1 B 45.7 B 41.7 B 47.7 B 50.3 B 41.6 B 56.5 B
Plastics and rubber products 50.9 B 46.3 B 51.4 B 41.5 B 49.7 B 47.5 B 60.3 B 37.1 B
Motor vehicle plastic parts 53.4 B 40.2 B 55.7 B 32.4 B 38.7 B 55 B 51.4 B 42.3 B
Non-metallic mineral product 71.3 B 26 B 59.6 B 35.9 B 55.8 B 41.9 B 52.4 B 42.6 B
Primary metal 70.1 B 25 B 55 B 33.8 B 61.6 B 36.5 B 57.2 B 38.5 B
Fabricated metal product 70.6 B 25 B 60.5 B 29.7 B 49.6 B 44.8 B 54.3 B 40.2 B
Machinery 46.2 B 50.4 B 51 B 38.9 B 48.5 B 48.6 B 54.2 B 42.6 B
Computer and electronic product 41.2 B 55.4 B 49.5 B 42.1 B 43 B 55 B 49 B 48.5 B
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 42.6 B 51.3 B 49.5 B 42.1 B 45.6 B 48.9 B 43.7 B 49 B
Transportation equipment 60.7 A 36.3 A 53.5 A 35.2 A 50.1 A 46.7 A 53.9 A 41.2 A
Motor vehicle 66.7 B 33.3 B 38.9 B 50 B 38.9 B 61.1 B 22.2 B 77.8 B
Motor vehicle body and trailer 62.1 B 34.4 B 52.1 B 38.6 B 60.1 B 36.4 B 58.6 B 36.2 B
Motor vehicle parts 59.1 B 39.7 B 58.1 B 31.8 B 49.6 B 49.1 B 54.8 B 40.9 B
Aerospace product and parts 52.5 B 41.3 B 52 B 32.5 B 34.5 B 60.8 B 48.9 B 46.4 B
Furniture and related product 51.4 B 42.9 B 51.4 B 37.8 B 50.1 B 40.7 B 52.4 B 40.9 B
Miscellaneous 57 B 41 B 50.1 B 44.8 B 47.9 B 51.6 B 51.4 B 46.5 B
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 80.9 B 14.9 B 54.6 B 29.2 B 60 B 31.4 B 60.7 B 31.8 B
Wholesale Trade 66.8 E 29.9 E 60.3 E 34 E 57.1 E 42.9 E 68.5 E 31.5 E
Retail Trade 83.6 E 13.2 E   F   F   F 18.8 E   F 19.6 E
Transportation and warehousing 78.5 B 13.3 A 55.9 B 21.9 B 62.3 B 31.9 B 59.3 B 33.3 B
Information and cultural industries 49.6 B 45.4 B 41.3 B 45.9 B 53.5 B 43.1 B 64.9 B 29.9 B
Finance and insurance 73.1 B 18.9 B 52.2 B 39.9 B 63.2 B 29.7 B 63.1 B 31.6 B
Real estate and rental and leasing 93.7 E 3.1 E 92 E 0.0 A 34.9 E   F   F 4.8 E
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services 68.5 B 30.8 B 49.7 B 47.5 B 59 B 39.4 B 58.4 B 40.7 B
Scientific research and development services 51.2 B 37.8 B 39 B 49.5 B 46.6 B 47.2 B 52.3 B 44.6 B
Management of companies and enterprises   F 0.0 A   F   F   F   F   F   F
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 100.0 A 0.0 A   F   F   F   F 32.7 E 61.7 E
Table A2: Percentage of enterprises indicating their main strategic focus by type of activity in 2009 (continued)
By firm size Goods or
servicesFootnote o		 Marketing practices or methodsFootnote o Operations and business activitiesFootnote o Organizational and management practicesFootnote o
Existing New or improved Existing New or improved Existing New or improved Existing New or improved
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises 74.5 E 20.9 E   F   F   F   F   F   F
Medium Enterprises 70.7 B 19.0 B 49.8 E 36.0 E 48.5 E 42.6 E 39.7 B 49.7 E
Small Enterprises 78.2 B 18.6 B 54.9 B 29.3 B 60.1 B 31.8 B 63.6 B 29.6 B
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 58.2 A 39.7 A 55.3 A 36.0 A 47.3 A 50.3 A 50.8 A 46.2 A
Medium Enterprises 58.7 A 38.6 A 49.7 A 41.6 A 51.5 A 45.8 A 55.8 A 41.2 A
Small Enterprises 60.7 A 34.9 A 55.1 A 34.9 A 52.1 A 43.0 A 56.8 A 38.1 A
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises   F   F   F   F   F   F   F   F
Medium Enterprises 74.0 E 13.7 B 49.9 E 34.4 E 47.7 E 41.7 E 35.2 E 52.0 E
Small Enterprises 82.0 B 15.1 B 54.9 B 28.2 B 61.8 B 29.4 B 65.1 B 27.8 B
Table A3: Percentage of revenues from enterprise's main product by region in 2009
By industry Local Rest of the province Rest of Canada United States Europe Asia Pacific Rest of the world
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All surveyed industries 77.1 B 18.8 B 54.6 B 30.5 B 58.5 B 33.7 B 59.9 B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 75.4 E   F   F   F   F 0.0 A 0.0 A
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 36.3 B 30.2 B 12.6 E 8.4 E   F   F   F
Utilities 64.5 B 22.5 B 9.2 E 3.2 E   F   F   F
Construction 77.8 B   F   F 0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A 0 A
Manufacturing 33.1 A 21.6 A 17.5 A 21.2 A 2.3 B 2.1 B 2.1 B
Food 44.8 B 20.2 B 15.9 B 13.1 B 1.8 E 2.9 E   F
Beverage and tobacco product 40.3 B 29.6 B 18 E 4.6 E 0.2 E   F   F
Textile mills 16.4 B 13.7 B 24.5 B 32.8 B 5.1 E   F 4.7 E
Textile product mills 36.1 B 20.9 B 22.5 B 16.8 E   F   F 2.8 E
Clothing 34.0 B 17.6 E 29.7 B 15.3 E   F   F   F
Leather and allied product 18.8 B 27.5 B 28.5 B 18.7 B 3.9 E   F   F
Wood product 36.1 B 28.5 B 13.0 B 18.2 E   F 1.6 E   F
Paper 34.1 B 18.9 B 17.1 B 24.8 B   F 3.4 E 0.6 E
Printing and related support activities 58.5 B 22.2 B 11.2 E 7.7 E   F 0.0 A   F
Petroleum and coal product 36.6 B 28.5 B 19.8 B 10.6 E   F   F   F
Chemical manufacturing except pharmaceutical 21.8 B 22.3 B 24.8 B 22.0 B 2.9 E   F 1.9 E
Pharmaceutical 12.5 E 10.7 E 38.1 B 24.1 B 6.7 E 3.2 E   F
Plastics and rubber products 24.0 B 19.7 B 23.9 B 26.2 B   F   F 2.7 E
Motor vehicle plastic parts 31.0 E 15.8 E 22.6 E 28.6 B   F   F   F
Non-metallic mineral product 60.8 B 17.4 B 9.2 E 11.6 E   F 0.3 E 0.4 E
Primary metal 23.9 B 21.3 B 16.7 B 29.8 B 2.7 B 2.0 E 3.7 E
Fabricated metal product 37.8 B 23.4 B 15.7 B 18.9 B   F   F 1.8 E
Machinery 21.5 B 23.0 B 13.9 B 31.5 B 2.6 E 3.2 E 4.3 E
Computer and electronic product 17.2 B 17.1 B 12.4 B 32.8 B 8.7 B 6.7 E 5.1 E
Electrical equipment, appliance and component 14.3 B 19.7 B 27.1 B 30.2 B 2.5 E 3.2 E 2.9 E
Transportation equipment 20.6 B 17.0 B 20.1 B 33.3 A 3.5 B 2.4 B 3.0 E
Motor vehicle 32.2 B 24.1 B 26.0 E 17.0 E   F   F 0.0 A
Motor vehicle body and trailer 24.3 B 26.9 B 30.5 B 15.5 E 0.1 A 0.2 E   F
Motor vehicle parts 15.6 B 14.3 B 13.1 B 49.6 B 2.5 E   F 3.3 E
Aerospace product and parts 22.0 B 5.8 E 19.4 B 30.9 B 9.8 B 9.6 E 2.6 E
Furniture and related product 36.4 B 27.1 B 18.6 B 15.8 B   F   F   F
Miscellaneous 25.0 E 17.2 E 24.4 B 23.8 B 5.0 E   F 2.1 E
All surveyed industries except manufacturing 70.2 A 17.0 B 7.7 E 3.3 B   F 0.4 E 0.5 E
Wholesale Trade 48.2 E 29.9 E 14.6 E   F   F   F   F
Retail Trade 94.8 A   F 0.0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A
Transportation and warehousing 46.0 B 23.6 B 17.7 B 10.9 E   F   F 0.8 E
Information and cultural industries 49.7 B 10.5 E 15.7 B 16.6 B 4.2 E 1.0 E 2.3 E
Finance and insurance 68.5 A 16.2 B 11.4 E   F   F   F   F
Real estate and rental and leasing 53.2 E 37.3 E   F 0.0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A 0.0 A
Professional, scientific, and technical services except scientific research and development services 54.4 A 16.4 B 12.7 B 9.9 B   F 1.1 E   F
Scientific research and development services 25.2 E 29.4 E   F 20.3 E   F 2.2 E   F
Management of companies and enterprises 83.1 E   F   F   F   F 0.0 A 0.0 A
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 36.4 B 27.1 B 18.6 B 15.8 B   F   F   F
Table A3: Percentage of revenues from enterprise's main product by region in 2009 (continued)
By firm size Local Rest of the province Rest of Canada United States Europe Asia Pacific Rest of the world
% QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI % QI
All industries Large Enterprises   F   F   F 11.7 E 1.5 E 1.3 E 1 E
Medium Enterprises 43.4 E 24.1 E   F 10.1 E   F 1.5 E 1.4 E
Small Enterprises 68.2 A 17.1 B 6.8 B 5.7 B 0.9 E 0.5 E 0.7 E
Manufacturing Large Enterprises 15.2 A 15.1 A 24.3 A 34.2 A 4.3 B 4.2 B 2.7 B
Medium Enterprises 20.1 A 18.1 A 22.4 A 27.6 A 4.1 B 4.2 E 3.5 B
Small Enterprises 37.4 A 23 A 15.9 A 18.6 A 1.7 B 1.5 B 1.8 B
All Except Manufacturing Large Enterprises   F   F   F   F   F   F   F
Medium Enterprises 49.8 E 25.8 E   F   F   F   F   F
Small Enterprises 74.7 A 15.9 B 4.9 B 3.0 B 0.7 E 0.3 E 0.5 E
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