o Industrial goods and materials experienced a $3.6 billion decline in exports in 2003, as their share in total merchandise exports slipped from 17.0 per cent in 2002 to 16.6 per cent last year. ###>Le commerce par produit table des matières Exportations o Les exportations de produits de l'automobile ont subi la plus forte baisse en 2003, soit 9,1 milliards de dollars (9,4 p.