translate English to French: Commodity exports have fallen from almost 60 percent of total merchandise export volume in 1980 to 34 percent in 2000.8 Factors behind this decline include the greater use of raw materials for processing in Canada to enhance higher value-added exports as well as the rapid expansion of trade in high-tech and other non-resource products.
Dans la composition des exportations canadiennes, les produits du savoir et de haute technologie comptent parmi ceux qui affichent la croissance la plus rapide.