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Table 24 Miscellaneous manufacturing statistics

  2005 2006 2006 2007
    A S O N D J F M A M J J A
                             
'000                              
Motor vehicles                              
                             
Canadian production(1) (2835) 2,194 2,081 196 161 151 191 157 172 197 228 189 209 192 122 189
                             
    Annual % change
 -4.6 -5.1 -7.0 -18.1 -24.7 -8.2 -6.6 4.7 3.8 11.3 8.8 8.2 -7.8 34.3 -3.8
Passenger cars (2836) 1,320 1,362 123 114 106 121 109 122 125 150 123 151 155 94 127
Trucks and vans (2939) 874 720 74 46 45 70 48 49 72 78 66 58 38 28 62
                             
New vehicle sales (2676) 1,630 1,666 143 139 136 140 147 142 138 138 146 145 143 140 144
                             
Passenger cars (2677) 845 863 72 72 68 72 76 71 70 70 75 73 74 73 73
    North American (2678)
 575 573 48 48 43 47 51 45 45 44 50 47 47 46 47
    Overseas (2679)
 271 290 25 24 25 25 25 26 25 26 26 27 27 27 26
Trucks and vans (2680) 785 803 70 66 68 68 72 71 68 68 71 72 69 67 70
                             
'000,000                              
Chemical industries                              
                             
GDP (41881278) 15,924 16,454 16,912 16,289 16,357 16,458 16,158 16,110 16,122 16,121 16,231 16,262 16,427 16,438 16,129
                             
Imports(2)                              
    Organic chemicals (173795)
 7,404 7,896 624 628 743 694 625 745 729 655 709 666 755 944 716
    Other chemicals (173797)
 10,552 11,034 903 838 939 955 931 965 964 924 937 903 1,011 946 908
    Plastics and synthetic rubber (173796+173790)
 11,870 11,971 998 1,008 977 970 1,001 975 967 980 974 970 970 961 957
                             
Exports(2)                              
    Chemicals (174157+...77+...78)
 13,012 13,688 1,193 1,100 1,169 1,226 1,291 1,340 1,232 1,312 1,336 1,488 1,724 1,462 1,279
    Plastics and synthetic rubber (174180)
 11,728 12,080 1,010 986 955 956 987 977 951 972 963 941 949 958 981
                             
Inventory (802737) 2,750 2,821 3,030 3,073 3,115 3,024 2,892 2,708 2,789 2,734 2,786 2,795 2,833 2,895 2,879
                             
Shipments (800461) 51,432 53,046 4,529 4,347 4,490 4,506 4,326 4,324 4,320 4,348 4,351 4,407 4,408 4,311 4,262
IPPI (1997=100)                              
    Chemicals (3822654)
 121.9 124.4 124.8 124.0 124.1 124.8 125.4 125.7 127.5 128.2 129.7 130.3 129.8 128.4 126.7
    Basic chemicals(3) (3822655)
 148.6 155.9 159.7 158.4 156.7 161.3 160.9 160.4 164.9 165.2 169.0 170.2 171.0 170.6 163.0
      Weekly hours(3) (1593722)
 38.6 37.1 35.7 36.6 36.4 37.3 36.3 38.2 37.5 38.2 37.9 36.8 37.8 37.5 37.5
      Earnings($)(3)
                              
        Hourly (1592186)
 24.73 23.67 23.20 23.26 22.53 23.19 22.00 23.34 22.90 21.75 22.45 22.74 23.36 22.68 22.31
        Weekly (1558697)
 1,273.14 1,280.70 1,237.61 1,274.61 1,319.59 1,327.39 1,243.58 1,302.48 1,261.05 1,211.64 1,215.81 1,217.34 1,219.22 1,180.26 1,177.14
      Employees(3) (1556572)
 13,454 12,433 12,784 13,279 13,409 12,828 13,112 13,026 12,550 12,526 12,159 12,274 12,910 12,607 12,469

(1) Not seasonally adjusted. This is non-Statistics Canada information.
(2) Customs basis.
(3) Basic chemical products.
Sources: Motor Vehicle Manufacturers' Association of Canada, New Motor Vehicle Sales (Catalogue no. 63-007-XIE), contact: E. Cryderman (613-951-0669).
Imports by commodity, Exports by commodity, Information Officer (613-951-9647).
CANSIM tables: 303-0018, 079-0002, 379-0027, 228-0001, 304-0014, 329-0038, 281-0032, 281-0029, 281-0026 and 281-0023