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Table 24 Miscellaneous manufacturing statistics

  2006 2007 2007 2008
    S O N D J F M A M J J A S
                             
'000                              
Motor vehicles                              
                             
Canadian production1 (2835) 2,081 2,253 194 216 224 122 158 209 184 197 191 203 120 175 181
                             
    Annual % change
 -5.1 8.2 20.7 42.6 16.8 -22.2 -7.8 6.3 -19.3 4.5 -8.7 5.3 -2.0 -7.6 -6.9
Passenger cars (2836) 1,362 1,565 134 149 158 77 124 157 153 160 143 152 104 139 152
Trucks and vans (2939) 720 688 60 67 66 45 34 52 30 38 48 51 15 35 28
                             
New vehicle sales (42169912) 1,666 1,691 141 138 135 142 154 148 147 143 144 142 141 138 ..
                             
Passenger cars (42169921) 863 859 73 70 67 69 82 80 80 76 79 79 77 73 ..
    North American (42169924)
 573 551 47 46 44 43 54 50 48 47 49 49 49 46 ..
    Overseas (42169927)
 290 308 26 24 23 26 28 30 32 29 30 30 28 28 ..
Trucks and vans (42169934) 803 832 67 68 68 72 72 68 68 67 65 63 64 64 ..
                             
'000,000                              
Chemical industries                              
                             
GDP (41881278) 15,823 15,823 15,727 15,749 15,687 15,753 15,882 15,522 15,568 15,570 15,675 15,816 16,221 16,038 ..
                             
Imports2                              
    Organic chemicals (173795)
 7,895 8,593 713 588 653 730 561 611 733 597 634 619 736 706 ..
    Other chemicals (173797)
 11,031 11,285 935 924 906 967 930 908 940 952 1,052 1,071 1,176 1,124 ..
    Plastics and synthetic rubber (173796+173790)
 11,969 11,442 967 906 893 908 912 914 917 919 976 978 1,022 1,039 ..
                             
Exports2                              
    Chemicals (174157+...77+...78)
 13,688 16,068 1,254 1,188 1,217 1,250 1,321 1,145 1,160 1,256 1,268 1,378 1,409 1,324 ..
    Plastics and synthetic rubber (174180)
 12,080 11,400 955 890 911 992 910 960 952 905 957 994 1,048 972 ..
                             
Inventory (802737) 2,865 2,934 3,054 2,963 2,975 2,994 2,970 2,811 2,897 2,970 2,998 2,969 3,076 3,232 ..
                             
Shipments (800461) 50,120 49,124 4,034 4,083 4,005 4,239 4,098 4,142 4,115 4,194 4,286 4,392 4,544 4,540 ..
IPPI (1997=100)                              
    Chemicals (3822654)
 124.4 128.3 126.1 126.9 129.0 132.3 133.7 133.2 135.0 138.3 140.0 144.2 147.0 149.3 145.6
    Basic chemicals3 (3822655)
 155.9 167.4 162.1 165.3 170.2 178.0 177.9 175.4 177.8 183.0 181.1 192.0 190.4 191.7 179.1
      Weekly hours3 (1593722)
 37.1 37.8 38.0 39.0 38.1 37.2 38.9 38.4 38.0 38.9 37.5 39.6 37.8 36.5 ..
      Earnings($)3
                              
        Hourly (1592186)
 23.67 23.15 23.71 23.68 23.59 24.89 23.83 24.14 24.08 25.16 25.18 24.84 24.86 25.23 ..
        Weekly (1558697)
 1,280.70 1,226.78 1,225.58 1,241.36 1,238.34 1,229.90 1,222.25 1,244.25 1,277.87 1,316.58 1,313.53 1,339.93 1,361.08 1,344.72 ..
      Employees3 (1556572)
 12,433 12,508 12,537 12,313 12,406 12,358 13,152 12,980 13,494 14,584 14,271 14,739 14,916 15,109 ..

1 Not seasonally adjusted. This is non-Statistics Canada information and does not include all vehicle manufacturers.
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, 079-0003, 379-0027, 228-0001, 304-0014, 329-0038, 281-0032, 281-0029, 281-0026 and 281-0023