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- In 2008, foreign-controlled enterprises in Canada had $77.7 billion in operating profits, a decline of 3.2% from 2007. This was the first decline in profits for foreign-controlled enterprises since 2002.
- In 2008, manufacturing posted $19.7 billion in operating profits, the highest profits for foreign-controlled enterprises in Canada. The operating profits of the manufacturing industry for enterprises under Canadian control was $21.1 billion.
- In Canada, the number of enterprises under foreign control has declined to 7,640 in 2008, compared with 8,536 foreign-controlled enterprises in 2004. The number of enterprises under Canadian control increased from 1.3 million to 1.4 million over the same period.
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