Table 14
Total number of short-lived firms, by industry, 2000 to 2008

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Total number of short-lived firms, by industry, 2000 to 2008

Table summary
This table displays the results of total number of short-lived firms. The information is grouped by industry appearing as row headers,  2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, calculated using number units of measure appearing as column headers.
Industry  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
  number
Goods and services industries  
Agriculture 2,551 2,326 2,222 2,196 2,204 2,125 1,775 2,058 2,017
Mining 277 256 234 249 302 345 369 346 416
Utility 67 25 13 26 22 30 22 21 16
Construction 4,348 4,271 4,520 4,693 5,586 5,906 5,291 6,190 6,276
Manufacturing, durable 857 849 750 750 785 824 682 730 630
Manufacturing, non-durable 623 544 405 446 405 391 314 306 321
Wholesale trade 1,727 1,212 1,194 1,297 1,411 1,435 1,182 1,159 1,064
Retail trade 2,659 2,593 2,560 2,920 3,142 3,022 2,433 2,541 2,403
Transportation and warehousing 2,176 1,842 1,739 1,937 1,957 2,213 1,935 2,303 2,115
Information and cultural 616 498 474 499 485 513 485 467 487
Financial, insurance and real estate 2,882 3,183 3,112 2,963 3,497 3,582 3,455 4,475 4,601
Professional services 4,386 4,261 4,318 4,232 4,850 5,110 4,692 4,918 5,321
Administrative services 1,691 1,933 1,817 1,998 2,050 2,200 1,828 2,027 2,001
Education 158 297 282 323 336 347 297 369 269
Health 302 340 311 308 303 311 278 282 272
Food and accommodation 551 622 519 580 673 649 534 535 472
Arts and entertainment 2,210 2,327 2,327 2,432 2,573 2,390 1,967 1,877 1,744
Personal services 1,649 1,714 1,821 1,851 1,955 2,034 1,692 1,774 1,775
Total goods 8,722 8,271 8,143 8,361 9,304 9,622 8,453 9,652 9,676
Total services 21,006 20,823 20,474 21,339 23,232 23,805 20,780 22,727 22,526
Total business 29,728 29,094 28,617 29,700 32,536 33,427 29,233 32,379 32,202
                   
Source:
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' compilation based on Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program data.
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