Table 6
Shifts in market share in the retail trade sector, 1984 to 1996

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Shifts in market share in the retail trade sector, 1984 to 1996
  1984 1996 Change
  percent
Surviving firms 74.9 64.2 -10.8
Domestic-controlled firms 54.5 47.5 -6.9
Domestic-controlled firms acquired by foreign firms 0.2 0.7 0.6
Foreign-controlled firms 11.4 9.8 -1.6
Foreign-controlled firms acquired by domestic firms 8.9 6.1 -2.7
Market-share gaining continuers 21.1 32.5 11.4
Market-share losing continuers 53.8 31.6 -22.2
Entering firms 35.8 35.8
Domestic-controlled firms 28.8 28.8
Foreign-controlled firms 7.1 7.1
Exiting firms 25.1 -25.1
Domestic-controlled firms 24.1 -24.1
Foreign-controlled firms 1.0 -1.0
Note(s):
Authors' calculation from T2-LEAP file.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Longitudinal Employment Analysis Program; Canada Revenue Agency, Corporate Tax Statistical Universal File.