Table 2
Sample statistics, all plants
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1979 to 1984 | 1984 to 1990 | 1990 to 1996 | |
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Panel A, at the beginning of the period | |||
Number of all plants | 34,000 | 38,000 | 42,000 |
percent | |||
Plants with below-average labour productivity | 65.4 | 63.6 | 66.9 |
Plants with below-average employment | 74.7 | 74.6 | 73.4 |
Plants with below-average age | 35.6 | 47.0 | 52.7 |
Exporters | 13.0 | 13.1 | 21.0 |
Foreign-controlled plants | 16.2 | 13.8 | 12.3 |
Panel B, during the period | |||
Exiting plants | 31.2 | 37.5 | 36.6 |
Output of exiting plants | 8.7 | 10.0 | 15.5 |
Note(s):
Average productivity, average employment, and average age are averages
for two-digit industries to which a plant belongs.
Source(s):
Authors' calculation from the Canadian Annual Survey of Manufacturers.
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