Table 3
Summary statistics of continuing and exiting plants
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| Continuing plants | Exiting plants | |
|---|---|---|
| number | ||
| 1979 to 1984 | ||
| Average relative labour productivity | 104.2 | 90.8 |
| Average relative employment | 121.5 | 52.6 |
| Age | 4.6 | 3.7 |
| percent | ||
| Non-exporters | 83.8 | 94.0 |
| Exporters | 16.2 | 6.0 |
| Domestic-controlled | 81.1 | 89.7 |
| Foreign-controlled | 18.9 | 10.3 |
| number | ||
| 1984 to 1990 | ||
| Average relative labour productivity | 105.4 | 91.1 |
| Average relative employment | 126.4 | 56.0 |
| Age | 7.5 | 5.8 |
| percent | ||
| Non-exporters | 82.8 | 93.8 |
| Exporters | 17.2 | 6.2 |
| Domestic-controlled | 84.2 | 89.4 |
| Foreign-controlled | 15.8 | 10.6 |
| number | ||
| 1990 to 1996 | ||
| Average relative labour productivity | 105.0 | 91.4 |
| Average relative employment | 118.0 | 68.8 |
| Age | 9.4 | 7.2 |
| percent | ||
| Non-exporters | 76.1 | 84.0 |
| Exporters | 23.9 | 16.0 |
| Domestic-controlled | 87.4 | 88.2 |
| Foreign-controlled | 12.6 | 11.8 |
Note(s):
Relative labour productivity and relative employment are measured as
labour productivity and employment of a plant relative to its two-digit industry
average.
Source(s):
Authors' calculation from the Canadian Annual Survey of Manufacturers.
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