Table 6
Distribution of business-sector nominal gross domestic product across industries by size class, Canada, 2001 and 2008
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| Industry Note 1 | Small businesses | Medium-sized businesses | Large businesses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | 2001 | 2008 | 2001 | 2008 | |
| percent | ||||||
| Agriculture | 6.1 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Mining | 2.5 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 11.6 | 23.1 |
| Utilities | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 6.9 | 5.8 |
| Construction | 12.7 | 16.7 | 5.3 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Manufacturing | 10.8 | 9.4 | 32.3 | 23.9 | 31.0 | 17.6 |
| Wholesale | 7.5 | 6.7 | 9.0 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Retail | 8.4 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| Transportation | 5.4 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Information | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Finance | 16.5 | 15.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 14.6 | 14.3 |
| Professional | 7.9 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| Administrative | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 |
| Education | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Health | 6.5 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Arts and entertainment | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Other services | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Note(s): Numbers may not add up as a result of rounding. | ||||||
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