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Proportion of imported intermediates, Canadian business sector

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Proportion of imported intermediates, Canadian business sector
Table summary
This table displays results for the Canadian business sector. The row headers provide information on years. The column headers provide information on the methods used. Displayed are ratios of imported intermediates to total materials used.
  Proportionality input approach Direct-import approach Hybrid of proportionality input and direct-import approaches
Method 1 
(including non- intermediate goods)
Method 2 
(excluding non- intermediate goods)
Method 3 
Micro import data linked to Input-Output input data
Method 4 
Micro import data linked to micro manufacturing data from the Annual Survey of Manufacturers
Method 5 
Uses proportionality to distribute all excess imports to all industries
Method 6 Same as Method 5, but excludes certain excess imports from wholesale and retail 1
  ratio
Year  
2002 0.38 0.34 0.34 ... 0.34 0.30
2003 0.35 0.32 0.32 ... 0.32 0.28
2004 0.35 0.33 0.33 ... 0.33 0.28
2005 0.35 0.33 0.33 ... 0.33 0.28
2006 0.35 0.33 0.33 ... 0.33 0.28
Average over all years 0.35 0.33 0.33 ... 0.33 0.29
The assumption is that certain commodities imported by wholesale and retail industries are not used as intermediaries. Such commodities include Mineral Fuels, and Hosiery, Clothing, and Accessories, which are most likely to be used as consumption goods, and Fabricated Metal Products, Machinery, Motor Vehicles, Other Transportation Equipment and Parts, and Electrical, Electronic, and Communication Products, which are most likely to be used as investment goods.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Canadian Input-Output tables, Importer Register, and Annual Survey of Manufacturers.
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