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Table 28
Manufacturing industries, selected statistics
Table summary
This table displays the results of Manufacturing industries 2016, 2017 and 2018, calculated using thousands of dollars and number units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	thousands of dollars
	2016	2017	2018
Revenue	665,014,278	698,461,159	737,774,481
Revenue from goods manufactured	620,481,488	653,997,424	691,525,125
Expenses	598,661,692	630,840,740	671,019,579
Salaries and wages, direct and indirect labour	84,919,904	89,217,624	94,792,966
Cost of energy, water utility and vehicle fuel	14,467,517	15,282,987	15,767,440
Cost of materials and supplies	379,112,002	402,074,508	430,067,294
	number
Employees, direct and indirect labour	1,523,484	1,560,875	1,612,578
	thousands of dollars
Opening inventories	77,679,348	76,250,856	83,290,483
Closing inventories	77,805,558	81,393,517	92,711,732
Manufacturing value added	226,921,231	241,603,471	254,430,631
Source: Statistics Canada, table 16-10-0117-01.

Table 29
New motor vehicle sales, by country of manufacture
Table summary
This table displays the results of New motor vehicle sales 1999, 2019 and 1999 to 2019, calculated using units and percent change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	units		percent change
	1999	2019	1999 to 2019
New motor vehicles, total	1,542,041	1,961,298	27.2
Passenger cars, total	806,450	479,250	-40.6
North America	625,292	298,870	-52.2
Japan	103,016	47,645	-53.7
Other countries	78,142	132,735	69.9
Trucks, total	735,591	1,482,048	101.5
North America	672,444	1,168,760	73.8
Overseas	63,417	313,288	394.0
Note: Trucks include minivans, sport utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses. Source: Statistics Canada, table 20-10-0001-01.

Chart 19 Industrial capacity utilization rates

Data table for Chart 19

Data table for Chart 19
Table summary
This table displays the results of Data table for Chart 19. The information is grouped by (appearing as row headers), Total industrial and Manufacturing, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).
	percent
	Total industrial	Manufacturing
1999	85.6	85.8
2000	85.6	85.8
2001	83.1	82.0
2002	84.3	82.8
2003	84.3	81.4
2004	85.8	83.4
2005	86.0	83.5
2006	85.2	82.6
2007	85.0	82.8
2008	80.7	76.1
2009	74.1	72.0
2010	79.0	77.3
2011	81.3	79.7
2012	81.0	80.7
2013	81.0	79.7
2014	82.3	81.5
2015	80.3	81.9
2016	79.1	81.6
2017	81.5	80.2
2018	83.0	80.3
2019	81.8	78.8
Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002. Source: Statistics Canada, table 16-10-0109-01.

Date modified:: 2020-11-30