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Table 6. Annual percentage change of selected food processing industry indicators, Canada, 1992 to 2001
Food processing industries1 Value added Value of shipments Employees Annual wage Shipments Value added Hourly output Value of exports Value of imports
per production worker
Animal food manufacturing
8.1
6.7
4.5
0.5
0.9
2.2
6.9
10.3
6.3
Grain and oilseed milling
3.5
5.9
-1.2
1.1
3.2
1.9
8.0
8.7
10.9
Sugar and confectionery product manufacturing
5.5
5.8
1.0
1.3
2.6
2.3
3.9
16.2
6.0
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing
3.3
5.1
2.9
0.9
0.5
-1.2
0.8
19.8
5.9
Dairy product manufacturing
2.9
3.1
-2.2
0.6
2.8
2.6
3.9
11.9
12.2
Meat product manufacturing
5.3
5.6
4.4
-0.4
0.7
0.4
1.0
14.5
5.5
Seafood product preparation and packaging
3.8
5.3
4.1
-2.1
0.6
-0.8
3.5
5.3
8.9
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing
2.9
4.0
0.1
0.0
2.3
1.2
1.9
17.8
8.2
Other food manufacturing
3.3
4.4
2.0
-0.4
0.0
-1.2
3.5
16.3
10.4
All food manufacturing
4.1
4.9
2.1
-0.2
1.2
0.4
2.9
11.9
7.8
All manufacturing
7.9
7.8
2.7
1.6
4.0
4.1
4.5
10.5
10.4
1. North American Industry Classification System, four-digit groups 3111 to 3119.
Source: Statistics Canada, Annual survey of Manufacturers, CANSIM, Table 301-0003.