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Table 4
Investments in energy-related processes or technologies by energy intensity and industry, 2006
| Energy intensity | Capital spent on energy-related processes or technologies as a proportion of total capital spent on machinery and equipment | |
|---|---|---|
| TJ per million dollars of GDP | percent | |
| Industry by energy intensity classification | ||
| High | ||
| Petroleum and coal products | 184 | 1.4 |
| Paper | 62 | 5.6 |
| Primary metals | 44 | 1.2 |
| Moderate | ||
| Non-metallic mineral products | 24 | 0.7 |
| Chemicals | 15 | 2.1 |
| Wood products | 11 | 5.0 |
| Non-intense | ||
| Food | 6 | 2.9 |
| Fabricated metal products | 3 | F |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 3 | F |
| Transportation equipment | 2 | 0.1 |
| Other manufacturing | 2 | 1.1 |
| Total, all manufacturing industries | 14 | 1.8 |
| Note(s): For the purpose of this study, energy-intensive industries used over 40 TJ per million dollars of GDP, moderately-energy-intensive industries used 10 to 39 TJ per million dollars of GDP and non-energy-intensive industries used less than 10 TJ per million dollars of GDP. Source(s): Statistics Canada, Environment Accounts and Statistics Division. Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 128-0006, 379-0017 and 029-0009 (accessed July 15, 2009). |
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