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Table 3.2
Characteristics of water use in manufacturing industries
in Canada, by water use parameter, 2005
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| Intake | Share of intake | Recirculation | Share of intake recirculated | Gross water use | Discharge | Consumption | Consumption as share of intake | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mm 3 | percent | Mm 3 | percent | Mm 3 | percent | |||
| Total, all industries | 5,719.5 | 100.0 | 3,164.1 | 55.3 | 8,883.6 | 5,069.4 | 650.1 | 11.4 |
| Paper manufacturing | 2,564.8 | 44.8 | 976.3 | 38.1 | 3,541.0 | 2,432.3 | 132.5 | 5.2 |
| Primary metal manufacturing | 1,582.7 | 27.7 | 1,221.5 E | 77.2 | 2,804.3 | 1,347.8 | 234.9 | 14.8 |
| Chemical manufacturing | 497.1 | 8.7 | F | F | F | 365.1 | 132.1 | 26.6 |
| Petroleum and coal product manufacturing | 356.6 | 6.2 | 498.4 | 139.8 | 855.0 | 315.0 | 41.6 | 11.7 |
| Food manufacturing | 297.5 | 5.2 | 51.1 | 17.2 | 348.6 | 268.5 | 29.0 | 9.7 |
| Wood product manufacturing | 123.6 E | 2.2 | F | F | F | 92.2 E | 31.4 | 25.4 |
| Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing | 83.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 85.5 | 67.9 | 15.1 | 18.2 |
| Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 63.6 | 1.1 | 47.2 E | 74.2 | 110.8 | 42.7 | 21.0 | 32.9 |
| Fabricated metal product manufacturing | 38.4 | 0.7 | x | x | x | 36.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Plastics and rubber products manufacturing | 35.2 | 0.6 | F | F | F | 31.5 | 3.7 | 10.5 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 30.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 30.9 | 28.6 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| Other manufacturing industries 1 | 21.2 E | 0.4 | F | F | F | 18.8 E | 2.4 | 11.5 |
| Textile mills | 11.4 | 0.2 | 3.0 E | 26.8 | 14.4 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 14.6 |
| Machinery manufacturing | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 0.3 | 6.0 |
| Textile product mills | 5.2 E | 0.1 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 4.6 E | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 2.8 | 0.0 | F | F | F | 2.5 | 0.3 | 9.9 |
Includes Clothing, Leather, Printing, Computer
and electronic product manufacturing, Electrical equipment, appliance and
component manufacturing and Furniture in 2005. Computer and electronic
product manufacturing and Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing
appear separately in 2007.
Note(s):
Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 153-0047 (accessed August 9, 2010).
