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Table 48Number of sheep, 1980 to 2006

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Number of sheep, 1980 to 2006
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia
  thousands
1980 485.1 5.3 4.3 26.0 8.0 56.5 176.0 19.5 44.5 111.7 33.3
1981 529.9 5.0 4.5 28.0 8.0 68.8 184.0 21.7 47.5 123.0 39.4
1982 571.6 4.5 4.6 28.0 9.0 80.5 184.0 22.5 50.0 143.0 45.5
1983 565.5 4.0 5.0 29.0 8.3 83.0 184.0 22.5 44.7 140.0 45.0
1984 550.3 4.2 4.9 30.0 8.2 83.5 177.0 20.5 40.0 137.0 45.0
1985 513.5 4.5 4.5 29.0 7.9 82.5 165.0 18.2 35.2 122.0 44.7
1986 489.5 4.5 4.2 27.0 7.6 77.5 158.5 15.4 33.8 123.0 38.0
1987 484.9 4.6 4.3 24.5 7.0 77.0 147.0 14.5 34.0 134.5 37.5
1988 520.5 4.7 3.8 24.0 7.0 76.0 160.0 15.0 39.5 152.0 38.5
1989 560.4 5.2 3.2 22.5 7.0 76.0 170.0 17.0 45.0 173.0 41.5
1990 590.5 5.7 2.8 21.0 7.5 78.0 165.0 23.0 52.0 189.0 46.5
1991 628.3 5.9 2.2 20.0 7.5 80.0 175.0 23.7 60.0 204.0 50.0
1992 647.9 6.0 2.9 18.5 7.5 86.0 165.0 33.0 58.0 221.5 49.5
1993 632.5 5.2 2.5 19.5 6.3 88.0 172.0 27.0 73.0 192.0 47.0
1994 639.3 4.2 2.5 18.5 5.8 93.0 185.0 39.3 69.0 170.0 52.0
1995 617.3 3.5 2.4 17.2 5.6 95.0 159.0 41.0 68.6 171.0 54.0
1996 643.0 3.5 2.6 16.1 4.6 103.0 175.0 43.0 68.2 175.0 52.0
1997 627.8 3.8 2.9 16.9 5.0 112.2 179.9 45.9 50.7 159.5 51.0
1998 662.0 3.7 2.7 16.8 5.6 130.2 175.0 47.0 58.0 170.0 53.0
1999 717.0 3.7 3.1 18.0 6.3 139.9 190.0 49.0 80.0 175.0 52.0
2000 793.0 4.0 3.1 18.3 6.4 160.2 209.0 63.0 91.0 187.0 51.0
2001 947.8 5.1 2.6 17.3 6.8 208.0 268.0 75.0 110.0 205.0 50.0
2002 993.6 5.4 2.3 17.3 7.0 225.2 266.0 76.2 117.2 218.0 59.0
2003 975.6 5.2 2.6 18.0 7.2 230.0 280.0 74.0 115.0 187.0 56.6
2004 997.0 5.1 3.2 18.5 7.2 250.0 270.0 82.0 125.0 175.0 61.0
2005 980.3 5.2 2.9 18.6 6.6 245.0 265.0 70.0 130.0 171.0 66.0
2006 919.0 5.3 3.4 19.0 6.3 255.0 230.0 65.0 110.0 155.0 70.0
Source(s):
CANSIM table 003-0031.