Table 1
Number of firms in all sectors and number of manufacturing firms by geographic area, Canada, 2003 and 2007

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Table 1
Number of firms in all sectors and number of manufacturing firms by geographic area, Canada, 2003 and 2007
  Larger urban centres Rural and small town areas All areas
All rural and small town areas Strong metro-politan influenced zone Moderate metro-politan influenced zone Weak metro-politan influenced zone No metro-politan influenced zone
number of firms
All firms  
2003 806,710 236,318 50,152 84,949 88,810 12,407 1,043,028
2007 849,122 233,455 50,099 83,381 88,293 11,682 1,082,577
Manufacturing firms  
2003 51,303 12,398 3,075 5,116 3,794 413 63,701
2007 48,321 11,519 2,942 4,746 3,467 364 59,840
  percent distribution of firms across types of geographic areas (row percent)
All firms  
2003 77 23 5 8 9 1 100
2007 78 22 5 8 8 1 100
Manufacturing firms  
2003 81 19 5 8 6 1 100
2007 81 19 5 8 6 1 100
  manufacturing firms as a percent of all firms in each geographic region (column percent)
Manufacturing firms  
2003 6 5 6 6 4 3 6
2007 6 5 6 6 4 3 6
  percent change in number of firms, 2003 to 2007
All firms 5 -1 0 -2 -1 -6 4
Manufacturing firms -6 -7 -4 -7 -9 -12 -6
Source: Statistics Canada, Business Register, 2003 and 2007.

 

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