Table 3-1
Steel and specified wire products — Factory shipments, monthly

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Steel and specified wire products — Factory shipments, monthly
Table summary
This table displays the results of steel wire shipped and produced by Canadian wire manufacturers, for the reference month. The value is in metric tonnes. The row headers provide information on the type of product. The first column provides information on shipments from the previous reference year. The next 3 columns provide information on shipment destination: total shipments, domestic shipments and exports. The last column provides information on production.
  Shipments Production
2012 2013
Total shipments Domestic shipments Exports
         metric tonnes
February  
Barbed wire x x x 0 .
Uncoated steel wire 18,975 17,611 7,441 10,170 .
Galvanized steel wire 7,950 7,038 2,755 4,283 .
Other coated steel wire x x x x .
Farm fencing and wire chain link fabric 880 559 x x 604
Wire mesh, bright or uncoated and galvanized x x 3,492 x 3,584
Wire rope x x x x x
Nails and staples x x 788 x x
Wire roofing nails of a length of 25 mm or more, iron or steel 2,808 2,087 x x 1,967
Staples of iron or steel x x x 0 x
All other wire products x x x 5 1,334
Grand total 40,709 37,533 19,860 17,673 .
Note(s):
Data has been revised from March 2010 to November 2011. These revised data are available at: www.statcan.gc.ca/cansim, table 303-0047. Totals may not add due to rounding.