Data quality, concepts and methodology: Definitions
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Shipments:
Shipments refer to the quantity of manufactured goods that are shipped, during the reference period from the plant to customers in domestic or export markets.
Production:
Production refers to the quantity of goods manufactured in Canada during a reference period including intermediate products. The final goods may be shipped or retained in inventory.
Exports:
Shipments of goods destined for customers outside of Canada.
Disposition of shipments:
Disposition of shipments refers to the distribution of shipped quantities of manufactured goods by end use (market).
Coverage ratio:
The share of total Annual Survey of Manufactures (ASM) shipment values for products included in a given sub-annual survey from businesses surveyed by the same sub-annual survey.
Non-response rate:
Number of non-responses in the year, divided by the number of total expected responses in the year.
Number of non-responses in the year, divided by the number of total expected responses in the year. More detailed information is available from the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging, CANSIM Table 301-0006. Specific enquiries should be directed to: The Dissemination and Frame Services section, Manufacturing and Energy Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A OT6 (Telephone: 1-866-873-8789 or 613-951-9497; Fax line: 613-951-3877; Internet: manufact@statcan.gc.ca ).
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