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Table 5-2
Book publishing industry for Quebec — Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry

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Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry
  2006 r 2008
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 545,049 628,720
Sales in Canada 362,253 414,839
Of publishers' own titles 298,744 319,686
Educational 118,712 125,566
Children's books 30,711 23,700
Other trade, all formats 113,165 148,976
Other 1 36,156 21,444
As exclusive agents 63,509 95,153
Educational 12,350 11,901
Children's books 22,890 23,272
Other trade, all formats 18,633 47,980
Other 1 9,635 12,000
Exports and other foreign sales 37,745 52,055
Other revenue 2 145,051 161,826
Total operating expenses 495,472 559,164
Operating profit 49,577 69,556
  percent
Operating profit margin 9.1 11.1
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 83,208 98,943
Other includes scholarly, reference, professional and technical books.
Other revenue includes revenue from grants, sales of rights, sales of other goods and services produced and tax credit programs.
Note(s):
When making inter-year comparisons, users are advised to note changes in proportions of the industry surveyed. Results for the firms classified under code 51113 in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). See "Data sources, definitions and methodology" at the end of tables for definition of terms. Due to rounding, components may not add to total. The smallest firms, in terms of revenues earned, are not included in the estimates. These firms account for a relatively small portion of total industry revenues.