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Table 10-2
Book publishers in Canada primarily releasing French language titles — 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 377,444 445,453
Sales in Canada 304,635 348,024
Of publishers' own titles 241,107 255,560
Educational 124,155 126,286
Children's books 22,435 14,802
Other trade, all formats 59,240 98,826
Other 1 35,277 15,646
As exclusive agents 63,528 92,464
Educational 12,351 11,558
Children's books 22,892 23,382
Other trade, all formats 18,651 45,807
Other 1 9,635 11,716
Exports and other foreign sales 17,474 22,550
Other revenue 2 55,335 74,879
Total operating expenses 345,037 399,844
Operating profit 32,407 45,609
  percent
Operating profit margin 8.6 10.2
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 66,732 72,890
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):
Language is determined by the language of the largest portion of book sales. 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.