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Table 12-2
Profile of foreign-controlled establishments in Canada — 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 882,886 889,885
Sales in Canada 732,803 724,786
Of publishers' own titles 330,867 321,905
Educational 202,608 187,903
Children's books 22,530 28,597
Other trade, all formats 96,959 95,956
Other 1 8,770 9,449
As exclusive agents 401,936 402,881
Educational 134,370 x
Children's books 102,840 x
Other trade, all formats 143,748 140,747
Other 1 20,978 13,771
Exports and other foreign sales 13,574 12,957
Other revenue 2 136,509 152,143
Total operating expenses 761,799 773,360
Operating profit 121,087 116,525
  percent
Operating profit margin 13.7 13.1
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 143,159 158,601
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.