Table 9
Profile of the Canadian-controlled and foreign-controlled record production and integrated record production and distribution industry, Canada, 2006 to 2008

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Profile of the Canadian-controlled and foreign-controlled record production and integrated record production and distribution industry, Canada, 2006 to 2008
  Canadian-controlled Foreign-controlled
2008 p 2007 r 2006 r 2008 p 2007 r 2006 r
  number
Statistical establishments 121 111 64 5 7 6
Number of new releases  
Recordings by Canadian artists .. 464 .. .. 104 ..
Recordings by non-Canadian artists .. 355 .. .. 3,558 ..
Total .. 819 .. .. 3,662 ..
  thousands of dollars
Operating Revenue  
Sales of recordings by Canadian artists .. 68,017 .. .. 40,317 ..
Sales of recordings by non-Canadian artists .. 63,642 .. .. 317,294 ..
Revenue from royalties and rights .. 10,424 x .. 29,772 x
All other operating revenue .. 35,652 .. .. 93,705 ..
Total operating revenue 177,150 177,735 143,234 427,303 481,088 545,807
Operating Expenses  
Cost of goods sold 56,987 54,130 x 112,810 102,763 x
Royalties, rights, licensing and franchise fees 21,210 22,416 x 120,494 155,849 x
Salaries, benefits and freelance fees 25,425 25,649 19,335 47,958 58,573 71,416
All other operating expenses 63,253 66,362 x 76,277 96,314 x
Total operating expenses 166,875 168,557 137,080 357,539 413,499 484,419
Operating profit 10,275 9,179 6,154 69,764 67,589 61,388
  percent
Operating profit margin 5.8 5.2 4.3 16.3 14.0 11.2
Note(s):
Due to rounding, components may not add to total. Based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and includes all establishments classified under 512210 record production and 512220 integrated record production and distribution. The smallest firms, in terms of revenues earned, are not included in these estimates. These firms account for a relatively small portion of total industry revenues.