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Manufacturing
Tables
- Table 30 Manufacturing industries, selected statistics
- Table 31 New motor vehicle production and sales
Charts
- Chart 17 Industrial capacity utilization rates
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| 1998 | 2003 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | |||
| Sales | 441,153 | 563,634 | 598,217 |
| New orders | 442,585 | 554,950 | 609,754 |
| Annual average | |||
| Month-end inventory | 51,175 | 62,303 | 66,615 |
| Month-end unfilled orders | 40,859 | 36,621 | 64,672 |
| ratio | |||
| Total inventory to sales | 1.40 | 1.33 | 1.34 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 304-0014. | |||
| 1998 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| units | ||
| Production | ||
| Total | 2,352,454 | 2,051,625 |
| Passenger cars | 1,302,065 | 1,632,708 |
| Trucks and vans | 1,050,389 | 418,917 |
| Sales | ||
| Total | 1,428,932 | 1,674,145 |
| Manufactured in North America | 1,217,923 | 1,224,561 |
| Manufactured overseas | 211,009 | 449,584 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 079-0003 and 303-0018. | ||
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