CME Economic Data
Michael Holden
Michael Holden is the Director of Policy and Economics for Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
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Since 1871, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters have been the voice of industry in Canada. Our strength has been and continues to be the member companies for which we exist to serve; manufacturing and exporting firms. For those firms, the latest economic data reflects the impact of their company's success but also paints a picture of what opportunities and barriers to growth exist. CME's Economic Dashboard is a one-stop shop for economic data, publications and trend analysis from our policy experts. Some of the publications available for you include: |
| Canadian Manufacturing Statistics (2015) | ||||
| Number of companies | ||||
| 90,082 | ||||
| Total sales | ||||
| $609.8 billion | ||||
| Sales growth compared to previous year | ||||
| -1.5% | ||||
| Contribution to provincial GDP | ||||
| 10.5% | ||||
| Major manufacturing industries (% of total) | ||||
| Petroleum and coal products (9.7%) | ||||
| Transportation equipment (20.2%) | ||||
| Food products (15.7%) | ||||
| Total employment in manufacturing | ||||
| 1,710,900 | ||||
| Growth in manufacturing employment since last year | ||||
| 0.0% | ||||
| Share of total provincial employment | ||||
| 9.5% | ||||
| Total wages paid | ||||
| $114.1 billion | ||||
| Average weekly wage | ||||
| $1,079 | ||||
| Manufacturing wage as a share of: | ||||
| Canada's average wage: 113.3% | ||||
| Exports of manufactured goods | ||||
| $348.6 billion | ||||
| Growth in manufactured exports compared to previous year | ||||
| 9.6% | ||||
| Percentage of exports that are manufactured goods | ||||
| 66.7% | ||||
| Major destinations for exports of manufactured goods | ||||
| United States (80.1%) | ||||
| China (3.4%) | ||||
| United Kingdom (1.6%) | ||||
