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Survey of Service Industries: Amusement and Recreation
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Of all amusement and recreation industries, golf courses and country clubs recorded the largest increase in operating revenues in 2006, according to new estimates from the Survey of Service Industries: Amusement and Recreation.
Operating revenues at golf courses and country clubs climbed 5.8% in 2006 and accounted for one-third of the $7.1 billion in operating revenues generated by businesses classified to amusement and recreation industries.
These results are from a new data series that covers golf courses and country clubs, skiing facilities, fitness and recreational sports centres, amusement parks and arcades and all other amusement and recreational industries, excluding gambling.
Fitness and recreational sports centres generated about $1.7 billion in operating revenues, up 5.2%, while skiing facilities reported operating revenues of about $0.9 billion, an increase of 4.5%.
Amusement parks and arcades industry recorded the largest operating profit margin (10.8%).
Skiing facilities were a close second with a margin of 10.6%, followed by the all other amusement and recreation industries group (6.1%) and the golf courses and country clubs industry (4.9%). In comparison to 2005, operating profit margins remained relatively stable for these industries.
Note: The Annual Survey of Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Services formerly covered activities related to amusement and recreation and spectator sports, event promoters, agents, artists and related industries. Beginning with the reference year 2006, these industries were split into two new surveys: the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Amusement and Recreation and the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Spectator Sports, Event Promoters, Artists and Related Industries.
Available on CANSIM: table 361-0015.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2425.
Results from the 2006 Annual Survey of Service Industries: Amusement and Recreation are now available. The data provides information on the industry's operating revenue, operating expenses, salaries and wages and operating profit margin.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Konstantine Anastasopoulos (613-951-8354; konstantine.anastasopoulos@statcan.gc.ca) or Gilles Beaudry (613-951-5646; gilles.beaudry@statcan.gc.ca; fax: 613-951-6696), Service Industries Division.
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