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  • 1. New motor vehicle sales
    Table: 20-10-0001-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by vehicle type and origin of manufacture, monthly.
    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 2. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory to sales ratios, by industry (dollars unless otherwise noted)
    Table: 16-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly Canadian manufacturers' sales, new orders, unfilled orders, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, total inventories, inventory to sales ratios and finished goods to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), in dollars unless otherwise noted. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted values available from January 1992 to the current reference month.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 3. Technical guide for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023005
    Description: This article presents data sources and methodology for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI). The FHMCFSPI measures the monthly and quarterly change in the price of shipping services provided by trucking companies in Canada. The index is an important indicator of economic activity within the truck transportation industry, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.
    Release date: 2023-08-31
  • 4. Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2741
    Description: The purpose of the Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey is to measure the commodity movements and the outputs of the Canadian trucking industry.
  • 5. Annual Trucking Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2742
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure the size, structure and economic performance of the trucking industry and to analyze its impact on the Canadian economy.
  • 6. Quarterly Trucking Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2748
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial data needed to estimate value-added for the trucking industry and to analyze its impact on the Canadian economy.
  • 7. Trucking financial statistics, by province and territory
    Table: 23-10-0290-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Financial statistics such as expenses and revenues, for the Canadian trucking industry, for each province and territory.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 8. Trucking financial statistics, by industry group
    Table: 23-10-0291-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Financial statistics such as expenses and revenues, for the Canadian trucking industry, by industry group from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 9. Trucking financial statistics, by carrier size
    Table: 23-10-0292-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Trucking financial statistics, such as revenues and expenses, by carrier size.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 10. Trucking revenue distribution by type of movement, by province and territory
    Table: 23-10-0293-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Trucking industry revenues broken down by domestic (within Canada) versus international (into or out of Canada), for each province or territory.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
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  • 1. New motor vehicle sales
    Table: 20-10-0001-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Number of units and total sales of new motor vehicles by vehicle type and origin of manufacture, monthly.
    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 2. Manufacturers' sales, inventories, orders and inventory to sales ratios, by industry (dollars unless otherwise noted)
    Table: 16-10-0047-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description:

    Monthly Canadian manufacturers' sales, new orders, unfilled orders, raw materials, goods or work in process, finished goods, total inventories, inventory to sales ratios and finished goods to sales ratios for durable and non-durable goods by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), in dollars unless otherwise noted. Unadjusted and seasonally adjusted values available from January 1992 to the current reference month.

    Release date: 2024-04-15
  • 3. Trucking financial statistics, by province and territory
    Table: 23-10-0290-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Financial statistics such as expenses and revenues, for the Canadian trucking industry, for each province and territory.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 4. Trucking financial statistics, by industry group
    Table: 23-10-0291-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Financial statistics such as expenses and revenues, for the Canadian trucking industry, by industry group from the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 5. Trucking financial statistics, by carrier size
    Table: 23-10-0292-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Trucking financial statistics, such as revenues and expenses, by carrier size.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 6. Trucking revenue distribution by type of movement, by province and territory
    Table: 23-10-0293-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Trucking industry revenues broken down by domestic (within Canada) versus international (into or out of Canada), for each province or territory.

    Release date: 2021-04-14
  • 7. Trucking commodity industry activities
    Table: 23-10-0219-01
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Trucking industry activity including number of shipments, weight (kg), distance (km), tonne-kilometres, revenue, weight per shipment (kg), distance per shipment (km), revenue per shipment, and revenue per tonne-kilometre, by shipment type (domestic, transborder, local, long distance).
    Release date: 2020-02-21
  • 8. Canadian vehicle survey, vehicle-kilometres and passenger-kilometres for trucks 4.5 tonnes to 14.9 tonnes, by type of activity, quarterly Archived
    Table: 23-10-0206-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description:

    This table contains 10 series, with data for years 2004 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2014-06-19. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada excluding Territories), Type of distance (2 items: Vehicle-kilometres; Passenger-kilometres), Type of activity (5 items: Total, all activity types; For-hire trucking; Owner-operator trucking; Private trucking; ...).

    Release date: 2014-06-19
  • 9. Canadian vehicle survey, vehicle-kilometres and passenger-kilometres for trucks 15 tonnes and over, by type of activity, quarterly Archived
    Table: 23-10-0207-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains 10 series, with data for years 2004 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2014-06-19. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada excluding Territories ...), Type of distance (2 items: Vehicle-kilometres; Passenger-kilometres ...), Type of activity (5 items: Private trucking; For-hire trucking; Owner-operator trucking; Total; all activity types ...).
    Release date: 2014-06-19
  • 10. Canadian vehicle survey, vehicle-kilometres and passenger-kilometres for trucks 4.5 tonnes to 14.9 tonnes, by type of trip, quarterly Archived
    Table: 23-10-0208-01
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: This table contains 10 series, with data for years 2004 - 2009 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2014-06-19. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada excluding Territories ...), Type of distance (2 items: Vehicle-kilometres; Passenger-kilometres ...), Type of trip (5 items: Total; all trip types; Trips within provinces; Trips between provinces; Trips across Canada and United States border ...).
    Release date: 2014-06-19
Analysis (15)

Analysis (15) (0 to 10 of 15 results)

  • 1. Technical guide for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI)
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2023005
    Description: This article presents data sources and methodology for the For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index (FHMCFSPI). The FHMCFSPI measures the monthly and quarterly change in the price of shipping services provided by trucking companies in Canada. The index is an important indicator of economic activity within the truck transportation industry, as well as a tool that can be utilized by the industry for cost monitoring, contract assessment and benchmark comparisons.
    Release date: 2023-08-31
  • 2. Study: COVID-19 impact analysis and 2020 outlook: For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X202023025923
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2020-08-17
  • 3. Study: Trucking dangerous goods in Canada 2004 to 2012 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201504210361
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2015-02-11
  • 4. Quarterly Trucking Survey from first to fourth quarter 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X20121743584
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2012-06-22
  • 5. Trucking in a borderless market: A profile of the Canadian trucking industry, 1988 to 1994 Archived
    Articles and reports: 61-532-X19970013499
    Description:

    Issues affecting the transportation industry impact on the day to day concerns of Canadians. Changes in policy affecting transportation and trade have altered the landscape for the primary mode of commodity transport, trucking. Economic factors typically affecting the demand for trucking services are - the volume of production of goods for domestic and foreign consumption and exports and imports, interest rates and the value of the Canadian dollar. The supply of truck transport in turn is affected by the price of inputs, namely labour (drivers and helpers) and capital (straight trucks, road tractors and semi- and full-trailers). These variables are key determinants of the day to day activities of the industry.

    Release date: 1998-02-02
  • 6. Trucking dangerous goods in Canada, 2004 to 2012 Archived
    Articles and reports: 16-002-X201500114132
    Description:

    This study uses the Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey to examine the dangerous goods transported by the Canadian for-hire trucking industry from 2004 to 2012, focusing on tonnage, types of goods and average distances.

    Release date: 2015-02-11
  • 7. New time series on for-hire trucking Archived
    Articles and reports: 53-222-X19980006587
    Description:

    The primary purpose of this article is to present a new time series data and to demonstrate its analytical potential and not to provide a detailed analysis of these data. The analysis in section 5.2.4 will deal primarily with the trends of major variables dealing with domestic and transborder traffic.

    Release date: 2000-03-07
  • 8. Work patterns of truck drivers Archived
    Articles and reports: 75-001-X19990044754
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Increased interprovincial and cross-border trucking has fuelled the demand for truck drivers. This study examines the hours, earnings and demographic characteristics of workers in one of the most common occupations among men.

    Release date: 1999-12-01
  • 9. Wheels of change: Employment in Canada's trucking industry, 1988-1994 Archived
    Articles and reports: 61-532-X19970013500
    Description:

    "If you've got it, a truck brought it." When you stop to think about it, an increasing number of the things we use are transported to market for at least part of the way, by truck. The trucking industry is becoming increasingly important to the transportation sector of the Canadian economy. This growing importance can be attributed to several factors including the deregulation of transportation, the surge in trade with the United States and the evolving structure of the industry itself. It is within this context that concern for labour issues, including a driver shortage, has been voiced. The demands on drivers have increased, driver training is inadequate and as a result, there is a perceived shortage of qualified drivers. This study examines employment in the trucking industry from 1988 to 1994 by looking at various sources of employment data at Statistics Canada.

    Release date: 1998-02-02
  • 10. How Much Thicker Is the Canada–U.S. Border? The Cost of Crossing the Border by Truck in the Pre- and Post 9/11 Eras Archived
    Articles and reports: 11F0027M2015099
    Description:

    In the aftermath of 9/11, a new security regime was imposed on Canada–U.S. truck-borne trade, raising the question of whether the border has ‘thickened.’ Did the cost of moving goods across the border by truck rise? If so, by how much, and have these additional costs persisted through time? Building on previous work that measured the premium paid by shippers to move goods across the Canada–U.S. border by truck, from the mid- to late 2000s, this paper extends the time series back to 1994, encompassing the pre- and post-9/11 eras.

    Release date: 2015-07-24
Reference (8)

Reference (8) ((8 results))

  • 1. Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2741
    Description: The purpose of the Trucking Commodity Origin and Destination Survey is to measure the commodity movements and the outputs of the Canadian trucking industry.
  • 2. Annual Trucking Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2742
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to measure the size, structure and economic performance of the trucking industry and to analyze its impact on the Canadian economy.
  • 3. Quarterly Trucking Survey
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2748
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect the financial data needed to estimate value-added for the trucking industry and to analyze its impact on the Canadian economy.
  • 4. Annual Survey of Small For-Hire Carriers of Freight and Owner-Operators
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2800
    Description: The main purpose of this survey is to provide information about the size, structure and economic performance of Canada's small for-hire trucking industry and Owner-operators.
  • 5. For-hire Motor Carrier Freight Services Price Index
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 5136
    Description: The purpose of this survey is to collect and compile data to measure the monthly change in the movement of the price for for-hire motor carrier freight services. These prices are combined and chained to form a price index. The estimates are produced on a quarterly basis.
  • 6. Vehicle Registrations
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 2747
    Description: This annual release provides counts of light road motor vehicles, medium and heavy duty trucks, buses, motorcycles and mopeds, trailers and off-road, construction and farm vehicle registrations obtained from the provincial and territorial governments.
  • 7. Fuel Consumption
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 3802
    Description: The Fuel Consumption Survey was designed to provide a data base that would allow for the monitoring of average fuel consumption in personal-use passenger cars, light trucks and vans.
  • 8. North American Industry Classification System Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 53-222-X19970004367
    Description:

    This study deals with the introduction of the newly developed North American Industry Classification system (NAICS), and its impact on the Trucking surveys at Statistics Canada. This paper provides an overview of the uses and needs of an industry classification system and the processes involved in the collection, implementation and dissemination of trucking statistics based on this new classification.

    Release date: 1999-02-09
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