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Table 3.5
Raw materials prices

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Raw materials prices
  Total 1 Total less mineral fuels Wood Non-metallic minerals Ferrous metals Non-ferrous metals Mineral fuels Vegetable products Animal products
v1576432 v1576532 v1576480 v1576511 v1576488 v1576491 v1576528 v1576433 v1576460
  1997=100
1981 77.0 68.6 43.7 70.2 73.2 87.1 91.9 84.6 73.5
1982 82.8 66.6 42.1 78.4 71.0 77.1 110.6 74.0 77.4
1983 86.4 67.6 43.8 80.6 72.1 80.5 118.4 77.4 75.6
1984 89.0 70.8 45.3 83.3 78.9 79.9 120.2 83.6 80.1
1985 90.0 68.9 45.6 87.4 80.2 75.3 125.8 77.3 78.9
1986 74.1 71.3 47.8 89.8 80.8 78.1 79.8 76.1 83.2
1987 79.5 75.7 53.4 89.2 80.3 89.1 87.6 73.4 87.1
1988 76.9 79.7 58.0 91.6 83.7 104.4 69.2 81.1 83.0
1989 79.4 79.4 58.5 92.8 80.9 99.6 78.3 82.1 84.0
1990 82.7 77.6 58.2 92.7 75.2 89.6 93.8 75.8 87.9
1991 77.5 73.8 59.2 92.9 72.6 75.5 85.4 67.6 86.9
1992 78.3 75.9 65.4 89.1 75.2 75.9 83.2 69.2 86.7
1993 82.5 83.6 88.9 90.1 85.3 71.3 78.9 74.1 91.6
1994 89.8 93.4 99.9 92.5 98.5 93.9 80.1 89.7 89.8
1995 97.6 102.1 109.2 95.7 103.3 113.6 85.9 98.0 92.2
1996 101.1 100.0 101.3 96.7 99.8 97.8 102.2 107.3 98.4
1997 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1998 86.8 90.4 84.6 103.1 98.5 87.0 79.1 91.2 93.6
1999 93.8 89.5 87.9 105.6 88.3 86.7 103.1 79.8 96.0
2000 114.7 93.6 91.9 108.1 88.8 90.4 160.2 78.7 103.9
2001 113.2 92.7 85.0 109.0 87.0 82.0 157.5 84.8 108.9
2002 112.6 93.2 83.9 110.5 92.8 81.3 154.5 97.7 103.6
2003 114.8 91.4 82.2 116.4 95.9 82.0 165.6 92.2 100.3
2004 128.3 97.9 83.0 122.6 125.0 104.8 193.9 88.8 101.4
2005 145.3 99.3 75.1 133.9 125.0 119.7 244.7 80.3 104.6
2006 161.7 116.8 77.8 141.1 125.7 195.7 258.7 84.8 104.3
2007 174.1 132.3 84.6 148.5 134.5 241.7 264.5 102.4 106.6
2008 196.3 127.6 81.6 168.8 162.4 187.3 345.1 129.7 108.6
These purchase-price indexes include domestic and imported goods.
Note(s):
Monthly data, when presented in this table, are not seasonally adjusted.
Source(s):
Industry Price Indexes (Catalogue no. 62-011-XIE). Client services (613-951-9606). CANSIM table: 330-0006.