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Table 5.4
Miscellaneous manufaturing statistics, Chemicals industries

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Miscellaneous manufaturing statistics, Chemicals industries: Part 1
  GDP, chemicals industries Import from all countries 1 Export to all countries 1 Total inventory Shipments
Organic chemicals Other chemicals Plastic and synthetic rubber Chemicals Synthetic rubbers and plastics
v41881278 v173576 v173578     v173958 v802447 v800171
  millions of dollars
1986 .. 1,616 2,497 1,966 3,072 1,354 .. ..
1987 .. 1,680 2,613 2,166 3,274 1,669 .. ..
1988 .. 1,919 3,287 2,687 4,141 2,083 .. ..
1989 .. 1,943 3,708 2,843 3,893 1,913 .. ..
1990 .. 2,074 3,683 2,881 4,150 2,090 .. ..
1991 .. 1,997 3,743 2,920 3,850 2,192 .. ..
1992 .. 2,199 4,159 3,370 4,226 2,548 1,364 23,579
1993 .. 2,636 4,912 4,074 4,548 2,955 1,425 24,787
1994 .. 3,318 5,872 5,291 5,673 3,828 1,534 27,822
1995 .. 4,001 6,659 6,381 7,109 5,417 1,582 30,074
1996 .. 4,235 7,015 6,872 7,181 5,726 1,633 30,253
1997 12,095 4,808 7,713 7,991 7,571 6,754 1,644 32,486
1998 12,209 5,027 8,680 8,876 7,314 7,103 1,589 31,374
1999 12,691 5,278 8,891 9,677 7,280 7,888 1,806 34,195
2000 14,063 5,408 9,755 10,503 8,740 9,242 2,114 37,206
2001 14,422 6,063 9,968 10,351 9,294 9,571 2,183 38,391
2002 15,124 6,073 9,987 10,980 9,334 9,776 2,260 40,469
2003 15,657 6,025 9,689 10,523 9,111 9,684 2,451 43,088
2004 15,409 7,092 9,807 11,150 11,400 10,782 2,836 47,144
2005 15,671 7,412 10,554 11,872 13,000 11,727 2,752 49,615
2006 15,823 7,912 11,032 11,989 13,688 12,080 2,865 50,120
2007 15,823 8,600 11,293 11,455 16,071 11,400 2,934 49,124
2008 15,570 8,058 12,833 11,718 15,229 11,475 3,162 51,142
Miscellaneous manufaturing statistics, Chemicals industries: Part 2
  IPPI Employment and earning 2
Chemical products Basic chemicals 2 Total number of employees Average weekly hours Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
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  (1997=100) number dollars millions of dollars
1991 .. .. 20,940 41.3 20.41 878.06
1992 84.8 78.0 20,369 40.0 21.36 905.25
1993 86.5 80.8 22,625 39.6 22.03 966.00
1994 93.0 91.8 21,795 40.3 23.02 1,025.44
1995 101.5 102.3 21,263 40.3 22.43 1,020.02
1996 99.6 98.7 21,588 39.9 21.59 1,002.90
1997 100.0 100.0 19,909 41.4 20.88 1,031.23
1998 96.7 94.4 17,309 39.3 21.37 1,012.97
1999 98.6 99.0 14,619 39.5 21.40 1,028.26
2000 105.7 114.6 15,277 43.0 20.86 1,083.84
2001 107.6 120.2 15,266 39.8 21.22 1,059.54
2002 107.0 116.6 14,512 37.3 21.65 1,043.55
2003 110.4 124.3 14,498 37.9 23.06 1,053.44
2004 114.4 133.0 13,641 37.6 23.35 1,099.25
2005 121.9 148.6 13,454 38.7 24.32 1,170.29
2006 124.4 155.9 12,433 38.7 24.50 1,214.80
2007 128.3 167.4 12,508 40.4 23.41 1,169.74
2008 141.0 180.3 13,889 .. .. 1,239.84
Customs basis.
Basic chemical products.
Source(s):
Imports by commodity, Exports by commodity, Information Officer (613-951-9647). CANSIM tables: 304-0014,379-0027, 228-0001, 329-0038, 281-0032, 281-0033, 281-0029, 281-0030, 281-0026, 281-0027,281-0023 and 281-0024.