Table 1
Importance of foreign ownership and control changes by plant-size class, 1973 to 1999

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Importance of foreign ownership and control changes by plant-size class, 1973 to 1999
  Value of shipments Value added Production workers' wages Non-production workers' wage
  percent
Foreign share  
First quartile 44.19 43.21 34.38 42.78
Second quartile 43.91 43.06 34.25 42.73
Third quartile 44.01 43.14 34.29 42.73
Fourth quartile 44.00 43.13 34.29 42.73
Total sample 44.01 43.16 34.17 42.58
Ownership changes in all plants  
First quartile 5.62 5.47 5.30 5.73
Second quartile 5.66 5.54 5.40 5.90
Third quartile 5.74 5.63 5.49 5.97
Fourth quartile 5.84 5.74 5.57 6.10
Total sample 5.77 5.66 5.50 6.01
Ownership changes in foreign-owned plants  
First quartile 6.42 5.95 6.38 6.20
Second quartile 6.59 6.26 6.70 6.59
Third quartile 6.35 6.07 6.50 6.40
Fourth quartile 6.45 6.28 6.72 6.65
Total sample 6.45 6.19 6.63 6.55
Ownership change in Canadian-owned plants  
First quartile 5.55 5.41 4.99 5.62
Second quartile 5.62 5.46 5.04 5.73
Third quartile 5.80 5.67 5.24 5.92
Fourth quartile 5.91 5.77 5.31 6.03
Total sample 5.81 5.66 5.22 5.92