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Quarterly Financial Statistics for Enterprises

First Quarter 2008

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Highlights

  1. Operating profits for Canadian corporations decreased in the first quarter of 2008. Results were mixed as 12 of 22 industry groups reported lower profits. Corporate profits amounted to $67.8 billion, down 1.1% from the fourth quarter of 2007.