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Average monthly sample size by subsector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), Canada, 2015

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Average monthly sample size by subsector using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), Canada, 2015
  Subsector code Sample size
    number of establishments
Industrial aggregate excluding unclassified businesses 1 , 2 ... 14,953
Forestry and logging 113 75
Support activities for agriculture and forestry 115 63
Oil and gas extraction 211 31
Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) 212 102
Support activities for mining, and oil and gas extraction 213 128
Utilities 221 119
Construction of buildings 236 398
Heavy and civil engineering construction 237 378
Specialty trade contractors 238 573
Food manufacturing 311 232
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 312 29
Textile mills 313 58
Textile product mills 314 27
Clothing manufacturing 315 59
Leather and allied product manufacturing 316 29
Wood product manufacturing 321 168
Paper manufacturing 322 66
Printing and related support activities 323 76
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing 324 25
Chemical manufacturing 325 76
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 326 92
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 327 56
Primary metal manufacturing 331 56
Fabricated metal product manufacturing 332 151
Machinery manufacturing 333 103
Computer and electronic product manufacturing 334 65
Electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing 335 28
Transportation equipment manufacturing 336 136
Furniture and related product manufacturing 337 84
Miscellaneous manufacturing 339 64
Farm product merchant wholesalers 411 27
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers 412 24
Food, beverage and tobacco merchant wholesalers 413 158
Personal and household goods merchant wholesalers 414 76
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories merchant wholesalers 415 70
Building material and supplies merchant wholesalers 416 124
Machinery, equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers 417 203
Miscellaneous merchant wholesalers 418 135
Business-to-business electronic markets, and agents and brokers 419 37
Motor vehicle and parts dealers 441 229
Furniture and home furnishings stores 442 93
Electronics and appliance stores 443 29
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 444 152
Food and beverage stores 445 444
Health and personal care stores 446 166
Gasoline stations 447 146
Clothing and clothing accessories stores 448 190
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 451 89
General merchandise stores 452 202
Miscellaneous store retailers 453 141
Non-store retailers 454 31
Air transportation 481 72
Rail transportation 482 27
Water transportation 483 55
Truck transportation 484 225
Transit and ground passenger transportation 485 151
Pipeline transportation 486 21
Scenic and sightseeing transportation 487 30
Support activities for transportation 488 160
Postal service 491 37
Couriers and messengers 492 39
Warehousing and storage 493 63
Publishing industries (except internet) 511 123
Motion picture and sound recording industries 512 84
Broadcasting (except internet) 515 46
Telecommunications 517 120
Data processing, hosting, and related services 518 28
Other information services 519 50
Monetary authorities - central bank 521 1
Credit intermediation and related activities 522 159
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investment and related activities 523 139
Insurance carriers and related activities 524 165
Funds and other financial vehicles 526 26
Real estate 531 392
Rental and leasing services 532 133
Lessors of non-financial intangible assets (except copyrighted works) 533 25
Professional, scientific and technical services 541 1,138
Management of companies and enterprises 551 158
Administrative and support services 561 869
Waste management and remediation services 562 48
Educational services 611 435
Ambulatory health care services 621 421
Hospitals 622 118
Nursing and residential care facilities 623 277
Social assistance 624 301
Performing arts, spectator sports and related industries 711 125
Heritage institutions 712 28
Amusement, gambling and recreation industries 713 218
Accommodation services 721 283
Food services and drinking places 722 776
Repair and maintenance 811 214
Personal and laundry services 812 194
Religious, grant-making, civic, and professional and similar organizations 813 357
Local, municipal and regional public administration 913 244
Aboriginal public administration 914 76
Industrial aggregate covers all industrial sectors except those primarily involved in agriculture, fishing and trapping, private household services, religious organisations and the military personnel of the defence services.
Unclassified businesses are businesses for which the industrial classification (North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] 2012) has yet to be determined.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (SEPH).
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