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Percentage of businesses that are planning to sell, close or transfer their business within the next 12 months, by industry

All industries Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction Construction Manufacturing Wholesale trade Retail trade Transportation and warehousing Information and cultural industries Finance and insurance Real estate and rental and leasing Professional, scientific and technical services Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services Health care and social assistance Arts, entertainment and recreation Accommodation and food services Other services (except public administration) 0 5 10 15 20 % Rural businessesRural businesses Urban businessesUrban businesses
Note(s):
Rural results for information and cultural industries and health care and social assistance had components of their values labelled with a data quality label of E and should be used with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), second quarter of 2021.

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This is a bar clustered chart.

Percentage of businesses that are planning to sell, close or transfer their business within the next 12 months, by industry, %
  Rural businesses Urban businesses
All industries 6.3 4.8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 9.1 5.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 3.0 7.0
Construction 5.0 3.1
Manufacturing 2.2 4.3
Wholesale trade 2.2 5.1
Retail trade 4.3 4.8
Transportation and warehousing 13.4 5.7
Information and cultural industries 5.9 3.1
Finance and insurance 5.8 1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing 1.4 4.3
Professional, scientific and technical services 15.8 4.4
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2.9 4.9
Health care and social assistance 1.8 4.4
Arts, entertainment and recreation 17.0 3.1
Accommodation and food services 7.9 9.6
Other services (except public administration) 0.5 4.9
Note(s):
Rural results for information and cultural industries and health care and social assistance had components of their values labelled with a data quality label of E and should be used with caution.
Source(s):
Canadian Survey on Business Conditions (5318), second quarter of 2021.
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