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Telecommunications Service in Canada: An Industry Overview

Section 1: Contribution to the Overall Economy

This section describes the contribution that the communications service industries make to the overall Canadian economy. The focus is on gross domestic product (GDP), employment, salaries, capital investment and price trends. Table 1-1 shows the relationship between the economy and its two major divisions: goods and services. Table 1-2 provides a financial overview of the communications service industries which includes telecommunications services and broadcast distribution. (Footnote 1)

Table 1-1: Overall Economy, Goods and Services Sector

GDP (Value Added) (millions of 1997 dollars)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
All Industries	816763	848963	896577	946026	961482	992724	1015969	1047254
Services	550439	572928	604506	632764	656397	683167	700307	720049
Goods	266324	276035	292071	313262	305085	309557	315662	327205

Employees (thousands)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Overall Economy	11572	11802	11974	12411	12694	12986	13220	13338
Services	8917	9075	9189	9498	9753	10004	10211	10346
Goods	2655	2727	2785	2913	2941	2982	3009	2992

Average Salary (current dollars per year)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Overall Economy	32429	32912	33317	34107	34698	35405	35898	36695
Services	29955	30330	30703	31425	32109	32781	33226	34006
Goods	40738	41509	41939	42851	43282	44206	44963	45992

Consumer Spending (millions of current dollars )
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Overall Economy	510695	531169	560884	596009	622903	657302	688707	722631
Services	274625	286329	300684	318672	332879	349846	368976	389891
Goods	236070	244840	260200	277337	290024	307456	319731	332740

Prices (CPI 1992=100)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
All Items	107.6	108.6	110.5	113.5	116.4	119.0	122.3	124.6
Services	109.9	111.9	113.8	116.4	119.3	122.8	127.2	130.1
Goods	105.6	105.8	107.7	111.1	113.9	115.8	118.0	119.7

Overall Economy (% change from last period)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP (real)	4.2%	3.9%	5.6%	5.5%	1.6%	3.2%	2.3%	3.1%
Employees	2.8%	2.0%	1.5%	3.7%	2.3%	2.3%	1.8%	0.9%
Average Salary	2.0%	1.5%	1.2%	2.4%	1.7%	2.0%	1.4%	2.2%
Consumer Spending	6.3%	4.0%	5.6%	6.3%	4.5%	5.5%	4.8%	4.9%
Prices	1.6%	0.9%	1.7%	2.7%	2.6%	2.2%	2.8%	1.9%

Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
Additional Canadian Economy Information: http://strategis.gc.ca (under Economic Analysis, Monthly Economic Indicators).
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM database, as of March 2005.

Table 1-2: Communications Service Industries

GDP (Value Added) (millions of 1997 dollars)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Communications Services
Telecommunications Services	14739	15737	18169	20512	22424	23838	24245	24808
Broadcast Distribution	1613	1569	1639	1718	1881	1905	1932	1988

Employees (thousands)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Communications Services	113.8	115.9	116.2	118.4	119.5	119.8	126.4	130.9
Telecommunications Services	99.5	101.3	101.4	103.7	104.9	105.1	110.8	114.3
Broadcast Distribution	14.3	14.6	14.9	14.7	14.6	14.7	15.6	16.5

Average Salary (current dollars)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Communications Services	44910	44755	44834	45109	44937	46257	46331	47037
Telecommunications Services	45225	45085	45318	45688	45285	46560	46639	47588
Broadcast Distribution	42726	42455	41534	41032	42435	44097	44145	43236

Prices (CPI 1992=100)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004

Communications Services
Telecomunications Services	111.0	114.3	109.3	111.4	115.8	117.2	117.4	117.8

Capital Expenditures (millions of current dollars)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Communications Services	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	7598.3	6268.7	7076.3

Analytical Table

Communications Services (% of Canadian Total)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Capital Expenditures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	3.6%	2.8%	2.9%
Employees	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	1.0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.0%	1.0%
Average Salary	138%	136%	135%	132%	130%	131%	129%	128%

Telecommunications Services (% of Canadian Total)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP	1.8%	1.9%	2.0%	2.2%	2.3%	2.4%	2.4%	2.4%
Employees	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.9%
Average Salary	139%	137%	136%	134%	131%	132%	129.9%	129.7%

Broadcast Distribution (% of Canadian Total)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
Employees	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Average Salary	132%	129%	125%	120%	122%	125%	123%	118%

Communications Services (% change from last year)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Capital Expenditures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	(17.5)%	12.9%
Employees	(0.4)%	1.8%	0.3%	1.9%	0.9%	0.3%	5.5%	3.5%
Average Salary	1.7%	(0.3)%	0.2%	0.6%	(0.4)%	2.9%	0.2%	1.5%

Telecommunications Services (% change from last year)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP	N/A	6.8%	15.5%	12.9%	9.3%	6.3%	1.7%	2.3%
Employees	(0.4)%	1.8%	0.1%	2.3%	1.1%	0.2%	5.5%	3.2%
Average Salary	1.8%	(0.3)%	0.5%	0.8%	(0.9)%	2.8%	0.2%	2.0%
Prices	4.3%	3.0%	(4.4)%	1.9%	3.9%	1.2%	0.2%	0.3%

Broadcast Distribution (% change from last year)
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
GDP	N/A	(2.7)%	4.5%	4.8%	9.5%	1.3%	1.4%	2.9%
Employees	(0.2)%	1.6%	2.2%	(0.9)%	(0.8)%	0.7%	6.1%	6.2%
Average Salary	0.9%	(0.6)%	(2.2)%	(1.2)%	3.4%	3.9%	0.1%	(2.1)%
Prices	3.1%	7.4%	5.5%	3.8%	3.6%	4.7%	4.8%	3.8%

Numbers may not add up due to rounding.
N/A: Not available.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM database, as of March 2005.

Footnotes

1. This reference tool uses available data on the communications service industries based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), which includes telecommunications services and broadcast distribution. See Appendix A for a detailed breakdown of each industry segment. NAICS is the most up-to-date industry classification in use and is jointly developed by Canada, the United States and Mexico. It reflects the industrial structure of the North American economy using reference years 1997 and 2002. The system allows for a more comprehensive coverage of the industry than the previous 1980 Canadian Standard Industrial Classification (SIC).

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