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| October 2005 | September 2006 | October 2006 | September 2006 to October 2006 | October 2005 to October 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | % | ||||
| Canada – All industries | 542,191.3 | 549,890.9 | 551,180.0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Goods-producing sector | 153,096.4 | 150,832.4 | 149,780.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 |
| Agriculture | 15,556.2 | 15,008.5 | 14,709.2 | -2.0 | -5.4 |
| Forestry, fishing, mining, oil and gas | 13,213.7 | 13,708.1 | 13,806.0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| Utilities | 4,455.0 | 4,329.3 | 4,456.5 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Construction | 38,916.7 | 38,979.1 | 39,784.1 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Manufacturing | 80,954.9 | 78,807.3 | 77,024.6 | -2.3 | -4.9 |
| Services-producing sector | 388,749.0 | 398,616.6 | 400,454.4 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Trade | 82,710.0 | 83,837.8 | 83,773.0 | -0.1 | 1.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 29,775.8 | 29,205.3 | 30,026.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing | 32,782.5 | 35,237.9 | 35,366.2 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 38,620.5 | 38,716.1 | 38,388.8 | -0.8 | -0.6 |
| Business, building and other support services1 | 20,909.3 | 22,102.6 | 22,687.3 | 2.6 | 8.5 |
| Educational services | 30,843.4 | 32,987.3 | 33,666.9 | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 51,852.2 | 54,347.7 | 53,820.9 | -1.0 | 3.8 |
| Information, culture and recreation | 22,736.5 | 22,772.1 | 22,795.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Accommodation and food services | 28,718.0 | 29,649.2 | 29,893.7 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| Other services | 22,984.0 | 22,721.0 | 22,841.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Public administration | 26,816.7 | 27,039.7 | 27,193.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 1. Formerly Management of companies, administrative and other support services. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0092. Last modified: 2006-11-03. | |||||
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