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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.
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
|
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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
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Average Salary (current dollars per year)
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
Overall Economy
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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
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Consumer Spending (millions of current dollars )
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
Overall Economy
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510695
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531169
|
560884
|
596009
|
622903
|
657302
|
688707
|
722631
|
Services
|
274625
|
286329
|
300684
|
318672
|
332879
|
349846
|
368976
|
389891
|
Goods
|
236070
|
244840
|
260200
|
277337
|
290024
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307456
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319731
|
332740
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Prices (CPI 1992=100)
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
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2003
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2004
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All Items
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107.6
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108.6
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110.5
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113.5
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116.4
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119.0
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122.3
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124.6
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Services
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109.9
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111.9
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113.8
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116.4
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119.3
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122.8
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127.2
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130.1
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Goods
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105.6
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105.8
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107.7
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111.1
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113.9
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115.8
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118.0
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119.7
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Overall Economy (% change from last period)
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
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2004
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GDP (real)
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4.2%
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3.9%
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5.6%
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5.5%
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1.6%
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3.2%
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2.3%
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3.1%
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Employees
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2.8%
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2.0%
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1.5%
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3.7%
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2.3%
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2.3%
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1.8%
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0.9%
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Average Salary
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2.0%
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1.5%
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1.2%
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2.4%
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1.7%
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2.0%
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1.4%
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2.2%
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Consumer Spending
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6.3%
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4.0%
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5.6%
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6.3%
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4.5%
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5.5%
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4.8%
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4.9%
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Prices
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1.6%
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0.9%
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1.7%
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2.7%
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2.6%
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2.2%
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2.8%
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1.9%
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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.
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Table 1-2: Communications Service Industries
GDP (Value Added) (millions of 1997 dollars)
|
1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Communications Services
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Telecommunications Services
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14739
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15737
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18169
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20512
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22424
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23838
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24245
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24808
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Broadcast Distribution
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1613
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1569
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1639
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1718
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1881
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1905
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1932
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1988
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Employees (thousands)
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1997
|
1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Communications Services
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113.8
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115.9
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116.2
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118.4
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119.5
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119.8
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126.4
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130.9
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Telecommunications Services
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99.5
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101.3
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101.4
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103.7
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104.9
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105.1
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110.8
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114.3
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Broadcast Distribution
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14.3
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14.6
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14.9
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14.7
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14.6
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14.7
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15.6
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16.5
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Average Salary (current dollars)
|
1997
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1998
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1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
|
2003
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2004
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Communications Services
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44910
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44755
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44834
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45109
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44937
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46257
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46331
|
47037
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Telecommunications Services
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45225
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45085
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45318
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45688
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45285
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46560
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46639
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47588
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Broadcast Distribution
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42726
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42455
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41534
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41032
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42435
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44097
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44145
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43236
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Prices (CPI 1992=100)
|
1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Communications Services
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Telecomunications Services
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111.0
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114.3
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109.3
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111.4
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115.8
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117.2
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117.4
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117.8
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Capital Expenditures (millions of current dollars)
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Communications Services
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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7598.3
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6268.7
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7076.3
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Analytical Table
Communications Services (% of Canadian Total)
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Capital Expenditures
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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N/A
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3.6%
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2.8%
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2.9%
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Employees
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1.0%
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1.0%
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1.0%
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1.0%
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0.9%
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0.9%
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1.0%
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1.0%
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Average Salary
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138%
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136%
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135%
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132%
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130%
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131%
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129%
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128%
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Telecommunications Services (% of Canadian Total)
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
|
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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GDP
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1.8%
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1.9%
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2.0%
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2.2%
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2.3%
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2.4%
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2.4%
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2.4%
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Employees
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0.9%
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0.9%
|
0.8%
|
0.8%
|
0.8%
|
0.8%
|
0.8%
|
0.9%
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Average Salary
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139%
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137%
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136%
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134%
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131%
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132%
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129.9%
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129.7%
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Broadcast Distribution (% of Canadian Total)
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1997
|
1998
|
1999
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2000
|
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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GDP
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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0.2%
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Employees
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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0.1%
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Average Salary
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132%
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129%
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125%
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120%
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122%
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125%
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123%
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118%
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Communications Services (% change from last year)
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1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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Capital Expenditures
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N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A
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N/A
|
N/A
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N/A
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(17.5)%
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12.9%
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Employees
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(0.4)%
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1.8%
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0.3%
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1.9%
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0.9%
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0.3%
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5.5%
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3.5%
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Average Salary
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1.7%
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(0.3)%
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0.2%
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0.6%
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(0.4)%
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2.9%
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0.2%
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1.5%
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Telecommunications Services (% change from last year)
|
1997
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1998
|
1999
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2000
|
2001
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2002
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2003
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2004
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GDP
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N/A
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6.8%
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15.5%
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12.9%
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9.3%
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6.3%
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1.7%
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2.3%
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Employees
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(0.4)%
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1.8%
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0.1%
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2.3%
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1.1%
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0.2%
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5.5%
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3.2%
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Average Salary
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1.8%
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(0.3)%
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0.5%
|
0.8%
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(0.9)%
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2.8%
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0.2%
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2.0%
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Prices
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4.3%
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3.0%
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(4.4)%
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1.9%
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3.9%
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1.2%
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0.2%
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0.3%
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Broadcast Distribution (% change from last year)
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1997
|
1998
|
1999
|
2000
|
2001
|
2002
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2003
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2004
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GDP
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N/A
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(2.7)%
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4.5%
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4.8%
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9.5%
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1.3%
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1.4%
|
2.9%
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Employees
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(0.2)%
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1.6%
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2.2%
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(0.9)%
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(0.8)%
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0.7%
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6.1%
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6.2%
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Average Salary
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0.9%
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(0.6)%
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(2.2)%
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(1.2)%
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3.4%
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3.9%
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0.1%
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(2.1)%
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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.
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Footnotes
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