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NAICS 325 - Chemicals and chemical products

These statistics are for the Chemicals and chemical products industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325.

Principal statistics**
	Establishments	Shipments, $B	Employment	Imports, $B	Exports, $B
1995	1 305	30.07	88 941	18.31	13.36
1996	1 402	30.25	90 661	19.65	13.83
1997	1 371	32.49	90 948	22.20	15.60
1998	1 346	31.37	94 478	24.82	15.45
1999	1 274	32.39	92 576	26.91	16.11
2000	2 061	37.16	83 252	29.17	18.61
2001	2 067	38.41	87 861	31.08	19.84
2002	2 145	40.52	88 129	32.89	20.21
2003	2 122	42.69	92 166	33.23	20.40
2004	2 122*	47.47*	92 170*	35.45	24.26

Source: Statistics Canada
* Industry Canada estimates
** Beginning in 2000, data includes very small establishments. This accounts for the large jump in establishments, and for part of the increase in shipments and employment.

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing chemicals and chemical preparations, from organic and inorganic raw materials.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:

field processing of crude petroleum and natural gas (211, Oil and Gas Extraction)
beneficiating mineral ores (212, Mining (except Oil and Gas))
processing crude petroleum and coal (324, Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing)
smelting and refining ores and concentrates (331, Primary Metal Manufacturing)


		Created: 2005-05-24 Updated: 2005-10-03	Top of Page	Important Notices