Profiling the Manufacturing Sector in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Profiling the Manufacturing Sector in Newfoundland and Labrador was prepared by the Economics and Statistics Branch, Department of Finance for Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Newfoundland and Labrador. All data are current as of January 2003. The Economics and Statistics Branch can be reached as follows:

Economics and Statistics Branch
Department of Finance
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 8700
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6

Telephone: (709) 729-3255

Facsimile: (709) 729-6944

e-mail: infoera@gov.nl.ca

To visit the web sites of the Economics and Statistics Branch:

Economic Research and Analysis Division www.economics.gov.nl.ca
Newfoundland and Labrador Statistics Agency www.stats.gov.nl.ca

Copies of this report can be obtained by contacting:

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, Newfoundland and Labrador
1st Floor, Parsons Building
90 O’Leary Avenue
St. John’s, NL A1B 2C7
Telephone (709) 772-3682
Facsimile: (709) 772-3213


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.0	INTRODUCTION
	1.1	Background
	1.2	Facilitating Manufacturing Growth
	1.3	Methodology
	1.4	Relevance of this Study
2.0	MANUFACTURING STATISTICAL PROFILE
	2.1	Introduction
	2.2	Gross Domestic Product
	2.3	Shipment Value
	2.4	Trade Flows
	2.5	Employment
	2.6	EI Program Usage
	2.7	Labour Income
	2.8	Productivity
	2.9	Number of Firms and Firm Size
	2.10	Revenues and Cost Structure
	2.11	Capital Investment
	2.12	Labour Relations Environment
3.0	MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE
	3.1	Introduction and Summary
	3.2	Overview of Performance Indicators
		Indicator No. 1: Growth in Manufacturing Real GDP
		Indicator No. 2: Growth in Real Manufactured Exports
		Indicator No. 3: Change in Manufacturers’ Selling Prices
		Indicator No. 4: Labour Productivity Growth in Manufacturing
		Indicator No. 5: Change in Manufacturers' Unit Labour Costs
		Indicator No. 6: Manufacturers’ Before-Tax Profit Margins
		Indicator No. 7: Investment in Machinery and Equipment as a Percent of Real GDP in Manufacturing
		Indicator No. 8: Skills Training Investment as a Percent of Payroll
		Indicator No. 9: R&D Investment as a Percent of Real GDP in the Business Sector
		Indicator No. 10: Rate of New Product Commercialization in the Business Sector
4.0	ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MANUFACTURING
	4.1	Introduction
	4.2	Real GDP Impacts
	4.3	Employment Impacts
	4.4	Real Labour Income Impacts
	4.5	Overview of Indirect Impacts
		4.5.1 Indirect Real GDP Impacts
		4.5.2 Indirect Employment Impacts
5.0	CONCLUDING COMMENTS
Appendix A			Summary Note - Canada’s Excellence Gap: Benchmarking the Performance of Canadian Industry Against the G-7
Appendix B			Manufacturing Statistical Data
Appendix C			Indirect Impacts by Industry

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