Accounting and bookkeeping, by province

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Accounting and bookkeeping, by province
(Canada)
	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
	$ millions
Canada
Operating revenue	8,157.6	7,854.6	8,244.0	8,713.7	9,928.4
Operating expenses	5,798.0	5,550.6	5,837.7	6,097.7	6,930.8
Salaries, wages and benefits	3,240.9	3,046.6	3,028.6	3,236.2	3,549.2
	%
Operating profit margin	28.9	29.3	29.2	30.0	30.2
	number
Active establishments	21,783	23,827	24,544	25,953	27,425
Notes: - North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002 - 54121. - Estimates for the most recent year are preliminary. Preliminary data are subject to revision. Due to rounding, components may not add to total (where applicable). - Operating revenue excludes investment income, capital gains, extraordinary gains and other non-recurring items. - Operating expenses exclude write-offs, capital losses, extraordinary losses, interest on borrowing, and other non-recurring items. - Salaries, wages and benefits include vacation pay and commissions for all employees for whom a T4 slip was completed and the employer portion of employee benefits for items such as Canada/Québec Pension Plan or Employment Insurance premiums. - Operating profit margin is derived as follows: operating revenue minus operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of operating revenue. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 360-0007 and Catalogue no. 63-018-X. Last modified: 2007-03-14.

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