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Table 4-2
Book publishing industry for Quebec — Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry

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Detailed financial statistics � Surveyed portion of industry
  2004 r 2006
Number of establishments 125 97
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 520,036 534,295
Sales in Canada 322,959 352,748
Of publishers' own titles 277,110 297,326
Educational 107,898 118,712
Children's books 25,751 29,292
Other trade, all formats 79,497 83,121
Other 1 63,965 66,200
As exclusive agents 45,849 55,422
Educational 12,143 12,350
Children's books 12,209 15,251
Other trade, all formats 16,659 18,186
Other 1 4,839 9,635
Exports and other foreign sales 32,040 37,669
Other revenue 2 165,038 143,879
Total operating expenses 478,448 491,090
Cost of titles sold 193,333 198,516
Other operating expenses 285,116 292,574
Operating profit 41,588 43,206
  percent
Operating profit margin 8.0 8.1
Proportion of establishments with an operating profit 70.0 84.5
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 81,883 81,543
Other includes scholarly, reference, professional and technical categories.
Other revenue includes revenue from grants, sales of rights, sales of other goods and services produced and tax credit programs.
Note(s):
When making inter-year comparisons, users are advised to note changes in proportions of the industry surveyed. Results for the firms classified under code 51113 in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). See "Data sources, definitions and methodology" at the end of tables for definition of terms. Due to rounding, components may not add to total. The smallest firms, in terms of revenues earned, are not included in the estimates. These firms account for a relatively small portion of total industry revenues.