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Table 5-2
Book publishing for Ontario — Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry

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Detailed financial statistics � Surveyed portion of industry
  2004 r 2006
Number of establishments 53 81
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 1,271,558 1,296,803
Sales in Canada 1,021,230 1,036,586
Of publishers' own titles 549,609 574,179
Educational 288,444 322,988
Children's books 43,192 40,071
Other trade, all formats 174,611 173,638
Other 1 43,362 37,482
As exclusive agents 471,622 462,407
Educational 222,063 201,231
Children's books 90,260 91,248
Other trade, all formats 139,520 148,345
Other 1 19,779 21,583
Exports and other foreign sales 174,542 163,493
Other revenue 2 75,785 96,723
Total operating expenses 1,100,834 1,137,340
Cost of titles sold 535,803 598,448
Other operating expenses 565,031 538,892
Operating profit 170,723 159,463
  percent
Operating profit margin 13.4 12.3
Proportion of establishments with an operating profit 62.2 77.8
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 201,579 225,603
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.