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Table 7-2
Book publishing industry for British Columbia — Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry

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Detailed financial statistics � Surveyed portion of industry
  2004 r 2006
Number of establishments 66 56
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 106,487 107,736
Sales in Canada 68,340 66,344
Of publishers' own titles x x
Educational x x
Children's books x x
Other trade, all formats x x
Other 1 x x
As exclusive agents x x
Educational x x
Children's books x x
Other trade, all formats x x
Other 1 x x
Exports and other foreign sales 21,561 26,259
Other revenue 2 16,586 15,133
Total operating expenses 103,266 103,179
Cost of titles sold 23,178 26,624
Other operating expenses 80,088 76,555
Operating profit 3,221 4,557
  percent
Operating profit margin 3.0 4.2
Proportion of establishments with an operating profit 68.0 69.6
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 21,884 25,244
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.