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Table 10-2
Profile of Canadian-controlled establishments in Canada — Surveyed portion of industry

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Surveyed portion of industry
  2004 r 2006
Number of establishments 314 282
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 1,128,010 1,127,574
Sales in Canada 732,441 765,562
Of publishers' own titles 570,794 595,994
Educational 223,482 249,378
Children's books 52,710 52,218
Other trade, all formats 198,248 201,762
Other 1 96,354 92,636
As exclusive agents 161,647 169,569
Educational 84,733 83,916
Children's books 39,566 30,075
Other trade, all formats 30,448 46,417
Other 1 6,900 9,161
Exports and other foreign sales 230,930 231,222
Other revenue 2 164,639 130,790
Total operating expenses 1,018,187 1,033,485
Cost of titles sold 434,108 503,453
Other operating expenses 584,079 530,031
Operating profit 109,824 94,089
  percent
Operating profit margin 9.7 8.3
Proportion of establishments with an operating profit 67.0 76.4
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 199,976 208,135
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.