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Table 11-2
Profile of foreign-controlled establishments in Canada — Surveyed portion of industry

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Surveyed portion of industry
  2004 r 2006
Number of establishments 10 11
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 830,975 874,363
Sales in Canada 722,089 736,608
Of publishers' own titles 317,907 347,502
Educational 181,731 203,128
Children's books x x
Other trade, all formats 81,291 84,323
Other 1 x x
As exclusive agents 404,182 389,106
Educational 150,870 129,681
Children's books 90,016 92,177
Other trade, all formats 144,644 144,292
Other 1 18,652 22,955
Exports and other foreign sales 3,498 2,477
Other revenue 2 105,388 135,279
Total operating expenses 725,499 758,069
Cost of titles sold 341,553 344,088
Other operating expenses 383,946 413,981
Operating profit 105,477 116,295
  percent
Operating profit margin 12.7 13.3
Proportion of establishments with an operating profit 90.0 90.9
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 124,778 141,447
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.