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Table 1
Summary statistics for the book publishing industry, all establishments, by province and territory, 2007
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Summary statistics for the book publishing industry, all establishments, by province and territory, 2007
  Operating revenue Operating expenses Salaries, wages and benefits Operating profit Operating profit margin
  thousands of dollars percent
2007  
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,885 2,466 776 418 14.5
Prince Edward Island x x x x x
Nova Scotia 6,536 6,265 1,131 271 4.1
New Brunswick 4,927 4,874 2,798 54 1.1
Quebec 620,897 558,686 98,580 62,211 10.0
Ontario 1,362,617 1,191,806 268,444 170,811 12.5
Manitoba 5,934 5,987 1,516 -53 -0.9
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Alberta 40,977 38,990 12,259 1,987 4.8
British Columbia 79,403 74,133 19,810 5,271 6.6
Territories 2 x x x x x
Canada 2,125,733 1,884,842 405,758 240,891 11.3
2006 r  
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,294 2,181 637 113 4.9
Prince Edward Island x x x x x
Nova Scotia 6,477 5,915 1,075 562 8.7
New Brunswick 5,016 4,813 2,668 203 4.0
Quebec 586,783 534,501 91,707 52,282 8.9
Ontario 1,346,282 1,189,036 258,831 157,247 11.7
Manitoba 6,159 5,913 1,426 246 4.0
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Alberta 49,456 45,916 13,224 3,540 7.2
British Columbia 116,564 110,174 26,115 6,390 5.5
Territories 2 x x x x x
Canada 2,120,456 1,899,953 396,040 220,503 10.4
2005 r  
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,447 2,201 726 246 10.0
Prince Edward Island x x x x x
Nova Scotia 6,459 5,994 1,124 465 7.2
New Brunswick 5,193 5,118 2,513 75 1.4
Quebec 588,991 518,268 95,358 70,724 12.0
Ontario 1,347,048 1,174,758 225,015 172,290 12.8
Manitoba 6,122 6,271 1,594 -149 -2.4
Saskatchewan 2,236 2,094 347 142 6.3
Alberta 44,225 42,362 13,342 1,862 4.2
British Columbia 141,008 131,285 25,283 9,723 6.9
Territories 2 x x x x x
Canada 2,144,171 1,888,728 365,327 255,443 11.9
Estimates for the most recent year are preliminary. Preliminary data are subject to revision.
Territories include: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note(s):
See "Data sources, definitions and methodology" at the end of tables for definition of terms. Due to rounding, numbers may not sum exactly to totals.