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Table 8-2
Book publishing industry for British Columbia
3 — Detailed financial statistics – Surveyed portion of industry

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Detailed financial statistics � Surveyed portion of industry
  2006 r 2008
  thousands of dollars
Total operating revenue 107,736 72,873
Sales in Canada 66,344 34,828
Of publishers' own titles x x
Educational x 3,412
Children's books x x
Other trade, all formats x 18,847
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 26,259 18,965
Other revenue 2 15,133 19,080
Total operating expenses 103,179 65,927
Operating profit 4,557 6,946
  percent
Operating profit margin 4.2 9.5
  thousands of dollars
Salaries, wages and benefits 24,709 14,163
Other includes scholarly, reference, professional and technical books.
Other revenue includes revenue from grants, sales of rights, sales of other goods and services produced and tax credit programs.
Includes British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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.