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Table 1
Summary statistics for the book publishing industry, all establishments, by province and territory, 2008
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Summary statistics for the book publishing industry, all establishments, by province and territory, 2008
  Operating revenue Operating expenses Salaries, wages and benefits Operating profit Operating profit margin
  thousands of dollars percent
2008 p  
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,753 2,689 756 65 2.3
Prince Edward Island x x x x x
Nova Scotia 5,829 5,115 1,157 714 12.3
New Brunswick 6,251 5,786 2,171 465 7.4
Quebec 643,942 572,125 101,144 71,817 11.2
Ontario 1,337,695 1,216,165 275,415 121,530 9.1
Manitoba 6,892 6,405 1,676 487 7.1
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Alberta 36,458 33,381 9,108 3,077 8.4
British Columbia 76,776 69,041 14,561 7,735 10.1
Territories 2 x x x x x
Canada 2,118,182 1,912,220 406,372 205,963 9.7
2007 r  
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,885 2,466 776 418 14.5
Prince Edward Island x x x x x
Nova Scotia 6,315 6,045 1,079 271 4.3
New Brunswick 4,927 4,874 2,127 54 1.1
Quebec 660,021 601,550 104,006 58,472 8.9
Ontario 1,353,988 1,183,354 268,872 170,634 12.6
Manitoba 6,606 6,648 1,775 -42 -0.6
Saskatchewan x x x x x
Alberta 39,363 37,544 10,948 1,818 4.6
British Columbia 79,403 74,133 19,810 5,271 6.6
Territories 2 x x x x x
Canada 2,155,065 1,918,249 409,837 236,816 11.0
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 2,667 203 4.0
Quebec 596,767 544,579 92,268 52,188 8.7
Ontario 1,346,282 1,189,036 258,831 157,247 11.7
Manitoba 7,170 6,697 1,736 473 6.6
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 2,131,451 1,910,816 396,911 220,636 10.4
Estimates for the most recent year are preliminary. Preliminary data are subject to revision.
Territories include: Yukon, 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.