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Statistics of manufactures, by type of industry, 1915
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| Establish-ments | Capital | Employees on wages | Wages paid | Cost of materials | Value of products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | |||
| All industries | ||||||
| Food products | 6,472 | 199,205,254 | 55,085 | 22,026,238 | 301,618,217 | 388,815,362 |
| Textiles | 2,671 | 126,490,509 | 68,624 | 27,044,812 | 81,429,429 | 144,686,605 |
| Iron and steel products | 851 | 195,877,015 | 53,678 | 27,267,716 | 59,207,670 | 120,422,420 |
| Timber, lumber and re-manufactures | 3,187 | 263,588,882 | 63,663 | 28,964,555 | 59,212,349 | 123,396,686 |
| Leather and its finished products | 524 | 60,269,498 | 20,307 | 10,306,114 | 45,201,497 | 71,036,644 |
| Paper and printing | 1,306 | 138,544,786 | 30,817 | 18,780,569 | 29,324,906 | 74,038,398 |
| Liquors and beverages | 341 | 52,283,857 | 4,376 | 2,961,993 | 10,129,252 | 34,859,927 |
| Chemicals and allied products | 255 | 52,248,588 | 10,436 | 5,413,846 | 24,930,308 | 45,410,486 |
| Clay, glass and stone products | 772 | 96,376,573 | 14,498 | 8,249,184 | 10,971,641 | 27,244,813 |
| Metals and metal products other than steel | 1,173 | 174,621,994 | 27,011 | 17,557,632 | 45,931,080 | 90,943,278 |
| Tobacco and its manufactures | 166 | 23,066,898 | 8,532 | 3,083,000 | 16,017,707 | 28,987,250 |
| Vehicles for land transportation | 464 | 125,965,499 | 34,195 | 18,637,539 | 40,547,113 | 73,878,212 |
| Vessels for water transportation | 103 | 12,331,341 | 5,261 | 2,467,074 | 3,035,857 | 8,419,648 |
| Miscellaneous industries | 1,437 | 441,132,723 | 47,901 | 25,934,136 | 56,324,658 | 134,268,231 |
| Hand trades | 1,584 | 32,099,855 | 17,816 | 10,761,802 | 18,254,178 | 40,729,180 |
| Total | 21,306 | 1,994,103,272 | 462,200 | 229,456,210 | 802,135,862 | 1,407,137,140 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | ||||||
