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Indexes of the volume of manufacturing production for the groups of the purpose classiflcation, significant years, 1933 to 1944

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Indexes of the volume of manufacturing production for the groups of the purpose classiflcation, significant years, 1933 to 1944
  1923 1929 1933 1939 1942 1943 1944
  number
Food 73.7 89.4 79.9 107.0 130.6 135.7 147.5
Breadstuffs 81.0 98.7 84.3 106.9 130.9 138.7 141.5
Fish 108.5 114.1 86.7 98.8 145.4 131.9 125.5
Fruit and vegetable preparations 32.9 70.8 64.5 109.9 123.0 107.0 151.3
Meats 72.7 78.5 76.2 106.0 153.1 165.3 196.6
Milk products 69.8 77.2 78.7 107.3 136.5 145.5 147.1
Oils and fats 52.0 40.9 41.9 156.4 296.4 314.0 321.2
Sugar 79.2 88.5 82.5 109.4 76.9 83.3 98.8
Infusions 64.4 75.0 82.5 105.8 145.3 156.2 172.6
Miscellaneous 46.5 67.4 66.5 110.4 * * *
Clothing 69.2 95.8 81.7 108.2 142.7 134.9 135.7
Boots and shoes 73.0 100.6 80.0 113.4 114.1 107.9 112.6
Fur goods 41.1 97.6 81.0 118.3 157.5 169.7 171.1
Garments and personal furnishings 75.3 94.2 80.2 103.1 166.5 153.9 146.5
Gloves and mittens 59.2 84.0 76.4 100.4 166.4 167.1 179.7
Hats and caps 58.6 95.3 74.3 104.5 133.8 130.9 122.4
Knitted goods 64.8 86.1 83.1 112.4 124.0 118.2 119.5
Waterproofs 48.9 89.8 65.7 100.4 329.2 250.0 171.4
Drink and tobacco 50.1 92.6 63.4 111.6 171.2 167.9 193 0
Beverages, alcoholic 49.5 105.9 60.5 102.8 179.2 165.8 199.3
Beverages, non-alcoholic 35.9 61.3 54.9 136.4 179.9 178.6 207.8
Tobacco 55.3 90.7 77.1 111.3 162.7 170.6 184.0
Personal utilities 85.1 101.5 70.7 108.5 144.6 141.7 143.9
Jewellery and time-pieces 78.4 88.5 67.7 108.1 161.8 140.0 148.3
Recreational supplies 193.3 176.7 48.2 114.1 131.8 152.4 170.3
Personal utilities 56.1 79.8 78.1 107.5 139.6 142.6 139.8
House furnishings 62.1 108.3 68.7 106.5 149.4 149.7 153.6
Books and stationery 56.1 79.3 73.5 104.7 106 6 107.2 110.1
Producers materials 69.3 101.8 63.6 106.9 172.3 172.7 164.4
Farm materials (fertilizers) 8.0 13.4 51.7 124.8 159.2 204.5 226.3
Manufacturers materials 58.7 88.1 64.4 105.6 167.8 169.1 159.7
Building materials 109.3 152.9 58.8 111.2 167.1 154.8 156.2
General materials 86.0 120.3 69.3 108.5 183.7 190.0 198.7
Industrial Equipment 64.3 109.2 59.2 105.1 222.8 257.0 237.6
Farming equipment 97.7 144.7 43.3 85.1 206.6 240.7 226.3
Manufacturing equipment 66.5 101.3 44.9 107.6 284.3 293.5 271.4
Trading equipment 55.2 77.2 80.0 107.7 - - -
Service equipment 67.7 75.8 72.5 100.4 166.2 317.8 240.0
Light, heat and power equipment 46.6 104.8 61.7 105.0 196.6 220.7 224.5
General equipment 74.2 114.4 58.5 106.4 260.5 292.8 256.5
Vehicles and vessels 77.4 142.6 57.7 97.4 310.2 373.0 369.5
Miscellaneous 45.0 66.2 59 9 115.5 430.9 405.1 362.4
Total, all manufactures 67.5 101.4 67.7 106.3 179.9 187.7 180.8
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.