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Profits of 709 industrial companies before deduction of income and excess profits taxes, by industries, 1936 to 1945
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| Companies | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ millions | |||||
| Grain mill products | 7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | - | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| Food | 52 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 19.4 | 17.6 |
| Drink | 15 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 9.1 |
| Tobacco | 3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| Leather | 14 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Rubber | 7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Textiles (primary) | 37 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 13.0 | 20.7 |
| Clothing | 32 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Wood products (inch logging) | 21 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| Pulp and paper | 25 | 2.2 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 10.6 | 29.0 |
| Paper products | 26 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.7 |
| Printing and publishing | 14 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Iron, steel and products (excluding machinery) | 55 | 7.3 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 22.8 |
| Machinery | 60 | 7.3 | 15.4 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 24.8 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment | 27 | 5.2 | 9.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 14.0 |
| Gold mining | 39 | 45.4 | 47.5 | 51.0 | 52.1 | 55.0 |
| Other non-ferrous metals | 18 | 72.9 | 102.9 | 69.5 | 86.3 | 101.9 |
| Non-metallic minerals (excluding fuels) | 23 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.5 |
| Coal and natural gas | 16 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.8 |
| Petroleum | 1 | 35.6 | 38.9 | 36.1 | 33.2 | 34.1 |
| Chemicals | 29 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 11.1 | 15.7 | 18.6 |
| Paints and polishes | 13 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Wholesale trade and service | 67 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 7.8 |
| Retail trade and service | 34 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 7.6 | 10.0 |
| Electric utilities | 23 | 14.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 21.3 |
| Communications | 6 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 12.6 |
| Transportation and storage | 20 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| Grain elevators | 15 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Total | 709 | 271.2 | 345.1 | 286.3 | 354.6 | 452.5 |
| Note: Figures are for the respective fiscal years ended nearest to December 31 of the year stated. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book 1947. | ||||||
