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The ten leading industries, 1944, compared by rank, significant years, 1922 to 1944
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| Rank in | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 1943 | 1942 | 1939 | 1937 | 1933 | 1929 | 1922 | |
| Slaughtering and meat packing | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Non-ferrous metal smelting and refining | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Miscellaneous chemical products | 3 | 2 | 5 | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| Aircraft | 4 | 8 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pulp and paper | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shipbuilding and repairs | 6 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Automobiles | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 6 |
| Electrical apparatus and supplies | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 17 |
| Miscellaneous iron and steel products | 9 | 5 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Butter and cheese | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Note: A dash indicates that the industry did not rank among the forty leading industries. | ||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||||||
