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Bankruptcies and insolvencies, by industry and economic area, 1965
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| Atlantic provinces | Quebec | Ontario | Prairie provinces | British Columbia | Total | Total liabilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ thousands | ||||||
| Primary industries | 1 | 65 | 66 | 11 | 8 | 151 | 8,531 |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 202 | 125 | 10 | 7 | 316 | 11,208 |
| Foods and beverages | 1 | 11 | 9 | - | 1 | 22 | 1,015 |
| Textiles | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 5 | 2,000 |
| Clothing | - | 48 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 7,783 |
| Wood | 1 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 10,666 |
| Paper and allied industries | - | 18 | 20 | - | - | 38 | 1,827 |
| Primary and fabricated metal, machinery, transportation equipment, electrical products and non-metallic mineral products | - | 48 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 84 | 11,697 |
| Chemical | - | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 1,166 |
| Other industries | - | 25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 5,054 |
| Construction | 6 | 327 | 240 | 38 | 17 | 628 | 52,373 |
| General contractors | 4 | 121 | 91 | 15 | 12 | 243 | 27,962 |
| Special trade contractors | 2 | 206 | 149 | 23 | 5 | 385 | 24,411 |
| Transportation, communications and other utilities | - | 100 | 69 | 21 | 3 | 193 | 7,685 |
| Trade | 28 | 725 | 503 | 66 | 37 | 1,359 | 65,249 |
| Food | 6 | 137 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 211 | 8,131 |
| General merchandise | 3 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 3,937 |
| Automotive products | 7 | 191 | 128 | 20 | 16 | 362 | 12,004 |
| Apparel and shoes | 3 | 110 | 64 | 8 | 4 | 189 | 8,507 |
| Hardware | 3 | 71 | 56 | 11 | - | 141 | 12,826 |
| Household furniture and appliances | 3 | 74 | 57 | 7 | 4 | 145 | 5,573 |
| Drugs | - | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1,181 |
| Other trades | 3 | 120 | 100 | 8 | 8 | 239 | 13,090 |
| Finance, insurance and real estate | - | 16 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 192,833 |
| Service | 6 | 283 | 183 | 16 | 15 | 503 | 25,771 |
| Education, health and welfare | - | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1,349 |
| Recreational | 1 | 33 | 13 | - | 5 | 52 | 4,184 |
| Business | - | 28 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 3,051 |
| Personal | 5 | 188 | 120 | 10 | 5 | 328 | 13,718 |
| Other | - | 20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 3,469 |
| Total | 43 | 1,748 | 1,218 | 166 | 90 | 3,295 | 393,650 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | |||||||
