Canadian Industry Statistics (CIS)
Manufacturing Costs
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
Under this topic you will find a breakdown of manufacturing costs by
category for the Canadian Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
sector. This information can be used as a benchmark against your
manufacturing costs and can help you to identify trends in particular expense
categories.
In general, the three most important categories for manufacturing costs
are:
- cost of materials and supplies;
- cost of energy, water and vehicle fuel; and
- production worker wages.
Manufacturing costs in the Manufacturing sector were dominated in 2010 by
the costs of materials and supplies. Considering these costs are the major
factor in its manufacturing activities, this sector is vulnerable to any
fluctuation in the prices of materials and supplies.
Manufacturing costs in the Manufacturing sector were dominated in 2010 by the
costs of fuel and electricity. Considering these costs are the major factor in
its manufacturing activities, this sector is vulnerable to any fluctuation
in the prices of energy, water and vehicle fuel.
Manufacturing costs in the Manufacturing sector were dominated in 2010 by
the costs of labour. Considering these costs are the major factor in its
manufacturing activities, this sector is vulnerable to any fluctuation in
salaries and wages.
Manufacturing Costs by Category: 2010
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
The costs of materials and supplies (for manufacturing activities)
increased from $315.4 billion in 2001 to
$325.5 billion in 2010, or at a compound annual growth rate of
0.4%. Between 2009 and 2010 materials and supplies costs
increased 9.2%.
In 2010 production wage costs reached $47.6 billion
while energy, water and vehicle fuel costs were $15.0
billion.
Manufacturing Costs by Category: 2001-2010
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
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Total cost of energy, water utility and vehicle fuel was introduced
as a new variable in the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging beginning in
2004. In previous years, data for a similar variable, Cost of fuel and
electricity were published. In Canadian Industry Statistics these
variables are treated as a continuous variable, but readers should use caution
when interpreting trends, especially between 2003 and 2004, as the two measures
are not strictly comparable. The degree to which this conceptual change affects
the data will vary between industries.
The cost of energy, water and vehicle fuel increased from
$13.9 billion in 2001 to $15.0 billion in
2010, or at an average rate of 0.9% per year. Over the course of
the most recent year, a 4.7% increase was observed.
Cost of Energy, Water and Vehicle Fuel: 2001-2010
Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)
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The data in this section come from Statistics Canada's Annual Survey of Manufactures and
Logging. Data are available for the years 2001-2010.
Due to methodological changes to the Annual Survey of Manufactures and
Logging (summarized in the Data
Sources section of this site), caution should be used when interpreting
trends in the data presented below.
The salaries and wages expense category is analysed in greater detail in the
salaries and wages section of
Canadian Industry Statistics. For information on manufacturing
outputs, visit the manufacturing
production section.