These statistics are for the Explosives industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 32592.
| Year | Establishments | Shipments ($ millions) | Employment | Imports ($ millions) | Exports ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada estimates Source: Statistics Canada Note: The step change in establishments observed in 2004 was due to a change by Statistics Canada in the minimum threshold size necessary for inclusion of establishments in the annual data. This change had only a minor impact on other principal statistics. | |||||
| 2003 | 37 | 270 | 593 | 103 | 106 |
| 2004 | 40 | 301 | 1 389 | 136 | 134 |
| 2005 | 34 | 268 | 869 | 151 | 135 |
| 2006 | 35 | 284 | 808 | 148 | 151 |
| 2007 | 32 | 223 | 686 | 159 | 142 |
| 2008 | 28 | 193 | 771 | 169 | 158 |
| 2009 | 25 | 209 | 901 | 135 | 183 |
| 2010 | 25* | 210* | 780* | 189 | 224 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing explosive preparations, detonators for explosives, and explosive devices, except ammunition.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:
- manufacturing pyrotechnics (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
- manufacturing ammunition and detonators for ammunition (33299, All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing)
Examples:
- Azides explosive materials
- Blasting accessories (for example, blasting caps, fuses, ignitors, squibbs)
- Blasting powders
- Caps, blasting and detonating
- Detonators (except ammunition)
- Dynamite
- Fuses, detonating and safety
- Gunpowder
- Nitroglycerin explosives
- TNT (trinitrotoluene)