These statistics are for the Custom compounding industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 325991.
| Year | Establishments | Shipments ($ millions) |
Employment | Imports ($ millions) |
Exports ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Industry Canada estimates Source: Statistics Canada Note: Principal Statistics — The step changes in establishments observed in 2000 and 2004 were due to changes by Statistics Canada in the minimum threshold size necessary for inclusion of establishments in the annual data. These changes had only minor impacts on other principal statistics. |
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| 2000 | 41 | 932 | 1 501 | 470 | 60 |
| 2001 | 45 | 847 | 1 522 | 426 | 45 |
| 2002 | 44 | 875 | 1 306 | 478 | 46 |
| 2003 | 43 | 840 | 1 424 | 477 | 34 |
| 2004 | 58 | 816 | 1 206 | 486 | 34 |
| 2005 | 54 | 847 | 1 175 | 487 | 30 |
| 2006 | 54 | 877 | 1 206 | 466 | 25 |
| 2007 | 51 | 781 | 1 127 | 435 | 20 |
| 2008 | 511 | 7901 | 1 080 1 | 355 | 14 |
| 2009 | 511 | 7001 | 9601 | 253 | 14 |
This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the custom mixing and blending of purchased plastics resins; and compounding plastics resins from recycled plastics products.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in: