State of Design: The Canadian Report 2010

Annex I: Tables

 

 

 

 

 

2008 PD&D Investment
  ($ billions) (% of sales)
  In–house Outsourced Total In–house Outsourced Total
Source: Industry Canada. Economic modelling based on data from Statistics Canada (Census, LFS and Input–Output tables), 2009.
Total manufacturing 28.29 10.38 38.67 4.7% 1.7% 6.4%
Industrial electronics 4.43 0.93 5.36 23.1% 4.8% 27.9%
Motor vehicle 1.02 2.85 3.87 2.2% 6.0% 8.2%
Chemical 2.33 1.03 3.35 4.5% 2.0% 6.6%
Machinery 2.52 0.55 3.07 7.5% 1.6% 9.2%
Aerospace 2.14 0.37 2.51 11.6% 2.0% 13.6%
Motor vehicle parts 1.64 0.44 2.08 7.5% 2.0% 9.5%
Primary metal 1.73 0.32 2.05 3.1% 0.6% 3.7%
Fabricated metal 1.51 0.36 1.87 4.1% 1.0% 5.1%
Paper 1.39 0.35 1.74 4.8% 1.2% 5.9%
Plastics and rubber 0.91 0.65 1.56 3.9% 2.8% 6.6%
Electrical equipment 1.26 0.25 1.51 12.1% 2.4% 14.5%
Petroleum and coal 1.02 0.36 1.38 1.3% 0.4% 1.7%
Food 0.65 0.62 1.27 0.8% 0.8% 1.6%
Furniture 1.01 0.21 1.23 7.7% 1.6% 9.3%
Printing and related support activities 0.66 0.19 0.85 6.3% 1.8% 8.0%
Wood 0.56 0.22 0.78 2.6% 1.0% 3.6%
Beverage and tobacco 0.44 0.22 0.66 4.1% 2.1% 6.2%
Non–metallic mineral 0.21 0.14 0.35 1.5% 1.0% 2.4%
Clothing 0.18 0.05 0.23 5.5% 1.4% 6.9%
Motor vehicle body and trailer 0.16 0.03 0.18 4.2% 0.7% 4.9%
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Advanced PD&D Technology Adoption (% of firms)
  Computer–aided design (CAD) Electronic exchange and management of CAD files Rapid prototyping Virtual product development
Source: Statistics Canada. Customized tabulation from the Survey of Advanced Technology, 2007.
Total manufacturing 51% 44% 14% 15%
Motor vehicle 100% 82% 44% 49%
Aerospace 85% 89% 24% 43%
Motor vehicle parts 77% 73% 26% 33%
Industrial electronics 76% 65% 36% 26%
Electrical equipment 72% 58% 22% 22%
Motor vehicle body and trailer 68% 52% 12% 20%
Pharmaceutical 29% 27% 3% 4%
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PD&D Process Adoption (% of firms)
  Concurrent design / engineering Cross–functional design teams E–based (online) design or engineering
Source: Statistics Canada. Customized tabulation from the Survey of Advanced Technology, 2007.
Total manufacturing 36% 50% 11%
Motor vehicle 62% 64% 48%
Industrial electronics 62% 60% 45%
Aerospace 57% 52% 36%
Motor vehicle body and trailer 49% 42% 37%
Motor vehicle parts 48% 60% 33%
Electrical equipment 47% 56% 32%
Pharmaceutical 29% 35% 28%
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Benefits of Advanced PD&D Technology and Process Adoption
(% of firms that report improvement)
  New product features Improvement in product quality Reduced time to market Improved satisfaction of client needs
Source: Statistics Canada. Customized tabulation from the Survey of Advanced Technology, 2007.
Total manufacturing 69% 86% 67% 85%
Motor vehicle 100% 95% 82% 91%
Industrial electronics 81% 91% 76% 88%
Electrical equipment 74% 79% 61% 86%
Aerospace 72% 85% 82% 90%
Motor vehicle parts 72% 89% 67% 82%
Motor vehicle body and trailer 66% 87% 76% 89%
Pharmaceutical 43% 89% 46% 67%