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% |