NAICS> 326140 Polystyrene Foam Products
These statistics are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
| Year | Establishments | Shipments ($ millions) |
Employment | Imports ($ millions) |
Exports ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Industry 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. |
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| 2003 | 67 | 593 | 3042 | 39 | 184 |
| 2004 | 79 | 709 | 3409 | 49 | 196 |
| 2005 | 75 | 741 | 3085 | 61 | 207 |
| 2006 | 81 | 844 | 3363 | 64 | 220 |
| 2007 | 85 | 867 | 3310 | 69 | 201 |
| 2008 | 92 | 795 | 2869 | 75 | 202 |
| 2009 | 94 | 762 | 2905 | 79 | 163 |
| 2010 | 941 | 4701 | 29501 | 111 | 154 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in converting polystyrene resins into foam products.
Examples:
- Coolers or ice chests
- Dinnerware
- Food containers
- Polystyrene foam packaging
- Profile shapes of polystyrene foam
- Sheet (for example, board) polystyrene foam insulation
- Shipping pads and shaped cushioning