NAICS 326160 Plastic Bottles

These statistics are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Principal Statistics
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.
2003 71 927 4353 310 293
2004 79 992 3692 324 291
2005 82 969 3824 354 326
2006 78 798 3344 407 347
2007 77 825 3070 396 349
2008 77 814 2943 431 358
2009 77 706 2713 424 348
2010 771 7501 27501 428 305

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in blow moulding or casting plastic bottles.

Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • manufacturing plastic containers, except bottles (32619, Other Plastic Product Manufacturing).