Industry Canada
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Plastics

NAICS 333511 Industrial moulds

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: 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.
2003 388 1 472 10 692 453 1 203
2004 527 1 517 9 434 484 1 056
2005 579 1 502 9 256 474 1 098
2006 522 1 340 8 411 454 1 036
2007 524 1 187 7 260 438 870
2008 5241 1 1801 6 79 01 392 833
2009 5241 8701 5 3401 336 682

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in casting and machining industrial metal moulds.

Examples:

  • Extrusion moulds and dies
  • Metal casting moulds
  • Injection moulds

Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in: 

  • manufacturing moulds for heavy steel ingots (331511, Iron Foundries).