Plastics

Figure Descriptions for the Canadian Plastics Machinery and Moulds Industry

Figure 1: Shipments (thousands of constant 1992 Canadian dollars)
Year Machinery
 Moulds
Source: Statistics Canada
1995 1,149.5 1,095.1
1996 1,204.1 1,188.2
1997   997.3 1,146.8
1998 1,222.4 1,074.0
1999 1,054.3 1,125.7
2000 1,150.9
 1,336.3
2001 1,042.6 1,276.7
2002   916.5 1,453.1
2003 1,139.7 1,472.0
2004 1,069.7 1,517.3
2005 1,084.4 1,502.1
2006 1,154.5 1,340.4
2007 1,075.4 1,188.2
2008 1,062.9 1,060.2
2009   920.0
   790.0

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Figure 2: Trade - Machinery

Figure 2: Trade - Machinery (percent)
Year Imports as % of Domestic Market Exports as % of Shipments Trade Balance as % of Shipments
Source: Statistics Canada
1995 83.4 90.6 43.6
1996 54.7 66.4 25.9
1997 100.8 100.5 41.0
1998 81.6 87.9 34.5
1999 84.6 87.9 21.0
2000 89.4 92.5 28.8
2001 82.4 88.0 32.2
2002 111.7 106.6 43.4
2003 85.8 92.4 46.9
2004 87.1 93.2 47.3
2005 91.2 95.4 48.0
2006 77.0 86.1 39.5
2007 97.3 98.7 49.7
2008 74.6 84.8 40.1
2009 64.5 78.5 39.3

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Figure 3: Trade - Moulds

Figure 3: Trade - Moulds (percent)
Year Imports as % of Domestic Market Exports as % of Shipments Trade Balance as % of Shipments
Source: Statistics Canada
1995 75.6 88.1 51.3
1996 63.2 80.4 46.9
1997 85.3 93.6 56.8
1998 96.3 97.6 35.5
1999 90.5 94.2 38.7
2000 72.2 82.0 35.4
2001 65.4 79.4 40.6
2002 72.1 87.2 54.0
2003 64.1 82.6 51.5
2004 51.2 69.6 37.7
2005 53.8 77.3 41.7
2006 59.8 77.3 43.6
2007 57.9 73.3 36.5
2008 63.3 78.6 41.6
2009 75.7 86.3 43.6

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Figure 4: Gross Margin - Machinery

Figure 4: Gross Margin - Machinery (percent)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 38.1 33.8
1998 38.8 29.5
1999 42.5 27.8
2000 36.6 28.0
2001 34.0 32.5
2002 37.4 26.3
2003 35.4 28.6
2004 31.3 28.9
2005 33.6 32.8
2006 32.4 32.6
2007 33.8 29.0
2008 32.3 29.8

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Figure 5: Gross Margin - Moulds

Figure 5: Gross Margin - Moulds (percent)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 35.3 31.8
1998 37.1 34.1
1999 39.0 33.7
2000 35.8 33.1
2001 33.1 29.2
2002 38.6 32.7
2003 38.5 32.6
2004 34.1 30.5
2005 32.6 32.7
2006 32.0 34.6
2007 32.4 33.3
2008 29.0 32.4

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Figure 6: Average Salaries - Machinery

Figure 6: Average Salaries - Machinery (thousands of constant 1992 Canadian dollars)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 55.7 62.1
1998 57.8 62.7
1999 63.9 66.8
2000 60.6 67.0
2001 58.7 65.4
2002 55.9 70.8
2003 54.3 65.6
2004 58.4 60.3
2005 54.8 55.8
2006 55.9 52.8
2007 56.0 43.3
2008 56.6 49.2

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Figure 7: Average Salaries - Moulds

Figure 7: Average Salaries - Moulds (in thousands ofconstant 1992 Canadian dollars)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 48.4 66.7
1998 44.9 69.4
1999 48.5 67.0
2000 53.1 67.9
2001 51.8 67.9
2002 49.8 68.7
2003 51.4 62.5
2004 53.7 56.9
2005 51.6 52.6
2006 49.3 47.9
2007 50.1 42.8
2008 47.9 42.9

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Figure 8: Value-added per Employee - Machinery

Figure 8: Value-added per Employee - Machinery (in thousands of constant 1997 Canadian dollars)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 138.3 145.7
1998 134.4 130.3
1999 149.7 134.8
2000 135.8 144.1
2001 119.7 152.7
2002 118.1 137.8
2003 123.9 137.0
2004 115.9 130.6
2005 109.0 125.5
2006 110.0 121.4
2007 113.8 101.0
2008 111.4 109.1

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Figure 9: Value-added per Employee - Moulds

Figure 9: Value-added per Employee - Moulds (in thousands of constant 1997 Canadian dollars)
Year Canada U.S.
Source: Statistics Canada and U.S. Department of Commerce
1997 73.5 106.1
1998 69.5 116.4
1999 75.4 114.6
2000 91.8 119.6
2001 82.5 118.8
2002 81.3 136.0
2003 87.1 131.0
2004 89.2 119.4
2005 85.6 113.1
2006 82.7 107.6
2007 83.9 104.4
2008 73.4 100.0

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