These statistics are for the Printing Inks industry, based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 32591.
Year | Establishments | Shipments ($ millions) | Employment | Imports ($ millions) | Exports ($ millions) |
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*Innovation, Science and Economic Development 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 | 454 | 1,796 | 154 | 74 |
2004 | 87 | 461 | 1,781 | 148 | 72 |
2005 | 91 | 430 | 1,376 | 147 | 66 |
2006 | 88 | 415 | 1,323 | 196 | 61 |
2007 | 83 | 429 | 1,348 | 198 | 51 |
2008 | 84 | 408 | 1,331 | 201 | 49 |
2009 | 75* | 367* | 1,162* | 209 | 37 |
2010 | 75* | 350* | 1,010* | 217 | 33 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing printing inks and ink jet inks, whether black or coloured. Establishments engaged in the manufacture of ink jet cartridges are included.
Exclusion(s): Establishments primarily engaged in:
- manufacturing writing, drawing and stamping ink (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
- manufacturing toners for photocopiers, laser printers and similar electrostatic printing devices (32599, All Other Chemical Product Manufacturing)
- recycling ink jet cartridges (81121, Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance)
Examples:
- Inkjet cartridges
- Inkjet inks
- Printing inks
- Screen process inks
- Stencil inks