Canadian Packaging Machinery Market Research Report - PMMI

Note: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) was developed jointly by the U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico to provide new comparability in statistics about business activity across North
America. This new, uniform, industry-wide classification system has been designed as the index for
statistical reporting of all economic activities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. The 1997 NAICS was a
major revision, as it superseded the 1987 U.S. Standard Industrial Classification and the 1980
Canadian Standard Industrial Classification that not only provided for newer industries, but also
reorganized the categories on a production/process-oriented basis. The classification is revised on a
five-year revision cycle in order to ensure that the classification continues to reflect the rapidly
changing structure of the economy. NAICS 2002 supersedes NAICS 1997, and it has a five-digit
classification structure, with a sixth-digit for national industries. With some important exceptions, it
provides a set of standard 5-digit industries that describe the industrial structure and composition of
the Canadian, United States and Mexican economies at selected levels of aggregation where
agreement occurred among the three countries on a compatible classification. Below the agreed-upon
level of compatibility each country has added additional detailed six-digit industries, as necessary to
meet national needs, provided that this additional detail aggregates to the NAICS level.
The value of the food processing sector’s shipments of goods of their own
manufacture for the years 1997 to 2001 are outlined in the table below.
Table 3.3: Value of Food Processing Industry Shipments, 1997-2001
Industry Description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
(C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s) (C$ 000s)
Grain and Oilseed Milling $6,073,000 $5,947,000 $5,510,000 $5,105,000 $5,315,000
Sugar & Confectionery
Product Manufacturing
2,592,000 2,912,000 3,127,000 2,853,000 3,303,000
Fruit & Vegetable Preserving
& Specialty Food
Manufacturing
4,358,000 4,413,000 4,945,000 5,474,000 5,785,000
Dairy Product Manufacturing 8,177,000 8,620,000 8,786,000 9,068,000 9,851,000
Meat Product Manufacturing 14,335,000 14,265,000 14,761,000 17,224,000 18,840,000
Seafood Product Preparation
& Packaging
2,886,000 3,018,000 3,408, 000 3,945,000 4,096,000
Bakeries & Tortilla
Manufacturing
3,885,000 3,992,000 4,204,000 4,558,000 4,819,000
Other Food Manufacturing 2,857,000 2,857,000 2,981,000 3,470,000 3,537,000
Total Shipments $45,163,000 $46,024,000 $47,722,000 $51,697,000 $55,546,000
Source: Statistics Canada.
Production statistics for some packaged foods produced in Canada are presented in
the table below. We note that the most recent production data available is 1999, and
that Statistics Canada is not scheduled to release 2000 and 2001 data until January
2004.
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