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Canadian Industry Sub-sector 2017

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  1. Industry sub sector 2017
  2. Reporting on transactions

End-of-year aggregate business volume by industry sub-sector: 2016 / 2015 / 2014

Aggregate business facilitated by industry sub-sector for the period ending Dec. 31, 2017

Industry Sector Sub-sector

Total EDC Volume

($ in millions)

Aerospace 5,889
Financial Institutions 8,205
Information & Communication Technology 7,345
  Advanced Security​ 118
  Knowledge Based Industries 2,281
  Media & Entertainment 472
  Satellite 251
  Services - Non-Industrial 564
  Telecom 3,659
Infrastructure & Environment 19,443
  Air & Remediation 3
  Bio-Refinery Products 6
  Construction & Infrastructure 5,068
  Financial Services 8,746
  Government Services 16
  Power 5,106
  Water & Waste Water 498
Light Manufacturing 10,705
  Biotechnology 19
  Chemicals & Biorenewable Chemicals​ 414
  Clothing & Textiles 2,679
  Consumer goods 2,833
  Food & Beverage 1,401
  Furniture 549
  Machinery for Light Manufacturing 874
  Medical Technology & Devices 178
  Packaging​ 261
  Pharmaceuticals 670
  Plastics 529
  Supply Chain & Logistics Services​ 298
Mining 13,994
Oil and Gas 10,426
Resource 16,948
  Agriculture 4,995
  Fisheries 3,559
  Forestry (Lumber, Pulp & Paper) 8,394
Surface Transportation 10,780
  Automotive & Heavy Trucks 6,524
  Marine 55
  Rail 3,541
  Specialty Vehicle 660
  Transportation Services 0
Total 103,735
Date modified: 2019-03-18

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