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Business condition survey of the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, by province (quarterly)
Related tables: Current conditions.
| 1st quarter 2007 | 2nd quarter 2007 | 3rd quarter 2007 | 4th quarter 2007 | 1st quarter 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| seasonally adjusted | |||||
| % | |||||
| Alta. | |||||
| Production prospects | |||||
| higher | 21 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 16 |
| about the same | 64 | 48 | 50 | 59 | 63 |
| lower | 15 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 21 |
| Orders received | |||||
| rising | 24 | 20 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
| about right | 65 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 54 |
| declining | 11 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 16 |
| Employment prospects | |||||
| increasing | 38 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 20 |
| little change | 55 | 56 | 63 | 65 | 70 |
| decreasing | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| Note: The Business condition survey provides an advance indication of current trends for the manufacturing sector of the Canadian economy. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 302-0008. Last modified: 2008-03-14. | |||||
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