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Net value of production and percentage analysis, by province and industry, 1955
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| Canada | Newfoundland | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ thousands | % | $ thousands | % | $ thousands | % | $ thousands | % | |
| Agriculture | 1,937,170 | 12.2 | - | - | 18,171 | 45.9 | 30,225 | 8.7 |
| Forestry | 664,665 | 4.2 | 24,295 | - | 376 | 0.9 | 16,052 | 4.6 |
| Fisheries | 90,891 | 0.6 | 13,661 | - | 3,279 | 8.3 | 23,582 | 6.7 |
| Trapping | 17,424 | 0.1 | 48 | - | 2 | - | 207 | 0.1 |
| Mining | 1,061,430 | 6.7 | 42,625 | - | - | - | 50,850 | 14.6 |
| Electric power | 543,305 | 3.4 | 6,698 | - | 1,367 | 3.5 | 16,481 | 4.7 |
| Manufactures | 875,345 | 55.3 | 60,587 | - | 6,432 | 16.3 | 139,646 | 40.0 |
| Construction | 2,769,715 | 17.5 | 41,863 | - | 9,930 | 25.1 | 71,920 | 20.6 |
| Total | 15,838,050 | 100.0 | 100 | - | 39,557 | 100.0 | 318,963 | 100.0 |
| 1. Construction figures for the Yukon and Northwest Territories are included with British Columbia. | ||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958. | ||||||||
