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SYNTHETIC RUBBER AND STEEL— SYMBOLS OF NATION'S GROWING INDUSTRIAL MIGHT. BOTH SCENES FROM BUSY ONTARIO
I. How big is the t 'anadian market — at a glance?
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7947
Total population
14,009,429
11,490,000'
French-speaking population
4,319,167
3,483,036
Area
3,845,144 sq. tni.
3,740,410l
Cross national product
$21,241,000,000
$8,517,000,000
National income*
$17,229,000,000
$6,563,000,000
Per capita income
$1,230
$545
Retail sales
$10,445,000,000
$3,436,000,000
Exports
$3,950,000,000
$924,426,000 (1939)
Imports
$4,103,000,000
$751,056,000 (1939)
Budget
$3, #47,000,000*
$5,136,000,000 (1946)
National debt
$11,077,600,000
$13,421,400,000 (1946)
Corp. net profits7'
8569,300,000
$467,700,000 (1947)
Non-resident investments
$9,424,000,000
$7,092,000,000 (1945)
Total U.S. investments
$7,235,000,000
$4,990,000,000 (1945)
New U. S. investments
$259,000,000
$11,000,000 (1948)
U.S. -controlled firms
2,568" (1950)
1,985 (1945)
Value $1 U.S.
$1.03'
$0.90'
Cost of living
187.3s (June 1952)
184.1H (June 1951)
Total employed
5,110,000
4,224,000
Jobless
100,000
193,000
Average weekly pay
$52.94 (Mar 1952)
$43.05 (1949)
SOURCES Mostly Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canadian Dept. of Labor 'Without Newfoundland, which became 10th province of Canada midnight 31
Mar. 1949 -Total production of goods and services at current prices 'Nation's earnings from current production 'Expenditures only. Budget showed surplus for 6th straight year, totaling
$355, 737,000 for year •124 Canadian companies ■1,229 in manufacturing 'Canadian ''1938-39 average equals
ended 31 Mar. 1952 IBank of Canada survey) in 1950, 992 in 1945
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