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^>X5^V^ SILK-SCREEN PAINTING AND TIRE MANUFACTURE ARE TWO MORE EXAMPLES OF CANADA'S MARCH TO INDUSTRIAL MANHOOD I . How much of Canada do we own? TYPE OF INVESTMENT U.S. OWNED Canadian Govt, bonds 10.10%' (1951) Total bonds, debentures 12.25% (1951) Business (corporate) Under 25% (1950) Auto industry most (1951) Manufacturing as whole 37% (1949) Mining & smelting industry 35% (1949) Petroleum industry 54% (1950) Railways 20% (1949) Other utilities 13% (1949) TOTAL U.S. INVESTMENTS (through 1951) $7,235,000,000 % of total (estimate) Under 15% SOURCE: Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics 'Of $18,797,000,000 outstanding 20f $22,632,000,000 outstanding •>• II hat does Canada bay from the I . S. IMPORTS <'" millions) 1950 1951 V< RISE Iron & its products $811.0 $1,146.8 a. i Non-metallic minerals & products 430.9 435.9 1.2 Agricultural & vegetable products 180.1 208.5 15.8 Fibres, textiles & textile products 151.8 221.0 15.6 Non-ferrous metals & products 135.7 192.8 42.1 Chemicals & allied products 134.6 165.1 22.7 Wood, wood products & paper 92.3 125.6 36.1 Animal & animal products 57.2 73.5 28.5 Misc. commodities 136.9 243.7 7«X< TOTAL (unadjusted)* $2,130.5 $2,812.9 32.0 SOURCE: Canadian 'Unadjusted for Dominion Bureau of Statistics balance of payments purposes tioWftaf are the retail sale s by provinces? PROVINCE POPULATION SALES (1951) Maritimes1 1,618,126 $702,220,000 Quebec 4,055,681 $2,457,391,000 Ontario 4,597,542 $4,033,221,000 Manitoba 776,541 8600.701,000 Saskatchewan 831,728 $616,338,000 Alberta 939,501 $831,317,000 British Columbia 1,165,210 $1,137,867,000 TOTAL 14,009,429* 1 $10,445,061,000 SOURCE: Canadian Dom nion Bureau of Statisti :s 'Include Prince Edward 1 -Yukon and Northwest stand. Nova Scotia, New erritories (population 2 Brunswick. Newfoundland 5,100) included in total 4 „ What are 10 biyyest metropolitan aretts? CITY 1941 pop. 1951 pop. % increase Montreal, Quebec 1,145,282 J, 395,400 21.8 Toronto, Ontario 909.928 1,117.470 22.8 Vancouver, B. C. 377.447 530,728 40.6 Winnipeg, Manitoba 299,937 351.069 18.0 Ottawa, Ontario 226,2.90 28 f .908 24.6 Quebec, Quebec 224,756 274,827 22.3 Hamilton, Ontario 197,732 259,685 31.3 Edmonton, Alberta 97,842 173,075 76.9 Windsor, Ontario 123,973 157,672 27.2 Calgary, Alberta 93,021 J 39. 105 49.3 SOURCE: Canadian Dominion Bureau of Statistics 11 AUGUST 1952 65