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Subjects > Business tendency surveys > Canada
Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing)
| CAN.BS....... | Direct source
Statistics Canada.
Variables collected
Variables collected are:
- production: future tendency
- Finished goods stocks: level
- Order books: level
- Orders inflow: tendency
- Employment: future tendency
Sampling
Data are collected from a sample of about 9,000 manufacturing establishments selected from the frame maintained by the Business Register. The sample used for this survey is the sample used for the monthly Survey of Manufacturing and is revised bi-annually to reflect changes in the composition of the Canadian manufacturing population. The population is stratified by industry within province and each stratum is then divided into three substrata of large, medium and small establishments according to the shipment value reported to the ASM. All large establishments are surveyed and a systematic sample is independently selected within each of the other two size (medium and small establishments) substrata. The average response rate for the BCS is 45%.
Sector coverage
The survey covers enterprises in the manufacturing sector.
Other coverage
Data are derived from the quarterly Business Conditions Survey (in January, April, July and October). The survey is conducted by Statistics Canada since January 1976, through a mail out-mail back form collection follow-up is only done for the top manufacturers. A fax reminder and questionnaire is sent to respondents who have not replied 3 days prior to the survey closing date.
Key statistical concept
The results of the Business Conditions Survey reflect businessmen's judgements on their own situation at the time of the survey and their expectations for the next three-month period. Data follow the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Aggregation and consolidation
Data are presented as the balance of positive ("higher", "rising", "too high") over negative ("lower", "declining", "too low") replies expressed as a percentage of total replies.
Weights
The weights are based on the value of shipments reported to the Annual Survey of Manufactures. The weights for the employment prospects question are based on employment data reported to the Annual Survey of Manufactures. For each possible answer to each question, the weighted responses are summed and expressed as percentages of all weighted responses.
Seasonal adjustment
The series seasonally adjusted by the OECD using the X-12 ARIMA software.
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Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Employment > Future Tendency > National Indicator
| CAN.BSEMFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Over the next three months, employment in this establishment will (+) increase (=) change little (-) decrease".
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Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Finished goods stocks > Level > National Indicator
| CAN.BSFGLV01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Allowing for normal seasonal conditions, it is the opinion of the management of this establishement that the inventory of finished goods on hand in this establishment is (+) too high (=) about right (-) too low".
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Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Order books > Level > National Indicator
| CAN.BSOBLV01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Allowing for normal seasonal conditions, it is the opinion of the management of this establishement that the present backlog of unfilled orders of this establishment is (+) higher than normal (=) about normal (-) lower than normal".
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Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Orders inflow > Tendency > National Indicator
| CAN.BSOITE01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Allowing for normal seasonal conditions, it is the opinion of the management of this establishement that orders received by this establishment are (+) rising (=) about the same (-) declining".
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Country: Canada Subject: Business tendency surveys (manufacturing) > Production > Future Tendency > National Indicator
| CAN.BSPRFT01....... | Key statistical concept
The question is "Allowing for normal seasonal conditions, it is the opinion of the management of this establishement that the volume of production in this establishment during the next three months, compared with the last three months will be: higher/about the same/lower.
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