Happy Holidays Two

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 Happy holidays part two looks at some of the  numbers associated with the toys we buy during this season Thanks to Stats Canada for the figures:

 Santa’s workshop

1,802 — The total number of employees in doll, toy and game manufacturing in Canada in 2004, a decline of 19% from 2003.

$368.2 million — The total revenue of the doll, toy and game manufacturing industry in Canada in 2004, down nearly $25 million from 2003.

$13.9 million — The value of imports to Canada of electric trains in 2005. Close to half came from China, followed by the USA, and Germany rounding out the top three.

$104.1 million — The value of imports to Canada of dolls in 2005. Close to 85% came from China, with notable imports also coming from Indonesia and the USA.

$34.5 million — The value of imports to Canada of wheeled toys ridden by children in 2005. Roughly half came from China, with the USA and Mexico being the other major sources of these toys.

$931.3 million — The value of imports to Canada of scale models and puzzles and similar articles in 2005. A little more than 80% came from China, with significant imports from the USA, and also from Taiwan, Mexico, Hong Kong, Germany, Thailand, Japan, Switzerland and Malaysia, in that order.

$1.4 billion — The value of imports to Canada of articles for arcade, table or parlour games and parts in 2005. Of these, more than 42% originated in China, with a similar proportion coming from the USA. Japan was also a major source. The United Kingdom, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Austria, Indonesia and Mexico rounded out the top ten sources for these imports.

Santa’s virtual workshop

In addition to conventional stores and shopping malls, many Canadians turn to the Internet for their shopping.

50 million — The approximate number of orders placed on-line in Canada in 2005.

$7.9 billion — The value of goods and services ordered over the Internet for personal or household consumption in Canada in 2005.

7 million — The approximate number of people in Canada aged 18 and over who placed an order on-line in 2005. Slightly more than 9 million logged on to browse, or to do some "window shopping". The people who made an on-line purchase represented about 41% of all adults who used the Internet in 2005.

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