Mineral Wool Including Fibrous Glass Insulation

Detailed information for January 2015

The monthly survey, Mineral Wool Including Fibrous Glass Insulation, measures quantities of mineral wool products including fibrous glass insulation (for building insulation) that are produced and shipped by Canadian manufacturers.

• Description
• Data sources and methodology

Description

The mandate of this survey is to measure, on a monthly basis, the quantities of mineral wool products including fibrous glass insulation that are produced and shipped by Canadian manufacturers.

The quantities of mineral wool products produced and shipped are used as an indicator of the economic condition of the industry, as an input to Canada's Gross Domestic Product and to macro- and micro-economic studies to determine market shares and industry trends. Data are used by the business community, trade associations (including NAIMA Canada), federal and provincial departments and international organizations.

Reference period: Month

Collection period: 7 working days after the reference month

Subjects

• Construction materials
• Manufacturing
• Non-metallic mineral and metal

Data sources and methodology

Target population

The target population for this survey includes manufacturers in Canada of mineral wool products for building insulation (excluding industrial-type insulation), as defined in the Standard Classification of Goods (SCG), that report these products to the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Logging or ASML (record number 2103). This means that estimates from this monthly survey do not cover the entire universe of mineral wool producers in Canada because the ASML does not survey all businesses. Instead, the ASML uses administrative data to cover the small and medium-sized establishments. These manufacturers are not part of this monthly survey.

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Instrument design

The questionnaire for this survey has remained stable over the years, although the format and wording has been modified to maintain its relevance based on feedback from survey respondents and data users.

Regular dialogue is maintained with the association and the respondents and every effort is made to ensure that the questions asked are relevant and can be answered by the manufacturers.

Sampling

This survey is a census with a cross-sectional design.

This methodology does not apply.

Data sources

Responding to this survey is voluntary.

Data are collected directly from survey respondents.

Data are collected each month, directly from survey respondents using a mail-out / mail-back process. Data capture and preliminary editing are performed simultaneously to ensure validity of the data. Businesses from whom no response has been received or whose data may contain errors are followed-up by telephone or fax.

Under normal circumstance, data are collected, captured, edited, tabulated and published within 4 weeks after the reference month.