Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products

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Purpose

The monthly survey, Production and Disposition of Tobacco products, measures quantities of tobacco products that are produced and sold by Canadian manufacturers.

Data-sharing agreements

To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements with provincial and territorial statistical agencies and other government organizations, which have agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes. The details of these agreements as well as information on record linkages were provided to you in the form of a letter with the January mail out. If you would like another copy of this information please contact us at 1-866-873-8789.

Definitions

(letters refer to column headings on back page)

A. and G. Opening and Closing inventory

Domestic inventory only. Any inventories held outside Canada should be recorded as export in the month when transfer into inventory took place. Opening inventory for the month under review should be equal to the closing inventory of the previous month.

B. Total production

All Canadian production for domestic sales or for export to any destination within or outside North America.

C. Domestic sales

Goods invoiced to wholesalers, retailers and institutions, less returned goods credited to same. Samples are also to be included.

D. Domestic duty-free sales

Sales in Canada. Include sales to ship, air and border stores as well as foreign embassies in Canada.

E. Export sales - bulk shipments

Cross border shipments. Include shipments to diplomats outside Canada as well as transfers into inventories held outside Canada in the month the transfer took place. Do not include sales from inventories held outside Canada.

F. Adjustments

All non-sale transactions, such as goods damaged, destroyed, stolen and reworked as well as stock adjustments.

Production and Disposition of Tobacco Products