Monthly Survey of Manufacturing

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Introduction

Purpose

The Monthly Survey of Manufacturing (MSM) publishes statistical series for manufacturers -- sales of goods manufactured, inventories, unfilled orders and new orders.

Authority

Confidential when completed

Collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada,1985, Chapter S-19.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this act.

Confidentiality

Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects which could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical and research purposes.

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. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use the data.

Section 11 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with provincial and territorial statistical agencies that meet certain conditions. These agencies must have the legislative authority to collect the same information, on a mandatory basis, and the legislation must provide substantially the same provisions for confidentiality and penalties for disclosure of confidential information as the Statistics Act. Because these agencies have the legal authority to compel businesses to provide the same information, consent is not requested and businesses may not object to the sharing of the data.

For this survey, there are Section 11 agreements with the provincial and territorial statistical agencies of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon.

The shared data will be limited to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Section 12 of the Statistics Act provides for the sharing of information with federal, provincial or territorial government organizations. Under Section 12, you may refuse to share your information with any of these organizations by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Please specify the organizations with which you do not want to share your data.

For this survey, there are Section 12 agreements with the statistical agencies of Prince Edward Island, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut as well as with Environment Canada.

For agreements with federal, provincial and territorial government organizations, the shared data will be limited to business establishments located within the jurisdiction of the respective province or territory.

Record linkage

To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Security of emails and faxes

Statistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded to all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

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Questionnaire

Questionnaire - Question identifier:1

Sales

Please report the manufacturing sales for this business.

  • a: Sales of goods manufactured
  • b: Sales of goods purchased for resale, as is
  • c: Total

Questionnaire - Question identifier:2

Inventories
Please report the total book value of inventories owned and intended for resale.

  • a: Raw materials, fuel, supplies
  • b: Goods and/or work in Process
  • c: Finished goods manufactured
  • d: Goods purchased for resale, as is
  • e: Total

Questionnaire - Question identifier:3

Unfilled Orders

Please report the value of unfilled orders at month end.
Report the total value of the unfilled orders less those portions which have been treated as a sale.

  • 1: Unfilled orders at month end

Questionnaire - Question identifier:4

Reporting Period

Please enter this business's reporting period.

  • 1: Start date
  • 2: End date
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