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1 V riisoricai File *_: Copy i0. t " Published by Authority of the HON. JAMES A. MacXINNON, H.P. Price - Minister of Trade and Coinmerca 15 centp DEPAR11AT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE.m,, t)minion BUREAU OF STATISTICS CENSUS OF INDUSTRY MINING, METALLURGICAL AND CHCAL BRANCH OTTAWA - CANADA Dominion Statisticiant K. H. Coats, LL.D., F.R.S.C., F.S.S. (Hon.) Chief - Mining, Metallurgical and Chnica]. &anch: W. H. Losee, B.5. QUARTERLY RFTORT PDUCTION and SALE OF RADIO RECNG SETS V V APRIL, MAY and.j1jne, 194 During the second 1unrter of 1940 producers' sores of ratio receivers in Canada amounted to 5,937 sets having a list or retail value of 3,22,274. Data for the three months under review show that the number of sets sold was higher than for any corresponding period of other years. The total. of 5,937 sets sold during April, May and June of this year was 62 per cent over the 52,95 sets sold during the second quarter of 1939, which in turn exceeded the 0,7].9 sets for the second quarter of 193 by 72 per cent. Compared with corresponding data for a year ago, the figures for this quarter show substantial increases in sales across Canada. In Ontario, the advance was to 37,27 sets from 23,246, in British CoLumbia to 9,270 from 4,094, in the Maritimes to 7,739 from 3,166, in Quebec to 15,319 from 11,259, in Saskatchewan and Alberta to 10,733 from 6,69 and in Manitoba to 5,59 from 4,441. In addition to the 5,937 receiving sets sold by Canadian manufacturers during the quarter, there were Inuorts through Customs of 2,417 sets while 7,15 sets were admitted into Canada under special conditions. Inventories at the producerst factories and various branches or in jobberst hands on June 50, 140 were reported at 120,967 sets. Table 1 - PBOIXTCTION OF RADIO RECETVING SETS IN CANADA Number of Selling value Number of Selling value Year sets at works(x) Year sets at worka(x) $ ,53]. 2,27, ,272 4,401, ,430 2,253, ,710,196, ,500 3,74, ,293 9,493, ,032 7,46, ,96 11,3, ,050 15,604, ,247 11,696, ,02 19,196, ,721,01, ,711 1,555, ,507,67, ,46 6,0,77 (x) Not list prices. Table 2 - PI)DUCTI0N, BY QUARTERS, First quarter... 2,717 40,434 15,64 33,611 91,751 Second quarter... 40,954 71,237 51,15 6,19 143,577 Third quarter... 92,327 99, , Fourth quarter... 91,9 7,147 72, ,755 TOTAL FOR YEAR 253,96 29, ,721 34,507

2 - 4b -2.- Table 3 - P1)DUCERS' SALES IN CANADA, 231 1YPE., L2_- I99 Type A. C. OPERATED RECFJVING SETS - Table and mantel... 55,373 74,675 75,933 3,27 161,945 Console... 79,24 92,49 93,594 7,346 77,91 Combination, phonograph and radio ,045 1,054 4,455 TOTAL ,0 16, , ,67 244,31 BATTERY OPERATED (except Automobile and Portable) - Table and mantel... 21,444 39,0. 52,571 52,102 91,77 Consols... 17,214 21, ,794 12,74 TOTAL... 3,65 60,975 72,292 66,96 104,535 Automobile and portable... 16,543 1,33 22,991 21,676 21,652 GRAND TOTAL ,29 247, ,55 251, ,56 Table 4 - P)ECERS' SALES IN CANADA, BY PVIMCES and BY QUARTERS, First Second Third Fourth Calendar % of total Province Year - quarter quarter quarter quarter year for :er Maritimes ,996 1,466 5,7 7,592 16,941,1937 2,173 1,726 7,454 7,693 19, ,055 1,01 6,762 5,969 16, ,146 3,166 10,261 11,299 26, ,454 7,739 Quebec ,442 6,051 14,003 20,742 47, ,792 6,020 13,299 21,295 49, ,793 6,356 13,574 20,91 4, ,992 11,259 23,61 27,42 71, ,34 15,319 Ontario ,94 15,04 27,015 3,97 97, ,534 20,362 34,26 41, , ,291 14,24 34,449 41, ,535 4; ,963 23,24 51,295 59, , ,292 37,27 Manitoba ,66 2,546 13,0 9,551 2, ,309 5,350 13,231 7,301 2, ,677 2,637 12,069 9,37 27, ,770 4,441 20,309 11,369 39, ,051 5,59 Saskatchewan and Alberta ,167 3,735 15,675 14,025 35, ,051 9,153 15,291 7,3 33, ,57 19,036 10,334 34, ,707 6,69 22,32 17,201 49, British Co].umbia ;47 10, ,575 2,64,206,69 22, ,497 2,9,406 6,414 20, CANADA ,363 1,74 6,727 6,764 17, ,495 4,094 10,90 10,96 2, ,14 31,746 4,594 99, , ,356 33,076 46,409 30,719 91,949 92,617 91,141 94,47 265,55 251, ,073 52,95 139,44 13, , ,E'?3 5,

3 - -3- Table 5 - Ty-re PRODUCERS' SALES OF ALL BYPES OF RADIO RECEIVING SETS, BY CLASSES and BY PROVINCES, APRIL, MAY and JUNE, 1940 Prince Edward Island, Nova Saskat- British Unit Scotia and Quebec Ontario Manitoba chewan Alberta Columbia CANADA New Brunswick ELECTRIC - St.andard broadcast - Console , ,72 Table... 2,311 5,001 13,527 1,41 1,005 1,669 4,324 29,31 50,62 114, ,426 31,725 20,735 34,542 0,56 619,321 Console... Table ,526 5, ,11 10,21 60,24 273, ,59 77,524 22,757 41,03 130,247 1,150,725 1,4 3,322 4, ,357 3, , ,017 23,74 12,349 16,310 57, ,64 BATTER! - Standard broadcast - Console... Tab!e... Console... $ Table , Z,257 1,76 2,070 3,621 1,717 2,363 2,59 1,133 15,229 51,753 57,919 97,34 46,537 65,16 70,406 31, , ,502,41 10,556 10,60 7,336,363 13,090 61, ,76 12,152 21,91 24,556 12,12 6,09 6,306 20, ,041 PORTABLE Battery - Battery and electric Phonograph ad combination $ Automobile ,73 5,997 6,93 23,217 3,919 7,759 5,26 4,317 57, , ,465 9,962 25,31 56,42 10,121 5,009 7,2 24,53 139, ,677 2,235 71,232 4,177 1,460 3,049 4, , , ,304 25,77 52,62 413,731 19,561 16,921 24,2 22, ,2fl ItTAL - 7,739 15,319 37,27 5,59 4,739 5,994 9,270 5, ,21 749,13 1,742, , ,657 21,395 39,246 3,22,274

4 - d. -4- Table 6 - P1DUCERS' SALES OF ALL TYPES OF RADIO RECVING SETS, BY CLASSES and BY PROVINCES, FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1940 S Type Prince Edward IBland, Nova Saskat- British Unit Scotia and Quebec Ontario Manitoba chewan Alberta Columbia CANADA New Brunswick ELTRIC - Standard broadcast Console... No, $ 200 1,439 29, ,516 Table... 4,452 10,55 22,960 2,491 1,390 2,64 6,703 51,535 $ 9, , ,969 54,975 29,019 5, ,030 1,126,460 Console... 1,211 4,767 11,12 1, ,53 23,44 $ 129, ,77 1,263, ,200 45,252 6, ,3 2,550,450 Table... 3,47 6,016,932 1, ,1 22,744 $ 155, , ,612 54,945 22,51 3,25 101,055 1,094,022 Standard broadcast Console $ , ,250 9,33 Table... 4,193 4,342 7,734 3,77 2,906 3,930 1,70 2,600 $ 117, ,92 213,000 97,137 0,09 106,01 4,001 75,295 Console ,46 $,450 16,616 2,07 24,47 26,10 16,576 17,95 13,221 Table ,25 23,313 3,371 34,919 26,63 13,319 11,475 26, ,335 PORTABLE - Battery , ,364 $ 9,351 16,990 40,33 6,550,636 6,553 7,077 95,540 Battery and electric , ,312 $ 13,906 27,671 74,642 12,273 5,73,700 27,41 170,43 Phonograph and combination ,49 $ 5,594 57, ,402 10,7 4,12 9,791 23, ,756 Automobile ,266 12, ,55 $ 33,513 65,66 725,71 50,613 21,526 34,016 33,23 945,04 15,193 29,667 69,570 11,649 6,542 9,676 15, ,440 TOTAL - 595,659 1,395,662 3,469, , , ,36 725,021 7,546,464

5 a -5- MANUFACTUF.ERS OF RADIO RECEIVING SETS Name of Compan Canadian General Electric Company, Limited Canadian Marconi Company, Limited Canadian Radio Corp. Ltd. Canadian Westinghouse Company, Limited Dominion Electrohome Industries, Limited Mohawk Radio, Limited Northern Electric Company, Limited Philco Products Limited of Canada RCA Victor Company, Limited Sparton of Canada, Lii ted Stewart-Warner A1ite Corporation of Canada, Limited Stromberg-Carlson Telephone Mfg. Co. of Canada, Limited Address 212 King Street West, Toronto 2, Ontario 211 St. Sacrament Street, Montreal, P.Q. 622 fleet St. W., Toronto, Ontarid Sanford Avenue, Hamilton, Ontario 102 Breithaupt Street, Kitchener, Ontario 263 Seventh Avenue, New Toronto, Ontario 1261 Shearer Street, Montreal, P.Q Dufferin Street, Toronto, Ontario 976 Lacasse Street, Montreal, P.Q. 26 St. James Street, London, Ontario Belleville, Ontario 211 Geary Avenue, Toronto 4, Ontario Table 7 - I'ORTS INTO CANADA OF RADIO RECEIVING SETS I BY QUARTERS and Radio receiving Radios, imported under Radio receiving Radios, imported under sets special conditions sets special conditions Number Value Number Value Nnber Value Number Value $ $ $ $ First quarter 2,667 52,760 7,300 12,654 5, ,590 14, ,377 Second quarter 2,974 61,937 10,946 19,603 2,417 56,795 7,15 136,563 Third quarter 2,637 47,103 20,54 334,247 Fourth quarter 2,159 46,309 9, ,060 IDTAL... 10,437 20,109 4,652 09,564 Table - PRODUCTION IN CANADA and IMPORTS OF RADIO RECEIVING TUBES PRODUCTION IMPORTS Year Number Value Number Value ,94O,6 1,646, ,73 29, ,340,221 2,002,9 44, , ,92,970 1,130, , , ,527,672 1,272,34 1,124,361 56, First quarter 1,006,96 466, , ,55 Second quarter 1,296, , ,697 15,9 MANUFACTURES OF RADIO RECEIVING TUBES Name of Company Canadian Westinghouse Company, Limited Rogers Radio Tubes Limited Radio Valve Company of Canada, Limited Address Hamilton, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario

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