The Importance of Transportation in the Canadian Economy

The Importance of Transportation in the Canadian Economy
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Total Pages: 14
Release: 1991
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Every commodity that Canadians consume and every service they use has in it a transportation component. Because of this characteristic, there is considerable divergence within the transportation community as to what constitutes an appropriate measure of the importance of transportation in the economy. The authors attempt their own calculation by using the Aggregate Transportation Function (ATF). The ATF takes into account not just those resources that go into the production of transportation services (rail, air, truck, marine), but also the vast amount other resources allocated to support these services (road building, regulatory agencies, etc), and the resources not accounted for at all, such as those provided by the private automobile. The authors feel that an accurate measure of the ATF is vital in order to understand the magnitude and ramifications of transportation in the economy, and secondly, to help assess the broader impact of transportation policies. In their conclusion, they estimate that 16% of all available resources are allocated for private and public transportation services for consumers, business and government. For the covering abstract of the Conference, see IRRD Abstract No. 807771.

The Importance of Transport Costs in Goods-producing Industries

The Importance of Transport Costs in Goods-producing Industries
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Total Pages: 60
Release: 1995
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This report estimates and examines the importance of transportation costs in the production and distribution of commodities by Canadian industries. The emphasis is on freight transportation costs by industry and commodity, but business travel is also included. The importance of the transportation sector is demonstrated using three indicators: its contribution to total gross domestic product; transportation as an intermediate input to goods- producing industries; and transportation margins as a percentage of industrial output and of commodity value. Statistics Canada input-output models are used to estimate transportation costs in the production costs or prices by industry and commodity groups.

Canadian Transportation Economics

Canadian Transportation Economics
Author: A.W. Currie
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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Release: 1967-12-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 144263796X

A.W. Currie's Canadian Transportation Economics describes and analyses the economics of transport in Canada whether by rail, highway, inland and coastal waterways, the high seas, air or pipeline. It is written to be of interest to employees of railways, steamship companies, airlines, and pipelines, to operators of motor vehicles, to shippers, consignees, and other businessmen, to professional economists and to citizens generally.

The Importance of Transport Costs in Goods-producing Industries

The Importance of Transport Costs in Goods-producing Industries
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Total Pages: 47
Release: 1995
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This report estimates and examines the importance of transportation costs in the production and distribution of commodities by Canadian Industries. The importance of the transportation sector is shown by three indicators: its contribution to total GDP; transportation as an intermediate input to goods-producing industries; and transportation margins as a percentage of industrial output and of commodity value. Statistics Canada's Input-Output Models are used to estimate transportation costs in the production costs or prices by industry and commodity groups.

Report

Report
Author: Canadian Northern Railway Company
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
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ISBN: 9781019920558

Originally published in 1919, Report is a comprehensive account of the Canadian Northern Railway Company's operations and finances. Written in a straightforward and accessible style, with detailed charts and tables, this book provides a valuable snapshot of Canadian business and industry in the early 20th century. Anyone interested in the history of transportation or the development of Canada's economy will find this book an illuminating read. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.