produced by bc stats profile of british columbia s manufacturing sector i table contents introduction 1 an overview the 2 2002 year in review 10 1990s 17 characteristics labour force 28 international trade manufactured goods 32 inter provincial 39 appendix defining 41 primary & secondary 42 3 glossary terms 45 4 statistical tables 47 this publication provides background infor mation on which can be used members public or ana lysts with interest its structure and contribution it makes to economy is first edition report hoped that will annual basis future defined includes all estab lishments are primarily engaged physical chemical transformation raw materials substances into new products these may either finished ready for final consumption semi further processing
