How much do they cost?

You can access the Financial Performance Indicators database in most major reference libraries free of charge.   We include data from the FPI database in our custom research reports.  For information on our research services click here

All Industry CD-ROMs

You can also purchase a CD-ROM covering all industries.  The financial ratios and balance sheet information can be exported from the CD-ROM in a variety of formats including PDF, Lotus, EXCEL and text.  The CD-ROM also enables users to compare their firm's performance to that of their industry.

Prices include standard shipping charges.  For rush orders please contact us at contact@gdsourcing.com

Click here to order complete CD-ROM for all small business industries - $250.00

Click here to order complete CD-ROM for all medium business industries - $250.00

What is the definition of a small business and medium business?

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Can I View a Sample?

There are two types of profiles.  The first covers small businesses (less than $5 million in revenue) while the second covers medium sized businesses ($5 million to $25 million in revenue)

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How old is the data? 

Financial Ratios cover the years 2004 to 2006

This data was released April 15, 2008.  It will be updated in April 2009.

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Where does the data come from?

Financial Performance Indicators for Canadian Business is an authoritative reference source of key financial ratios for many industries in Canada.  It is based on Statistics Canada's Financial and Taxation Statistics for Enterprises.  For more information on data sources and methods see the Statistics Canada web site: Survey 2510 

NB: These profiles do NOT include company names & addresses.

 

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What is the definition of a small business and medium business?

In Financial Performance Indicators a small business is defined as one with revenue between $30,000 and $5 million.

A medium business has revenues between $5 million and $25 million.

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What Industries are covered?

You can view a list of the industries covered by Financial Performance Indicators on this site. 

Financial Performance Indicators is organized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) (2002 edition).  You can keyword search the official industry definition of this classification system at the Statistics Canada web site.  For more information on NAICS see our Research Guide. 

If you need help determining your industry classification, please e-mail us at contact@gdsourcing.com  

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What happened to your Canadian Industry Profiles?

Due to a change in Statistics Canada policy we are no longer able to provide our Canadian Industry Profiles.  If you require data that was included in those profiles (e.g. business counts by employee-size groupings) please e-mail us at contact@gdsourcing.com and we will provide you with data options.

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