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gas has boomed from Jess than half a
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fold increase. Crude ‘oil - production
reached $1,500,000 in 1959 — up five-
fold since 1956. These. major resources
are a powerful impetus to the in-
o aes ey. : dustrial and residential development

1955% '56 57 58 ‘59 of central and northern B, Cc.

1.6 POPULATION: |

1.5 Since 1949 B.C.’s:population has ine
_ereased by some 481,000 people to an
“estimated 1,594, 000. The labour force.
' totals an estimated 570, 000..A record-
_ breaking $1,881 million: was earned by
-Jabour during 1959.-—= an increase of
8% over.1958," “Total: personal income
"rose from $2,576 million in 1958 to
. An estimated | $2 1790, million. in 1959,

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POWER:.
Since 1957: the value-of B.C.’ natural :
was estimated at 12.4 billion kilowatt

hours — an:inerease of 5% over 1958
value of over $4,500,000 — an eleven= ©

to generating capacity. The total. value
‘of electric power construction in 1959
‘was estimated at $72 million.

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Electric power generated ‘during 1 1959

production and a: spectacular three-
fold increase since 1949, Also in 1959 a
total of 171,000 kilowatts was added

B.C, ranks third in value of manu-
factured goods. Selling value of factory
shipments increased from $600 million
in 1945 to an estimated $1,925 million

beverages for. $390 million, and pulp
and paper products for $215. million,
In 1959, manufacturing industries paid
$426 ‘million in wages and salaries.

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‘FORESTRY: The net. value of production 1 in’ B, o 8 s largest mdustry. reached an. Po, o ea
estimated $672 million in 1959, This was approximately 8% ahove the 1958 value, | COMING IN MAY, 1961 Pa
"Pulp production was 1, 640, 000 tons +~ an incrense of 18% over 1958,

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ierring, and 12% halibut. In the export market for’ salmon, the United Kingdom
and the U.S, were the largost buyers, . ye 4
MINING: Tho estimated . valuo of mineral “produation: in B.C, in’ “1989 WAS.
. $154,400,000 — an. increase of 5% over the 1958 total, Biggest contributor was
‘zine with an estimated value of $48,800,000; second, lead with a valuo of $34,800,000;
and third, structural materials and Industrial minorala Nalued at $22,200, 000 and.
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FISHERIES: An ostimated $66,500, 000 worth of fish. products were produced by : IN TERNATIONAL eae me . re
the B.C. fisheries in 1959, The landed value indicated that 58% was stlmon, 21% - ‘TRADE FAIR ens

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The Government of British Columbia wills

again be host to the nations of the world: a

during the 1961 B.C, International Trade Falr -
at- Exhibition Park, Vancouver, from May 3°:
to May 13, 1961. Inquiries are invited from *

manufacturers, producers and trade represen | |
" tatives wishing to exhibit. rae!

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