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Standard symbols

The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada products:

. not available for any reference period
.. not available for a specific reference period
... not applicable
p preliminary
r revised
x suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
A, B, C, D specific levels of data quality*
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
0 true zero or a value rounded to zero
0s value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded

*Note: When the figure is not accompanied by a data quality symbol, it means that the quality of the data was assessed to be "acceptable or better" according to the policies and standards of Statistics Canada.

See more detailed information about the standard table symbols used at Statistics Canada.



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