Text in English only, 1960-1966; text in English and French, 1967-1980.
Issued 1961-1964 by the Bureau's Industry Division; 1965-1969 by its Manufacturing and Primary Industries Division; 1970-1978, by Statistics Canada, Manufacturing and Primary Industries Division; 1979-1980, by Foods, Beverages, Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Section.
Merged with: Manufacturers of soap and cleaning compounds (Final), ISSN 0384-3912, and: Manufacturers of toilet preparations (Final), ISSN 0384-3882, to become: Pharmaceuticals, cleaning compounds and toilet preparations, ISSN 0319-9061.