Text in English only, 1960-1966; text in English and French, 1967-1984.
Issued by: Industry Division, 1961-1964; Manufacturing and Primary Industries Division, 1965-1969; Statistics Canada, Manufacturing and Primary Industries Division, 1970-1978; Foods, Beverages, Textiles and Miscellaneous Industries Section, 1979-1981; Foods, Textiles, Chemicals and Miscellaneous Industries Section, 1982; Census of Manufactures Section, 1984.
Merged with: Sporting goods and toy industries, ISSN 0575-979X; Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (Statistics Canada), ISSN 0575-9021; Scientific and professional equipment industries, ISSN 0384-4242; and, Jewellery and precious metal industries, ISSN 0828-9832, to become: Other manufacturing industries, ISSN 0835-0191.