This article focuses on characteristics of primary Internet service providers (ISPs), that is, firms reporting that 50 …

Canada's consumer market for entertainment services grew almost 50% in real terms from 1986 to 1996. Canadians are … sepnding more on renting cablevision, video games videotapes and satellite services, and they still attend live sports events …, movies and theatre. As a result, spending on entertainment services comprises a growing proportion of the average household …

personal and household services. Insights are also provided on why household spending patterns for specific service commodities … services has shifted over the past decade. Particular attention is paid to spending on: communications services; finance and … real estate services; food and beverage services; traveler accomodation services; amusement and recreation services; and …

-intensive services industries. This article presents estimates of innovation in the engineering services industry over the 1994 to 1996 … succeed. The 1997 Survey of Innovation was the first to look at innovation in selected knowledge-based and information … period. The survey findings show that large firms are very innovative, but that innovation rates are low among small firms …

This article examines how food service providers and food stores competed for Canadians' food dollars in the 1990s, and … food services. …

Canadahas a service economy and R&D in Canda is mainly a service sector activity. This paper examines the sectoral …. The principal observation is the key role played by service industry firms in the performing and commissioning of R&D. …

This article offers a descriptive historical overview of changes in employment and remuneration in the services sector …