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Introduction
I. Recent trends and prospects
-Canada's severest post-war downturn
-Policy problems and stance
-Short-term prospects
II. Manufacturing profits and productivity
-Profit shares: an historical overview
-Some concluding remarks
III. Conclusions
Annex: Chronology of main economic policy events
Statistical annex