Nursery and Sod Producers' Operating Expenses in Canada

Statistics Canada provides detailed financial data on nursery and sod farm operations. The dataset covers total operating expenses, including plant material purchases for growing and resale, gross yearly payroll, and other costs. It was last updated on April 22, 2026, and is available under an open government license.

Use Cases

• Benchmarking farm financial performance based on reported operating expenses.
• Analyzing labor cost structures based on gross yearly payroll data.
• Modeling input costs for nursery businesses based on plant material purchase figures.
• Conducting industry trend analysis for the horticulture sector based on expense categories.

Strengths

• Data is produced by Statistics Canada, a national statistical agency.
• Last updated on 2026-04-22, indicating recent data availability.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV and XML for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Statistics Canada

Collection Method

Likely collected via surveys or administrative data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 12:46:43.562155

Geography

Canada