Québec, September 15, 2025. – In Québec, material productivity stood at $1,679/tonne in 2021, very close to the numbers for 2019 and 2018. Since the peak reached in 2016 ($1,939/tonne), Québec has been creating less wealth per tonne of materials used. This information comes from updated data on material productivity for Québec released today by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.
The material productivity decline is due to a faster increase in domestic material consumption than in GDP. In Québec, material productivity and the changes observed in the past few years are strongly affected by metal ore mining, including iron ore mining.
The publication and tables released today also examine the quantity of materials in relation to the following:
- Domestic material consumption
- Domestic extraction
- Trade with the other provinces and territories in Canada and with other countries
- Comparison between material productivity in Québec and in Canada.
Breakdowns are also provided by category of materials and stage of manufacturing where applicable.
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