Renewable and non-renewable resource demand in Canadian manufacturing industries

The role of natural resource inputs in Canadian manufacturing is investigated for the 1961–1976 period with a five factor value-added translog model. Price and substitution elasticities are reported for total manufacturing, twenty two-digit manufacturing industries and three sub-aggregates of total manufacturing (based on natural resource inputs). For capital, labour and energy, the elasticities are comparable with those reported elsewhere. For natural resource inputs, the price elasticities are low and the possibilities of substitution limited,