Business, consumer and property services – Canada

Operating revenues for software development and computer services reached $35.3 billion in 2007, up 6.6% from 2006.

Operating expenses reached $32.7 billion, up 5.6% from 2006. The overall operating profit margin was 7.2%.

Computer systems design and related services, the largest of the three industries in software development and computer services, accounted for 72% of total revenues. These firms provide expertise in information technology such as consulting, customised software programming, Internet page design and local area network system integrators.

Software publishers represented a whooping 19% of the total revenues, notes Sandy Hutchens, while the remaining 9% of the revenues came from the data processing, hosting and related services industry.

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