Gearing up to stay open : trends in businesses’ needs for personal protective equipment since July / by Steve Martin.: CS45-28/1-2020-77E-PDF

"The COVID-19 pandemic has seen unprecedented demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), resulting in persistent global uncertainty about supplies and inventories of PPE since the beginning of the pandemic. With the prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 looming, coupled with increasing cases across parts of the country, availability of these items is important for Canadian businesses to safely continue to operate. This study examines the evolution of private-sector businesses’ demand for PPE since July, and concerns about lack of supply, using new data for August 2020 from the Personal Protective Equipment Survey"--Page [1].

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Department/Agency Statistics Canada, issuing body.
Title Gearing up to stay open : trends in businesses’ needs for personal protective equipment since July / by Steve Martin.
Series title StatCan COVID-19 : data to insights for a better Canada
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Préparatifs pour rester ouvert : tendances des besoins des entreprises en matière d’équipement de protection individuelle depuis juillet.
Issued also in HTML format.
"Release date: October 9, 2020."
Includes bibliographical references (page [6]).
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020.
©2020
Author / Contributor Martin, Steve, author.
Description 1 online resource (6 unnumbered pages) : charts.
Catalogue number
  • CS45-28/1-2020-77E-PDF
Subject terms Business enterprises -- Canada -- Statistics.
Protective clothing -- Canada -- Statistics.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Economic aspects -- Canada.
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- Canada.
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