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Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia

Author.Name IBISWorld Canada Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS NS32712CA

Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia industry analysis

Revenue for the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while revenue for the national industry will likely decline at -x.x% during the same period. The number of industry establishments has stagnated an annualized x% to x locations over the past five years. Industry employment has increased an annualized x.x% to xx workers during the period, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x million.

Over the five years to 2030, provincial industry revenue is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million, while revenue for the national industry will likely grow x.x%. The number of industry establishments is forecast to stagnate x% to x locations over the next five years. Industry employment is expected to decrease an annualized -x% to xx workers during the outlook period, while industry wages likely decrease -x% to $x.x million.

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About the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia Market Research Report

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Definition of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia?

The Clay Brick and Product Manufacturing industry in Canada manufactures clay building material including bricks, mortars and ceramic tiles. Operators also manufacture refractories, which are structures that retain their shape and chemical identity when subjected to high temperatures. Refractories are ideal for use in kilns and furnaces. Major buyers of industry products include building markets, steel manufacturers and companies in the mineral refining sector.

What’s included in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia?

The Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia includes manufacturing refractory products, manufacturing clay bricks, manufacturing ceramic tiles and manufacturing other structural clay products. Related terms covered in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia industry report includes a fine earth sediment, typically yellow or red in color, that can be molded when wet and baked to make bricks, pottery and ceramics, a heat resistant material used to build products that handle molten metals; used for lining furnaces and kilns and a refractory vessel, typically made of graphite or ceramic, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures.

Industry Performance of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia

Benchmark the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia industry performance with all NS Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.

Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia

#9 in Highest Revenue 2.1% of province's GDP
Revenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)

Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Canada


Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)

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Key Drivers of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia

See how key industry drivers, such as population, net migration, private investment in residential construction, housing starts, industrial capacity utilization and world price of steel are impacting Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Economic Indicators

Population
Net Migration
Private Investment in Residential Construction

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Canada Key External Drivers

Housing starts
Industrial capacity utilization
World price of steel

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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia

Key Statistics of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia

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What is the market size of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

The market size of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia is $12.7m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 1 businesses in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia has been declining at an average annual rate of -1.4% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia in 2025?

There are 20 employees in the Clay Brick & Product Manufacturing industry in Nova Scotia, which has been growing at an average annual rate of 10.8% from 2020 to 2025.