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Supply and use tables, 2016

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Released: 2019-11-07

The supply of products

In 2016, the total value of the supply of all goods and services in the Canadian economy was $4.3 trillion. Of this total, $3.6 trillion, or about 84%, was output produced in Canada, and $685.9 billion was supplied through international imports.

The output of cannabis (including both licensed and unlicensed production, as well as associated retailing activities)—estimated on its own for the first time with this release—was estimated to be $6.6 billion in 2016. Imports of cannabis were estimated to be worth $365 million.

Uses of products

Goods and services in the Canadian economy are intended for use by industry as inputs into their production processes or for final use. In 2016, the value of all goods and services consumed by industries in Canada was $1.7 trillion, or about 38% of all goods and services in the Canadian economy.

Final uses of goods and services include final consumption expenditures, capital formation and exports. In 2016, the total value of these transactions was $2.7 trillion, or about 62% of all goods and services in the Canadian economy.

Final consumption expenditures are further broken down into expenditures by households, non-profit institutions serving households, and government. In 2016, total final consumption expenditures in Canada were $1.6 trillion, or about 37% of all goods and services consumed in the Canadian economy. Of this total, just under $1.2 trillion, or about 72%, was consumed by households. Household consumption of cannabis in 2016 was estimated to be $5.7 billion.

Capital formation is divided into gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories. Gross fixed capital formation is further subdivided into investments in construction, machinery and equipment, and intellectual property. In 2016, the total value of capital formation in Canada was $462.4 billion, or about 11% of all goods and services used in the Canadian economy.

Exports are subdivided between domestic exports and re-exports. Domestic exports are goods and services that originate from Canadian production. Re-exports are goods that are purchased from non-Canadian sources. In 2016, the total value of international exports and re-exports from Canada was estimated to be $638.1 billion. Domestic exports, at $593.5 billion, accounted for about 17% of production by Canadian industries. Exports of cannabis were estimated to be $1.2 billion.

Interprovincial trade flows

The provincial and territorial supply and use tables also provide estimates of interprovincial trade flows by tracking the origin and destination of products. In 2016, the total value of interprovincial trade was estimated to be $366.8 billion.

The importance of interprovincial trade to provincial and territorial economies varies significantly from one province and territory to another. In 2016, the provinces and territories most dependent on interprovincial imports as a percentage of aggregate supply were Nunavut (20.3%) and Prince Edward Island (18.9%), while Ontario (5.4%) and Quebec (7.1%) were the least dependent. The average for all provinces and territories was 7.9%.

Table 1 shows interprovincial imports as a percentage of provincial and territorial aggregate supply.

The importance of interprovincial exports also varies significantly from one province and territory to another. New Brunswick (17.5%) and Prince Edward Island (16.1%) exported the highest percentage of their output to other provinces and territories in 2016. In contrast, British Columbia (9.0%) and Ontario (9.1%) exported the lowest percentage of their output to other provinces and territories. The average for all provinces and territories was 10.3%.

Table 2 shows interprovincial exports as a percentage of provincial and territorial output.



  Note to readers

The Supply and Use Tables (SUTs) present an integrated picture of the economy in terms of industries, products and final uses. The tables illustrate the flows of goods and services—from their origin in domestic production or imports to their use as inputs by industries (in the production of other products), capital formation, exports, or as final consumption by households, governments and non-profit institutions serving households.

With the release of the 2016 tables, activities related to the unlicensed production, retailing and consumption of cannabis have been incorporated in the SUTs. The 2014 and 2015 SUTs have also been revised with this release to include activities related to cannabis as well as revisions to international travel expenditures.

Products

The product Supply and Use Tables, 2016 (Catalogue number15-602-X) is now available for download.

The product Interprovincial and International Trade Flows, 2016 (Catalogue number15F0002X) is also available upon request.

For more information on the supply and use accounts, please read the article Canadian Supply-Use Tables of the Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (Catalogue number13-607-X).

For additional information, please read Chapter 4 of the User Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (Catalogue number13-606-G).

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