Supply and use tables, 2015
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The supply of products and services
In 2015, the total value of the supply of all goods and services available to the Canadian economy was $4.2 trillion. Of this total, $3.5 trillion, or about 84%, was output produced in Canada, and $678 billion was supplied through international imports.
Uses of products and services
Goods and services in the Canadian economy are intended for use by industry or for final use. Industries use some of the goods and services as inputs into their production processes. In 2015, the value of all goods and services consumed by industries in Canada was $1.7 trillion, or about 39% of all goods and services available in the Canadian economy.
Final uses of goods and services include final consumption expenditures, capital formation and exports. In 2015, the total value of all goods and services for final use was $2.7 trillion, or 61% of all goods and services available in the Canadian economy.
Final consumption expenditures are further broken down into expenditures by households, non-profit institutions serving households, and government. In 2015, total final consumption expenditures in Canada were $1.6 trillion, or about 35% of all goods and services consumed in the Canadian economy. Of this $1.6 trillion, just over $1.1 trillion, or about two-thirds, was consumed by households.
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 2015, the total value of capital formation in Canada was $473.3 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 in Canadian production. Re-exports are goods that are purchased from non-Canadian sources. At the provincial level, interprovincial exports are also estimated. In 2015, the total value of international exports and re-exports from Canada was estimated to be $627.9 billion. Domestic exports, at $586.9 billion, accounted for 17% of production by Canadian industries.
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 2015, the total value of interprovincial trade was estimated to be $367.9 billion.
The importance of interprovincial trade to provincial and territorial economies varies significantly from one province and territory to another. The provinces and territories most dependent on interprovincial imports as a percentage of aggregate supply were Nunavut (20.9%) and Prince Edward Island (19.6%). Ontario (5.6%) and Quebec (7.2%) were the least dependent on interprovincial imports as a percentage of aggregate supply. The average for all provinces was 8.1%.
The importance of interprovincial exports also varied significantly from one province and territory to another. At the higher end, 17.3% of the output of New Brunswick and 16.8% of the output of Nunavut were exported to other provinces and territories. At the lower end, 9.4% of the output of Ontario and British Columbia were exported to other provinces and territories. The average for all provinces was 10.5%.
Note to readers
The supply and use tables 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.
Products
The product Supply and Use Tables, 2015 (15-602-X) is now available for download.
The product Interprovincial and International Trade Flows, 2015 (15F0002X) is now available upon request.
For more information on the Supply and use accounts, users are encouraged to read the article Canadian Supply-Use tables of the Methodological Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (13-607-X).
For additional information, users are encouraged to read Chapter 4 of the User Guide: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts (13-606-G).
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