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Proportion of total gross domestic product by sector, Canada, 2015

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Real estate and rental and leasing Manufacturing Construction Health care and social assistance Public administration Finance and insurance Professional, scientific and technical services Educational services Digital economy Wholesale trade Retail trade Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction Transportation and warehousing Information and cultural industries Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services Utilities Accommodation and food services Other services (except public administration) Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting Arts, entertainment and recreation Management of companies and enterprises 0 5 10 15 %
Note(s):
The initial estimates of the digital economy presented in this paper are only available in nominal terms. As a result, comparisons of the digital economy with other sectors of the economy can only be done up to 2015 as nominal gross domestic product by industry is not available for later reference periods.
Source(s):
Data were taken from "Measuring digital economic activities in Canada: initial estimates," which is part of Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts (13-605-X), and from special tabulations.

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Proportion of total gross domestic product by sector, Canada, 2015
  %
Real estate and rental and leasing 12.9
Manufacturing 10.7
Construction 8.1
Health care and social assistance 7.5
Public administration 7.1
Finance and insurance 6.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 5.9
Educational services 5.6
Digital economy 5.5
Wholesale trade 5.2
Retail trade 5.0
Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction 4.8
Transportation and warehousing 4.6
Information and cultural industries 3.1
Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 2.9
Utilities 2.4
Accommodation and food services 2.2
Other services (except public administration) 2.1
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 1.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation 0.8
Management of companies and enterprises 0.7
Note(s):
The initial estimates of the digital economy presented in this paper are only available in nominal terms. As a result, comparisons of the digital economy with other sectors of the economy can only be done up to 2015 as nominal gross domestic product by industry is not available for later reference periods.
Source(s):
Data were taken from "Measuring digital economic activities in Canada: initial estimates," which is part of Latest Developments in the Canadian Economic Accounts (13-605-X), and from special tabulations.
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