National accounts and Gross Domestic Product

Description: This table contains 159 series, with data for years 1946 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Industry (159 items: Real domestic product; Agriculture; Forestry; Real domestic product less agriculture ...).

Description: This table contains 189 series, with data for years 1919 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Industry (189 items: Index of industrial production; Mines (including milling); quarries and oil wells; Metal mines; Placer gold and gold quartz mines ...).

Description: This table contains 152 series, with data for years 1946 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonal adjustment ...) Industry (76 items: Real domestic product; Agriculture ...).

Description: This table contains 158 series, with data for years 1919 - 1971 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonal adjustment ...) Industry (79 items: Index of industrial production; Mines (including milling); quarries and oil wells ...).

Description: This table contains 22 series, with data for years 1926 - 1960 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2000-02-18. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (11 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Wages and salaries (2 items: Based on Standard Industrial Classification; 1948 (SIC); Based on Standard Industrial Classification; 1980 (SIC) ...).

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The recent increase in exports' share of GDP has been exceptional. Imports have mirrored the trend in exports, with trade across the U.S. border being the driving force for both. Using Statistics Canada's Input-Output tables, this article explores the issue of some goods moving back and forth across the border at various stages of processing. (Adapted from an article in Canadian Economic Observer published in November 1999).

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Recent economic trends, including expanding globalization of trade (as evidenced by new trade agreements), volatility in market exchange rates, and greater interest in international comparisons of real income and productivity are generating increased interest in intercountry comparisons. These comparisons are made in real terms derived from purchasing power parities (PPPs). In Canada, a particularly important relationship with the United States focusses attention on US/Canada comparative price and volume measures. This article includes updated annual bilateral volume indexes of real gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and its components for the United States, compared with Canada, and the associated PPPs.

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The statistical data of this section are in five subsections. They contain data on national income and expenditure and related aggregates from 1926 to 1976 in series F1-152; on income produced, by industry, from 1919 to 1926 and on gross capital formation from 1901 to 1930 in series F153-182; on the stock of tangible capital from 1926 onwards in series F183-220 and on inventory book values in series F221-224; on real gross domestic product by industry in series F225-240; and on indexes of labour productivity in series F241-294.

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The purpose of this paper is to outline the results of preliminary research into the use of a potentially new economic indicator for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - railway carloadings.

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A major revision of the Provincial Economic Accounts (PEA) was published at the time of the official release. The revision covered the time period 1992 to 1997 and brought the PEA in line with the National Economic and Financial Accounts (NEFA) published early in March.

Description: This table contains 310 series, with data for years 1961 - 2000 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (310 items: All industries; Business sector; services; Business sector; goods; Business sector industries ...).

Description: This table contains 620 series, with data for years 1961 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted ...) Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (310 items: All industries; Business sector industries; Business sector; goods; Business sector; services ...).

Description: This table contains 620 series, with data for years 1961 - 2001 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Seasonal adjustment (2 items: Unadjusted; Seasonally adjusted ...) Standard Industrial Classification, 1980 (SIC) (310 items: All industries; Business sector industries; Business sector; services; Business sector; goods ...).

Description: This table contains 994 series, with data for years 1961 - 1997 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 items: Canada ...) Prices (2 items: Current prices; 1992 constant prices ...) Sector (3 items: Business sector; Non-business sector; Total economy ...) Industry (221 items: Agricultural and related services industries (S-level aggregation); Agricultural and related services industries (M-level aggregation); Agricultural and related services industries (L-level aggregation); Fishing and trapping industries (S-level aggregation) ...).

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This publication presents quarterly information on Canada's National Income and Expenditure Accounts (NIEA), 1947-2008. It contains data on gross domestic product (GDP) by income and by expenditure, saving and investment, borrowing and lending of each of four broad sectors of the economy: (i) persons and unincorporated businesses, (ii) corporate and government business enterprises, (iii) governments and (iv) non-residents. Information is also provided for selected subsectors. The publication begins with an analysis of the economic developments in the most recent quarter. Some issues also contain more technical articles explaining national accounts methodology or analysing a particular aspect of the economy. The publication also includes a glossary, and is no longer being released.

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This table contains 196 series, with data for years 1971 - 1989 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-17. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Canada; Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia ...), Implicit price index components (14 items: Final domestic demand; total; Semi-durable goods; Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services; Durable goods ...).

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This table contains 508 series, with data for years 1961 - 1980 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (14 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia ...), Sector (2 items: Government sector; Federal government ...), Revenue and expenditure (20 items: Total revenue; Direct taxes; from persons; Direct taxes; from corporations and government business enterprises; Direct taxes; from non-residents (withholding taxes) ...).

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This table contains 260 series, with data for years 1961-1980 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; Prince Edward Island; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick ...), Revenue and expenditure (20 items: Total revenue; Direct taxes; from persons; Direct taxes; from corporations and government business enterprises; Indirect taxes ...).

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This table contains 221 series, with data for years 1961 - 1980 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Revenue and expenditure (17 items: Total revenue; Other current transfers from persons; Investment income; Indirect taxes ...).

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This table contains 156 series, with data for years 1961 - 1980 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years), and was last released on 2007-01-16. This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (13 items: Newfoundland and Labrador; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island ...), Revenue and expenditure (12 items: Total revenue; Other current transfers from persons; Investment income ...).

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In the past, the Bank of Canada (the Bank) and Statistics Canada both produced aggregate measures of borrowing, or credit, for sectors of the Canadian economy. The Statistics Canada measures were on a quarterly basis as part of the National Balance Sheet Accounts (NBSA) whereas the Bank of Canada published monthly statistics. While both estimates are drawn from the same data sources and paint a similar picture of the indebtedness of Canadian households and non-financial businesses, some reconcilable differences existed in the aggregate measures. Starting in December 2020 Statistics Canada will be producing monthly estimates that will be integrated into the larger NBSA framework. This will provide users with a single and consistent set of monthly estimates that align with the internationally recognized national accounting principles detailed in the United Nations System of National Accounts This guide will serve as a review of the historical differences between each organization's credit aggregates, the conceptual and statistical changes that will occur as a result of the integration of monthly estimates within the NBSA, and a detailed overview of the methods that will be employed to estimate the outstanding credit debt of households and non-financial private corporations by lending sector.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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This article describes revisions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Income and by Expenditure Accounts for the 2017 to 2019 period. These data were released at the same time as the 2019 Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts estimates, which include revisions to the time series. The first two quarters of 2020 are also revised. However, in accordance with standard revision practice, these estimates will continue to be revised during upcoming cycles. Therefore, they are not included in the analysis in this article.

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This article summarizes notable changes in output and employment over the first few months of the reopening period, focusing on the unevenness of the economic recovery across industrial sectors and population groups. It also highlights monthly data on business openings and closures in the late spring as COVID-related restrictions continued to ease.

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This special article in the Economic Insights series provides a concise overview of the lifting of restrictions on social and economic activity that were implemented as Canada and other countries sought to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Intended to support ongoing analysis of the economic impacts of COVID-19, the article provides contextual information on these restrictions, compiled from publicly available sources.

Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin

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This article in the Economic Insights series reports on a set of experimental monthly economic activity indexes that have been estimated for the provinces and territories up to March 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated the need for timely information on aggregate economic activity with more geographical detail. This article describes how more timely economic data can be summarized in indexes that generally reflect the broad movements of the provincial and territorial economies.

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This documentation outlines the methodology used to develop the Distributions of household economic accounts published in June 2020 for the reference years 2010 to 2019. It describes the framework and the steps implemented to produce distributional information aligned with the National balance sheet accounts and other national accounts concepts. It also includes a report on the quality of the estimated distributions.

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This article in the Economic Insights series highlights sudden changes in economic conditions as households and businesses were adjusting to social and economic restrictions intended to contain the spread of COVID-19. It is the second in a series of articles that provides integrated analysis of the economic impacts of COVID-19 as new data and information become available.

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Since March, Canadian governments, federal, provincial and local, along with their associated government business enterprises, have been implementing a wide range of policy measures to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these measures are economic in nature, taking the form of financial transfers and concessional loans to individuals, businesses and other groups. These actions will be reflected in the national accounts estimates for March and subsequent months, quarters and years. This paper outlines the main policy measures of an economic nature and identifies where their effects will be seen in the accounts.

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Key financial instruments in the National Balance Sheet Accounts are now measured at market value.

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On May 31, 2001, the quarterly income and expenditure accounts adopted the Chain Fisher Index formula, chained quarterly, as the official measure of real gross domestic product (GDP) in terms of expenditures. This formula was also adopted for the Provincial Accounts on October 31, 2002.

There were two reasons for adopting this formula: to provide users with a more accurate measure of real GDP growth between two consecutive periods and to make the Canadian measure comparable with the Income and Product Accounts of the United States, which has used the Chain Fisher Index formula since 1996 to measure real GDP.

Description: As of February 28, 2003 the Canadian System of National Accounts will adopt the following treatment of the Ontario electricity rate freeze and rebate. Funds financing the subsidy coming from Ontario Power Generation are considered remitted profits and form part of government income. The first instalment rebate paid to households is treated as transfers to persons.

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This first release of the quarterly national balance sheet accounts is part of a joint effort with Canada's international investment position to provide users with more up to date and meaningful data.

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This document provides compilers and users in Canada and the United States with a fuller understanding of the present practices, similarities and differences between the two national accounts systems. This will enable users to make meaningful comparisons of the published national accounts data. This report is the result of the co-operation between professionals of the two countries in trying to harmonize and improve the respective national accounts, and hopefully, in due course, international standards.

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This series includes four reports which are the first set of documents relating to the changes made in the The 1997 historical revision of the Canadian System of National Accounts.

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Like most statistical agencies, Statistics Canada publishes three Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series. These are the output-based GDP, the income-based GDP and the expenditure-based GDP. This document is aimed at describing the concepts, definitions, classifications and statistical methods underlying the output-based GDP series, also known as GDP by industry or simply monthly GDP.

The report is organized into seven chapters. Chapter 1 defines what GDP by industry is, describes its various uses and how it connects with the other components of the Canadian System of National Accounts. Chapter 2 deals with the calculation of the GDP by industry estimates. Chapter 3 examines industry and commodity classification schemes. Chapter 4 discusses the subject of deflation. The choice of deflators, the role of the base year and the method of rebasing are all addressed in this chapter. Chapter 5 looks at such technical issues as benchmarking, trading day and seasonal adjustment. Chapter 6 is devoted to the presentation of the GDP by industry, detailing the format, release dates and modes of dissemination, as well as the need and the frequency of revising the estimates. Finally, Chapter 7 reviews the historical development of monthly GDP from 1926 to the present.

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The Provincial Economic Accounts will adopt the Fisher Volume Index, chained annually, as the official measure of real expenditure-based GDP. This change will be incorporated into the affected series back to 1981.

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As of November 7, 2002 the Provincial Economic Accounts estimates will incorporate a change related to trade.

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As of September 30, 2002 the monthly GDP by industry estimates will incorporate the Chain Fisher formula. This change will be applied from January 1997 and will be pushed back to January 1961 within a year.