Table 1
National wealth including and excluding intangible assets, selected years, 1976 to 2008
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| 1976 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ trillions | ||||||||
| National wealth | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| National wealth including new intangibles |
0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 6.5 |
| percent of national wealth | ||||||||
| Current estimates | ||||||||
| Persons | 30.2 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 33.4 | 34.4 | 33.6 | 35.1 | 33.9 |
| Residential structures | 22.3 | 21.3 | 22.4 | 24.8 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 27.3 | 27.3 |
| Consumer durables | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Businesses and governments | 48.6 | 47.6 | 48.6 | 44.5 | 42.0 | 42.2 | 36.6 | 36.1 |
| Non-residential structures | 31.4 | 30.2 | 31.4 | 28.8 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 23.8 | 24.6 |
| Machinery and equipment | 10.4 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| Inventories | 6.8 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
| Land | 21.3 | 23.0 | 20.9 | 22.1 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 28.3 | 30.0 |
| Estimates including new intangibles | ||||||||
| Persons | 29.5 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 32.0 | 32.9 | 31.7 | 32.9 | 31.8 |
| Residential structures | 21.8 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 23.8 | 25.1 | 24.0 | 25.6 | 25.7 |
| Consumer durables | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 |
| Businesses and governments | 49.7 | 48.9 | 50.5 | 46.7 | 44.6 | 45.5 | 40.6 | 40.0 |
| Non-residential structures excluding business sector intangibles | 30.5 | 29.1 | 29.7 | 27.2 | 25.0 | 23.6 | 21.4 | 22.0 |
| Machinery and equipment excluding business sector intangibles | 10.1 | 9.6 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Inventories | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| All business sector intangibles | 2.5 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 |
| Land | 20.8 | 22.4 | 20.1 | 21.3 | 22.6 | 22.8 | 26.5 | 28.2 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, authors' calculations. | ||||||||
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