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Summary statistics of macroeconomic conditions

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Summary statistics of macroeconomic conditions


Table summary
This table displays the results of summary statistics of macroeconomic conditions. The information is grouped by average annual growth (appearing as row headers),  1990 to 1996 and  2000 to 2006, calculated using percent units of measure (appearing as column headers).

Average annual growth  1990 to 1996  2000 to 2006
  percent
Exports (in chained 2002 dollars) 7.5 0.5
Nominal exchange rate -2.6 4.5
Commodity prices  
Including energy 0.5 8.8
Excluding energy 1.3 5.7
Terms of trade – export
price relative to import price
-0.3 1.7
Real gross domestic product 1.7 2.6
Real gross domestic income 1.7 3.1
Personal expenditure 1.5 3.3
Durable goods 1.4 4.9
Semi-durable goods 0.5 4.2
Non-durable goods 1.1 1.6
Services 2.0 3.5
Business gross fixed capital
formation
-0.3 5.6
Residential structures -2.6 6.8
Non-residential structures -1.5 5.0
Machinery and equipment 2.6 5.6
     
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, authors' compilation from CANSIM tables 176-0001, 176-0064, 380-0002, and 228-0057.
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