Table 1
Nominal gross domestic product for the business sector by industry in Canada and the United States, 2002 and 2008

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Nominal gross domestic product for the business sector by industry in Canada and the United States, 2002 and 2008
Table summary
This table displays nominal business-sector gross domestic product (appearing as column headers) in Canada and United States. This information is grouped by goods producing and service producing industries. The average annual growth rates for Canada and United States (appearing as column headers) were calculated as the average annual growth of the gross domestic product levels from 2002 to 2008.
  Canada United States
2002 2008 Average annual growth, 2002 to 2008 2002 2008 Average annual growth, 2002 to 2008
  millions of Canadian dollars percent millions of U.S. dollars percent
Goods-producing industries  
Agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing 22,643 27,924 3.6 94,405 159,374 9.1
Electricity, gas, and water supply 27,314 34,454 3.9 211,614 298,879 5.9
Construction 57,775 107,605 10.9 494,328 614,204 3.7
Mines, oil and gas 53,488 154,758 19.4 109,462 319,167 19.5
Manufacturing 182,735 173,653 -0.8 1,355,535 1,628,498 3.1
Total 343,956 498,394 6.4 2,265,344 3,020,122 4.9
Services industries  
Wholesale and retail trade 113,709 161,692 6.0 1,346,048 1,672,696 3.7
Transport, storage, and communication 84,111 112,165 4.9 591,715 786,037 4.8
Financial intermediation 45,670 65,008 6.1 863,537 1,041,460 3.2
Real estate, renting, and business activities 146,901 209,958 6.1 1,683,371 2,423,336 6.3
Education 4,161 5,618 5.1 99,000 147,600 6.9
Health and social work 30,480 44,657 6.6 690,900 1,006,300 6.5
Hotels and restaurants 25,230 32,812 4.5 309,010 404,907 4.6
Other community, social, and personal services 36,026 49,140 5.3 387,106 475,063 3.5
Total 486,289 681,050 5.8 5,970,687 7,957,399 4.9
Business sector  
Total 830,244 1,179,444 6.0 8,236,031 10,977,521 4.9
Note(s):
Figures have been rounded and may not add up to total values. Industries are at the S-level aggregation based on the North American Industry Classification System. Authors’ own calculations using the sources below.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada; Bureau of Economic Analysis; and U.S. Census Bureau (Statistics of U.S. Businesses).
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