Table 9
Average M&E investment intensity and average GDP share, by industry, business sector, Canada and the United States, 1990 to 2008
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| Industry | Average investment intensity | Average industry GDP share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | United States | Canada | United States | |
| ratio (percent)Note 1 | ||||
| Agriculture | 12.4 | 20.9 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Mining and oil | 6.9 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 1.9 |
| Utilities | 13.2 | 17.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Construction | 5.0 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| Manufacturing | 9.6 | 11.1 | 22.5 | 20.4 |
| Wholesale | 5.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 8.6 |
| Retail | 5.4 | 5.5 | 7.7 | 9.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 13.1 | 15.7 | 6.6 | 4.3 |
| Information | 17.9 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 6.3 |
| Finance, insurance, real estate | 20.7 | 14.8 | 11.3 | 16.0 |
| Professional services | 5.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 9.1 |
| Administrative services | 3.3 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Arts | 5.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Accommodation and food | 3.1 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| Other services | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
Notes: M&E stands for "machinery and equipment"; GDP stands for "gross domestic product." Authors' calculations. |
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