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Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review
Third quarter 2008
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GDP by income and by expenditure
Release date: December 1, 2008
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.3% in the third quarter, after remaining essentially flat over the first half of the year
Highlights in The Daily Detailed analysis Data tables
GDP by industry
Release date: December 1, 2008
Real gross domestic product grew 0.1% in September after declining 0.5% in August (revised from a 0.3% decline) following a 0.7% increase in July.
Highlights in The Daily Detailed analysis Data tables
Balance of international payments
Release date: November 28, 2008
The current account surplus with the rest of the world (on a seasonally adjusted basis) dropped to $5.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008.
Financial flows
Release date: December 1, 2008
Funds borrowed and equity issuances on financial markets by domestic non-financial sectors (seasonally adjusted at annual rates) weakened in the third quarter of 2008.
Highlights in The Daily Detailed analysis Data tables
Labour productivity
Release date: December 10, 2008
Labour productivity in the business sector remained unchanged in the third quarter of 2008.
Highlights in The Daily Detailed analysis Data tables
International investment position
Release date: December 10, 2008
Canada’s net international indebtedness fell to $58.4 billion at the end of the third quarter.
National balance sheet accounts
Release date: December 16, 2008
Canadian stock prices fell significantly during the third quarter of 2008, resulting in a 3.2% drop in household net worth, equivalent to a decline of $191 billion.
