Table B.5 Contributions to percentage change in real gross domestic product, expenditure-based

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Table B.5 Contributions to percentage change in real gross domestic product, expenditure-based¹
Empty cell	Third quarter 2005	Fourth quarter 2005	First quarter 2006	Second quarter 2006	Third quarter 2006	Fourth quarter 2006	2005	2006
1. The chained (1997) dollars data shown in the table "Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change" are not additive. The contributions to percentage change shown in the above table are additive and provide a measure of the composition of GDP growth. Table source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE.
Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services	0.354	0.488	0.720	0.510	0.691	0.433	2.139	2.235
Durable goods	0.060	-0.007	0.225	0.116	0.184	0.071	0.416	0.482
Semi-durable goods	-0.009	0.067	0.153	0.088	0.074	0.018	0.202	0.326
Non-durable goods	0.019	0.022	0.025	0.122	0.080	-0.032	0.310	0.179
Services	0.284	0.405	0.317	0.184	0.352	0.375	1.210	1.248
Government current expenditure on goods and services	0.144	0.208	0.171	0.210	0.096	0.088	0.523	0.659
Government gross fixed capital formation	0.049	0.079	0.041	0.027	0.013	0.014	0.164	0.165
Government investment in inventories	-0.008	0.006	0.006	-0.016	-0.002	0.004	0.000	-0.005
Business gross fixed capital formation	0.429	0.317	0.490	0.119	0.151	0.185	1.254	1.217
Residential structures	0.088	0.000	0.204	-0.081	-0.121	0.004	0.205	0.157
Non-residential structures and equipment	0.341	0.317	0.286	0.200	0.272	0.181	1.049	1.060
Non-residential structures	0.131	0.146	0.160	0.108	0.139	0.144	0.380	0.548
Machinery and equipment	0.210	0.170	0.126	0.092	0.132	0.037	0.669	0.512
Business investment in inventories	0.040	-0.015	-0.291	0.513	-0.309	-0.947	0.442	-0.365
Non-farm	0.068	-0.030	-0.206	0.555	-0.342	-0.949	0.470	-0.248
Farm	-0.028	0.015	-0.085	-0.041	0.033	0.001	-0.029	-0.117
Exports of goods and services	0.772	0.600	-0.466	-0.116	0.312	0.429	0.820	0.501
Goods	0.807	0.582	-0.415	-0.174	0.372	0.396	0.827	0.538
Services	-0.035	0.017	-0.051	0.058	-0.059	0.033	-0.006	-0.037
Deduct: Imports of goods and services	0.910	1.018	-0.162	0.722	0.421	-0.051	2.378	1.711
Goods	0.870	0.869	-0.241	0.661	0.458	-0.094	2.175	1.445
Services	0.040	0.149	0.080	0.061	-0.037	0.042	0.203	0.266
Statistical discrepancy	-0.072	-0.027	0.093	-0.026	-0.032	0.102	-0.029	0.052
Gross domestic product at market prices	0.797	0.638	0.926	0.500	0.499	0.358	2.936	2.749
Final domestic demand	0.976	1.092	1.422	0.866	0.950	0.719	4.080	4.277

Table B.5 Contributions to percentage change in real gross domestic product, expenditure-based¹

Empty cell

Third quarter 2005

Fourth quarter 2005

First quarter 2006

Second quarter 2006

Third quarter 2006

Fourth quarter 2006

2005

2006

Using seasonally adjusted data, percentage points

1. The chained (1997) dollars data shown in the table "Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change" are not additive. The contributions to percentage change shown in the above table are additive and provide a measure of the composition of GDP growth.

Table source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE.

Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services

0.354

0.488

0.720

0.510

0.691

0.433

2.139

2.235

Durable goods

0.060

-0.007

0.225

0.116

0.184

0.071

0.416

0.482

Semi-durable goods

-0.009

0.067

0.153

0.088

0.074

0.018

0.202

0.326

Non-durable goods

0.019

0.022

0.025

0.122

0.080

-0.032

0.310

0.179

Services

0.284

0.405

0.317

0.184

0.352

0.375

1.210

1.248

Government current expenditure on goods and services

0.144

0.208

0.171

0.210

0.096

0.088

0.523

0.659

Government gross fixed capital formation

0.049

0.079

0.041

0.027

0.013

0.014

0.164

0.165

Government investment in inventories

-0.008

0.006

-0.016

-0.002

0.004

0.000

-0.005

Business gross fixed capital formation

0.429

0.317

0.490

0.119

0.151

0.185

1.254

1.217

Residential structures

0.088

0.000

0.204

-0.081

-0.121

0.004

0.205

0.157

Non-residential structures and equipment

0.341

0.317

0.286

0.200

0.272

0.181

1.049

1.060

Non-residential structures

0.131

0.146

0.160

0.108

0.139

0.144

0.380

0.548

Machinery and equipment

0.210

0.170

0.126

0.092

0.132

0.037

0.669

0.512

Business investment in inventories

0.040

-0.015

-0.291

0.513

-0.309

-0.947

0.442

-0.365

Non-farm

0.068

-0.030

-0.206

0.555

-0.342

-0.949

0.470

-0.248

Farm

-0.028

0.015

-0.085

-0.041

0.033

0.001

-0.029

-0.117

Exports of goods and services

0.772

0.600

-0.466

-0.116

0.312

0.429

0.820

0.501

Goods

0.807

0.582

-0.415

-0.174

0.372

0.396

0.827

0.538

Services

-0.035

0.017

-0.051

0.058

-0.059

0.033

-0.006

-0.037

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

0.910

1.018

-0.162

0.722

0.421

-0.051

2.378

1.711

Goods

0.870

0.869

-0.241

0.661

0.458

-0.094

2.175

1.445

Services

0.040

0.149

0.080

0.061

-0.037

0.042

0.203

0.266

Statistical discrepancy

-0.072

-0.027

0.093

-0.026

-0.032

0.102

-0.029

0.052

Gross domestic product at market prices

0.797

0.638

0.926

0.500

0.499

0.358

2.936

2.749

Final domestic demand

0.976

1.092

1.422

0.866

0.950

0.719

4.080

4.277