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Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change
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| Item | Third quarter 2008 | Fourth quarter 2008 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | Third quarter 2009 | Fourth quarter 2009 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X. | ||||||||
Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services |
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Millions of dollars |
813,469 | 807,018 | 804,318 | 807,599 | 814,871 | 822,030 | 810,723 | 812,205 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.1 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Durable goods |
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Millions of dollars |
125,209 | 121,409 | 117,681 | 118,735 | 122,364 | 125,503 | 124,617 | 121,071 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.2 | -3.0 | -3.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
Semi-durable goods |
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Millions of dollars |
75,051 | 73,796 | 72,356 | 72,002 | 72,135 | 72,366 | 74,345 | 72,215 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.5 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -2.9 |
Non-durable goods |
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Millions of dollars |
176,629 | 176,022 | 177,156 | 177,161 | 177,867 | 177,682 | 176,424 | 177,467 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.0 | -0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
Services |
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Millions of dollars |
439,424 | 437,839 | 438,113 | 440,757 | 444,123 | 448,635 | 438,015 | 442,907 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.3 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
Government current expenditure on goods and services |
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Millions of dollars |
264,462 | 266,084 | 267,428 | 269,715 | 273,833 | 277,704 | 264,142 | 272,170 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Government gross fixed capital formation |
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Millions of dollars |
45,216 | 46,171 | 47,166 | 49,095 | 51,917 | 53,918 | 44,764 | 50,524 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
Government investment in inventories |
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Millions of dollars |
-76 | 80 | -12 | -16 | -4 | 24 | 25 | -2 |
Business gross fixed capital formation |
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Millions of dollars |
273,271 | 259,576 | 234,469 | 227,960 | 232,154 | 234,635 | 270,369 | 232,305 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.1 | -5.0 | -9.7 | -2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -14.1 |
Residential structures |
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Millions of dollars |
79,002 | 74,016 | 69,574 | 70,768 | 72,399 | 77,268 | 78,320 | 72,502 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-1.2 | -6.3 | -6.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 6.7 | -2.7 | -7.4 |
Non-residential structures and equipment |
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Millions of dollars |
196,935 | 188,407 | 166,772 | 158,234 | 160,722 | 157,051 | 194,622 | 160,695 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.5 | -4.3 | -11.5 | -5.1 | 1.6 | -2.3 | 0.2 | -17.4 |
Non-residential structures |
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Millions of dollars |
71,759 | 71,533 | 63,810 | 59,973 | 58,672 | 57,387 | 71,011 | 59,961 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
1.8 | -0.3 | -10.8 | -6.0 | -2.2 | -2.2 | -0.1 | -15.6 |
Machinery and equipment |
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Millions of dollars |
126,248 | 116,080 | 101,986 | 97,660 | 102,814 | 100,375 | 124,660 | 100,709 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.7 | -8.1 | -12.1 | -4.2 | 5.3 | -2.4 | 0.5 | -19.2 |
Business investment in inventories |
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Millions of dollars |
14,959 | 10,293 | -7,481 | -6,323 | -1,518 | -4,279 | 12,241 | -4,900 |
Non-farm |
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Millions of dollars |
8,575 | 4,584 | -9,572 | -7,490 | -5,595 | -8,324 | 7,367 | -7,745 |
Farm |
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Millions of dollars |
5,200 | 4,560 | 842 | -196 | 3,057 | 3,138 | 3,734 | 1,710 |
Exports of goods and services |
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Millions of dollars |
488,152 | 464,964 | 424,984 | 403,023 | 414,776 | 429,923 | 486,255 | 418,177 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-1.1 | -4.8 | -8.6 | -5.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -4.7 | -14.0 |
Goods |
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Millions of dollars |
424,406 | 401,086 | 364,332 | 341,610 | 355,329 | 369,868 | 422,341 | 357,785 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-1.2 | -5.5 | -9.2 | -6.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | -5.0 | -15.3 |
Services |
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Millions of dollars |
63,783 | 64,048 | 60,737 | 61,182 | 59,575 | 60,338 | 63,964 | 60,458 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.2 | 0.4 | -5.2 | 0.7 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -2.6 | -5.5 |
Deduct: Imports of goods and services |
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Millions of dollars |
584,824 | 547,196 | 483,251 | 476,235 | 514,267 | 525,377 | 576,905 | 499,783 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.9 | -6.4 | -11.7 | -1.5 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | -13.4 |
Goods |
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Millions of dollars |
488,852 | 455,381 | 396,763 | 386,239 | 423,706 | 430,865 | 480,202 | 409,393 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-0.4 | -6.8 | -12.9 | -2.7 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | -14.7 |
Services |
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Millions of dollars |
96,105 | 91,848 | 86,143 | 89,248 | 90,367 | 94,140 | 96,743 | 89,975 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
-3.1 | -4.4 | -6.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 4.2 | -0.1 | -7.0 |
Statistical discrepancy |
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Millions of dollars |
-753 | -719 | 1,002 | 1,746 | 1,836 | 153 | -1,165 | 1,184 |
Gross domestic product at market prices |
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Millions of dollars |
1,325,452 | 1,312,880 | 1,289,445 | 1,278,163 | 1,281,161 | 1,296,955 | 1,321,360 | 1,286,431 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.1 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -2.6 |
Final domestic demand |
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Millions of dollars |
1,395,415 | 1,377,873 | 1,351,705 | 1,352,628 | 1,371,291 | 1,386,958 | 1,388,959 | 1,365,646 |
Percentage change, preceding period |
0.1 | -1.3 | -1.9 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.6 | -1.7 |
