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Table H.1 National balance sheet accounts

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Item Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009 Second quarter 2009 Third quarter 2009 Fourth quarter 2009 First quarter 2010 2008 2009
market value, not seasonally adjusted

Notes:

The first line is the series itself expressed in billions of dollars. The second line, is the period-to-period percentage change.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X.

National net worth
Billions of dollars
6,094 6,055 6,050 6,087 6,137 6,176 6,094 6,137
Percentage change, preceding period
1.4 -0.6 -0.1 0.6 0.8 0.6 6.9 0.7
National wealth
Billions of dollars
6,105 6,095 6,125 6,200 6,269 6,344 6,105 6,269
Percentage change, preceding period
0.6 -0.2 0.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 6.5 2.7
Net foreign debt
Billions of dollars
-11 -40 -76 -113 -132 -168 -11 -132
National net worth, by sector
Household sector
Billions of dollars
5,497 5,437 5,608 5,792 5,895 5,969 5,497 5,895
Corporate sector
Billions of dollars
598 638 458 317 271 230 598 271
Government sector
Billions of dollars
-2 -20 -17 -22 -29 -24 -2 -29
National net worth per capita
Millions of dollars
181,800 180,100 179,300 179,700 180,900 181,500 181,800 180,900