Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change

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Item Fourth quarter 2009 First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 2009 2010
seasonally adjusted at annual rates, chained (2002) dollars
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X.
Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services
Millions of dollars
825,524 834,026 836,966 842,863 852,009 852,371 814,215 841,466
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 1.0 0.4 0.7 1.1 0.0 0.4 3.3
Durable goods
Millions of dollars
127,399 128,654 126,197 126,710 130,066 128,214 122,460 127,907
Percentage change, preceding period
3.2 1.0 -1.9 0.4 2.6 -1.4 -1.9 4.4
Semi-durable goods
Millions of dollars
72,970 76,222 75,352 76,391 76,940 77,292 72,592 76,226
Percentage change, preceding period
0.8 4.5 -1.1 1.4 0.7 0.5 -2.3 5.0
Non-durable goods
Millions of dollars
178,845 179,601 180,798 181,950 182,378 181,718 177,933 181,182
Percentage change, preceding period
0.5 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.2 -0.4 0.8 1.8
Services
Millions of dollars
448,782 452,547 456,700 459,925 465,311 467,490 442,951 458,621
Percentage change, preceding period
0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.1 3.5
Government current expenditure on goods and services
Millions of dollars
278,752 278,499 280,770 281,114 283,002 283,063 274,131 280,846
Percentage change, preceding period
1.3 -0.1 0.8 0.1 0.7 0.0 3.6 2.4
Government gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
51,709 53,279 55,277 57,336 58,330 58,798 47,528 56,056
Percentage change, preceding period
6.3 3.0 3.8 3.7 1.7 0.8 8.8 17.9
Government investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
-20 -44 -16 0 -44 -96 -2 -26
Business gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
231,294 239,531 245,456 252,255 257,054 264,418 229,386 248,574
Percentage change, preceding period
1.5 3.6 2.5 2.8 1.9 2.9 -16.6 8.4
Residential structures
Millions of dollars
76,153 79,672 79,597 78,561 78,385 80,159 71,723 79,054
Percentage change, preceding period
6.2 4.6 -0.1 -1.3 -0.2 2.3 -8.0 10.2
Non-residential structures and equipment
Millions of dollars
154,971 159,406 166,104 175,093 180,719 186,552 158,672 170,331
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.3 2.9 4.2 5.4 3.2 3.2 -20.8 7.3
Non-residential structures
Millions of dollars
55,934 58,236 59,259 61,576 64,815 66,642 59,299 60,972
Percentage change, preceding period
-2.2 4.1 1.8 3.9 5.3 2.8 -22.2 2.8
Machinery and equipment
Millions of dollars
99,929 101,587 108,354 115,811 117,224 121,505 99,016 110,744
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.4 1.7 6.7 6.9 1.2 3.7 -19.5 11.8
Business investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
4,182 6,496 13,286 15,580 233 10,654 -539 8,899
Non-farm
Millions of dollars
71 4,777 12,184 13,986 -1,178 7,654 -3,445 7,442
Farm
Millions of dollars
3,103 312 -582 -76 -142 1,437 1,784 -122
Exports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
425,852 434,953 447,341 446,035 455,537 462,620 419,126 445,967
Percentage change, preceding period
1.7 2.1 2.8 -0.3 2.1 1.6 -13.8 6.4
Goods
Millions of dollars
364,773 372,399 384,702 382,612 391,719 399,555 358,057 382,858
Percentage change, preceding period
1.6 2.1 3.3 -0.5 2.4 2.0 -15.0 6.9
Services
Millions of dollars
61,204 62,666 62,905 63,593 64,073 63,440 61,068 63,309
Percentage change, preceding period
1.9 2.4 0.4 1.1 0.8 -1.0 -6.1 3.7
Deduct: Imports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
528,585 544,144 571,588 583,246 582,528 595,307 504,142 570,377
Percentage change, preceding period
2.9 2.9 5.0 2.0 -0.1 2.2 -13.4 13.1
Goods
Millions of dollars
430,524 443,850 468,590 480,748 477,350 488,060 410,397 467,635
Percentage change, preceding period
2.7 3.1 5.6 2.6 -0.7 2.2 -14.9 13.9
Services
Millions of dollars
97,522 99,772 102,548 102,162 104,710 106,778 93,214 102,298
Percentage change, preceding period
3.9 2.3 2.8 -0.4 2.5 2.0 -6.6 9.7
Statistical discrepancy
Millions of dollars
-1,222 1,060 -567 935 -744 -1,290 -175 171
Gross domestic product at market prices
Millions of dollars
1,295,124 1,312,845 1,320,294 1,328,350 1,338,481 1,351,408 1,283,722 1,324,993
Percentage change, preceding period
1.2 1.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.0 -2.8 3.2
Final domestic demand
Millions of dollars
1,385,499 1,403,394 1,416,766 1,431,830 1,448,561 1,456,828 1,363,351 1,425,138
Percentage change, preceding period
1.4 1.3 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.6 -2.1 4.5