Table I.6 Revisions to expenditure aggregates

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Reference period Initial estimate1 Previous estimate2 Revised estimate3 Current revision4 Cumulative revision5
millions of current dollars
Personal expenditure on consumer goods and servies
2005 761,962 759,239 758,966 -273 -2,996
2006 801,810 803,260 801,211 -2,049 -599
2007 853,966 852,770 850,921 -1,849 -3,045
2008 893,004 893,004 891,197 -1,807 -1,807
Government current expenditure on goods and services
2005 262,369 260,197 259,857 -340 -2,512
2006 282,667 278,922 277,097 -1,825 -5,570
2007 298,067 296,472 294,776 -1,696 -3,291
2008 314,040 314,040 313,669 -371 -371
Government gross fixed capital formation
2005 35,129 36,952 37,067 115 1,938
2006 37,382 40,899 40,562 -337 3,180
2007 43,715 45,711 44,548 -1,163 833
2008 51,589 51,589 53,307 1,718 1,718
Government investment in inventories
2005 27 27 27 0 0
2006 -41 -41 -41 0 0
2007 15 15 15 0 0
2008 29 29 29 0 0
Business investment in residential structures
2005 89595 89731 89604 -127 9
2006 96941 98473 98099 -374 1158
2007 108592 108726 108050 -676 -542
2008 108117 108117 108175 58 58
Business investment in non-residential structures
2005 63,938 72,553 72,752 199 8,814
2006 80,681 84,756 85,288 532 4,607
2007 92,800 88,895 92,705 3,810 -95
2008 95,586 95,586 98,092 2,506 2,506
Business investment in machinery and equipment
2005 91,354 93,035 93,240 205 1,886
2006 94,109 99,853 100,006 153 5,897
2007 96,244 104,069 101,491 -2,578 5,247
2008 106,915 106,915 102,906 -4,009 -4,009
Business investment in inventories
2005 9,469 9,330 10,587 1,257 1,118
2006 7,223 8,093 9,538 1,445 2,315
2007 7,152 9,806 11,391 1,585 4,239
2008 6,951 6,951 8,733 1,782 1,782
Exports of goods and services
2005 518,256 518,909 519,435 526 1,179
2006 525,611 522,698 524,358 1,660 -1,253
2007 534,669 532,118 534,557 2,439 -112
2008 559,755 559,755 562,174 2,419 2,419
Imports of goods and services
2005 464,030 467,852 468,270 418 4,240
2006 487,379 487,048 487,757 709 378
2007 503,445 502,255 504,618 2,363 1,173
2008 534,096 534,096 536,792 2,696 2,696

1. For annual data, the initial estimate is from the fourth quarter of the corresponding year.

2. For 2005, 2006 and 2007, the previous estimate is the one released with the first quarter of 2008, while for 2008 it is from the fourth quarter issue of 2008.

3. The revised estimates are the result of the first quarter of 2009.

4. The current revision is the revised estimate less the previous estimate.

5. The current revision is the current revision less the initial estimate.

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