• Symbols
• Note to users and revisions
• The System of National Accounts
• Note on CANSIM II
• Acknowledgements
• Note of appreciation
• Standards of service to the public
• Copyright

The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications:

In September 2002 (reference month: July 2002), the monthly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by industry program introduced the first stage of conversion to a Chain Fisher formula, by adopting annual chained Input-Output benchmarks in its calculation of real GDP for 1997 to 1999. However, from January 2000 onwards, the data are 1999 Laspeyres-based estimates. The monthly GDP results are expressed in chained 1997 dollars. This conversion brings the monthly GDP by industry estimates more in line with the quarterly expenditure-based GDP data, chained quarterly. For more information, see Statistics Canada’s Web site.

With this release the monthly GDP by industry estimates have been revised back to January 2002. Revisions arise from updates to benchmark data, projectors and seasonal adjustment. January to June: back to previous year; July: back to January of fifth previous year; August to December: back to January of current year. Occasionally, there are historical revisions due to conceptual, methodological and classification changes - the most recent with the July 2002 GDP release.

All current and historical statistics on Gross Domestic Product (Table Nos. 3790017-3790022), as well as many other series are available to the public from Statistics Canada's computerized data bank CANSIM II (Canadian Socio-Economic Information Management System) via terminal, on computer printouts, or in machine readable form.

See also - Appendix III: Series identifiers for CANSIM II tables.

For further information, please visit CANSIM II.

This publication was prepared under the direction of:

• H. Messinger, Director, Industry Measures and Analysis Division
• T. Horricks, Assistant Director, Industry Measures and Analysis Division
• J. MacMillan, Chief, Monthly GDP Section

Note of appreciation

Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued co-operation and goodwill.

Standards of service to the public

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Copyright

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Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada

© Minister of Industry, 2003

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without prior written permission from Licence Services, Marketing Division, Statistics Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0T6.

Catalogue no. 15-001-XIE, Vol. 17 no. 5

Frequency: Monthly

ISSN 1492-3319

Ottawa