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Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
Province/Territory Year Construction Machinery and equipment Total Preliminary actual 2006 to intentions 2007 Actual 2005 to preliminary actual 2006
    $ millions % change
Canada1 2005 171,964.8  101,260.6  273,225.3     
  2006 193,276.3  104,006.4  297,282.7     
  2007 202,392.2  108,712.4  311,104.5  4.6 8.8
Newfoundland and Labrador 2005 3,273.4 1,302.7 4,576.1    
  2006 3,356.0 1,174.4 4,530.4    
  2007 3,008.7 1,176.1 4,184.8 -7.6 -1.0
Prince Edward Island 2005 432.5 326.3 758.8    
  2006 476.5 311.5 788.0    
  2007 438.5 379.3 817.8 3.8 3.9
Nova Scotia 2005 3,636.6 2,368.3 6,004.9    
  2006 3,998.2 2,351.4 6,349.7    
  2007 3,937.7 2,450.8 6,388.6 0.6 5.7
New Brunswick 2005 2,735.4 2,007.6 4,743.0    
  2006 3,113.4 1,845.0 4,958.3    
  2007 3,655.4 1,930.9 5,586.3 12.7 4.5
Quebec 2005 30,772.3 18,697.1 49,469.5    
  2006 31,911.2 19,056.6 50,967.8    
  2007 34,801.5 19,549.5 54,351.0 6.6 3.0
Ontario 2005 52,074.5 39,140.8 91,215.3    
  2006 55,428.2 41,539.7 96,967.9    
  2007 57,595.2 43,311.5 100,906.7 4.1 6.3
Manitoba 2005 3,843.1 2,993.1 6,836.1    
  2006 4,665.0 3,141.6 7,806.6    
  2007 5,306.0 3,380.5 8,686.5 11.3 14.2
Saskatchewan 2005 5,855.5 3,021.9 8,877.5    
  2006 6,120.7 3,529.7 9,650.4    
  2007 6,286.5 3,494.4 9,780.9 1.4 8.7
Alberta 2005 44,381.6 20,652.3 65,033.9    
  2006 55,660.3 19,605.3 75,265.7    
  2007 58,112.0 21,082.6 79,194.6 5.2 15.7
British Columbia 2005 23,038.8 10,215.4 33,254.2    
  2006 26,618.6 10,957.2 37,575.8    
  2007 27,336.2 11,411.7 38,747.9 3.1 13.0
Yukon 2005 403.7 114.3 518.1    
  2006 396.6 88.0 484.6    
  2007 368.0 107.5 475.4 -1.9 -6.5
Northwest Territories 2005 1,126.7 342.7 1,469.4    
  2006 1,169.5 336.0 1,505.5    
  2007 1,231.2 357.4 1,588.6 5.5 2.5
Nunavut 2005 390.7 78.1 468.8    
  2006 362.1 70.1 432.2    
  2007 315.3 80.0 395.3 -8.5 -7.8
1.Actual 2005, followed by preliminary actual 2006 and then intentions 2007.
Note:Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.


Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
  2005 actual 2006 preliminary actual 2007 intentions Preliminary actual 2006 to intentions 2007 2005 actual to preliminary actual 2006
  $ millions % change
Total 273,225.3  297,282.7  311,104.5  4.6 8.8
Non-residential construction and machinery and equipment 199,650.4 217,425.5 230,133.4 5.8 8.9
Housing 73,574.9 79,857.2 80,971.1 1.4 8.5
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS, 2002) sectors          
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,515.8 4,475.6 4,455.7 -0.4 -0.9
Mining and oil and gas extraction 48,990.1 53,634.6 52,359.4 -2.4 9.5
Utilities 13,500.3 17,249.8 20,478.7 18.7 27.8
Construction 4,277.1 4,568.8 4,914.0 7.6 6.8
Manufacturing 19,430.4 19,457.4 20,481.1 5.3 0.1
Wholesale trade 4,573.7 4,820.0 5,061.2 5.0 5.4
Retail trade 7,499.8 7,553.4 7,820.0 3.5 0.7
Transportation and warehousing 11,727.1 13,910.8 15,361.1 10.4 18.6
Information and cultural industries 9,520.9 9,506.0 9,579.9 0.8 -0.2
Finance and insurance 15,302.4 16,107.4 16,639.9 3.3 5.3
Real estate and rental and leasing 14,514.6 16,502.3 17,727.8 7.4 13.7
Professional, scientific and technical services 2,855.5 3,022.1 3,096.7 2.5 5.8
Management of companies and enterprises 165.8 238.6 145.4 -39.0 43.9
Administration support waste management and remedial services 1,133.9 1,089.7 1,173.8 7.7 -3.9
Educational services 6,694.3 7,266.3 7,639.5 5.1 8.5
Health care and social assistance 6,592.4 6,777.2 7,329.7 8.2 2.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,395.1 1,486.4 2,362.0 58.9 6.5
Accommodation and food services 2,640.2 2,708.0 2,801.9 3.5 2.6
Other services (except public administration) 1,539.0 1,496.6 1,438.2 -3.9 -2.8
Public administration 22,782.2 25,554.5 29,267.5 14.5 12.2
Note:Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.