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Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
Province/Territory Year Construction Machinery and equipment Total Preliminary actual 2007 to intentions 2008 Actual 2006 to preliminary actual 2007
    $ millions % change
Canada1 2006 195,762.9 109,647.4 305,410.2    
  2007 208,146.2 114,449.6 322,595.8    
  2008 218,513.5 120,939.7 339,453.2 5.2 5.6
Newfoundland and Labrador 2006 3,242.5 1,116.3 4,358.8    
  2007 2,846.8 1,193.0 4,039.8    
  2008 3,438.5 1,209.2 4,647.7 15.0 -7.3
Prince Edward Island 2006 486.7 340.6 827.3    
  2007 484.8 459.0 943.7    
  2008 524.0 435.5 959.5 1.7 14.1
Nova Scotia 2006 3,951.9 2,385.5 6,337.4    
  2007 3,903.2 2,325.9 6,229.1    
  2008 4,264.5 2,341.7 6,606.3 6.1 -1.7
New Brunswick 2006 3,588.4 2,097.6 5,686.0    
  2007 4,008.1 1,983.8 5,991.9    
  2008 4,005.1 2,102.5 6,107.7 1.9 5.4
Quebec 2006 32,393.1 19,416.2 51,809.4    
  2007 36,012.0 20,343.1 56,355.0    
  2008 38,866.8 21,514.7 60,381.5 7.1 8.8
Ontario 2006 56,721.4 41,835.7 98,557.1    
  2007 59,520.1 43,638.1 103,158.1    
  2008 61,883.8 44,521.7 106,405.5 3.1 4.7
Manitoba 2006 4,809.7 3,027.6 7,837.3    
  2007 5,794.6 3,357.7 9,152.3    
  2008 7,079.4 3,793.0 10,872.4 18.8 16.8
Saskatchewan 2006 6,762.7 3,510.1 10,272.7    
  2007 6,809.4 3,621.6 10,431.0    
  2008 8,189.5 4,123.8 12,313.3 18.0 1.5
Alberta 2006 52,986.8 23,936.8 76,923.7    
  2007 55,882.0 24,819.0 80,701.0    
  2008 56,220.2 27,532.4 83,752.7 3.8 4.9
British Columbia 2006 28,440.7 11,471.5 39,912.2    
  2007 29,899.7 12,186.3 42,086.1    
  2008 31,453.9 12,576.3 44,030.2 4.6 5.4
Yukon 2006 447.1 120.3 567.4    
  2007 537.3 105.3 642.6    
  2008 551.6 187.8 739.4 15.1 13.2
Northwest Territories 2006 1,531.6 316.8 1,848.3    
  2007 1,771.4 277.1 2,048.5    
  2008 1,359.0 333.0 1,691.9 -17.4 10.8
Nunavut 2006 400.4 72.3 472.7    
  2007 676.9 139.7 816.5    
  2008 677.1 268.1 945.2 15.8 72.7
1.Actual 2006, followed by preliminary actual 2007 and then intentions 2008.
Note:Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.


Capital spending intentions of private and public organizations
  2006 actual 2007 preliminary actual 2008 intentions Preliminary actual 2007 to intentions 2008 2006 actual to preliminary actual 2007
  $ millions % change
Total 305,410.2 322,595.8 339,453.2 5.2 5.6
Non-residential construction and machinery and equipment 223,701.4 234,136.8 250,121.3 6.8 4.7
Housing 81,708.8 88,459.0 89,331.9 1.0 8.3
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS, 2002) sectors          
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 4,091.6 4,057.6 3,881.8 -4.3 -0.8
Mining and oil and gas extraction 57,767.3 54,091.9 56,397.6 4.3 -6.4
Utilities 15,900.0 19,680.4 21,250.9 8.0 23.8
Construction 4,717.7 5,097.1 5,341.7 4.8 8.0
Manufacturing 19,352.9 18,295.2 19,685.4 7.6 -5.5
Wholesale trade 4,910.3 4,979.1 5,239.0 5.2 1.4
Retail trade 8,023.5 8,162.4 8,864.7 8.6 1.7
Transportation and warehousing 14,542.1 18,776.2 23,149.7 23.3 29.1
Information and cultural industries 9,040.8 9,490.9 10,018.2 5.6 5.0
Finance and insurance 18,042.5 17,769.8 17,868.3 0.6 -1.5
Real estate and rental and leasing 16,649.7 17,855.5 19,319.6 8.2 7.2
Professional, scientific and technical services 3,209.1 3,169.7 3,160.0 -0.3 -1.2
Management of companies and enterprises 186.1 190.6 163.5 -14.2 2.4
Administration support waste management and remedial services 1,795.0 1,844.6 1,806.5 -2.1 2.8
Educational services 7,415.3 8,173.9 7,814.6 -4.4 10.2
Health care and social assistance 7,236.0 7,174.8 7,016.6 -2.2 -0.8
Arts, entertainment and recreation 1,487.9 2,046.4 1,681.6 -17.8 37.5
Accommodation and food services 2,604.1 2,699.5 2,657.1 -1.6 3.7
Other services (except public administration) 1,509.3 1,555.1 1,500.5 -3.5 3.0
Public administration 25,220.0 29,026.1 33,304.2 14.7 15.1
Note:Figures may not add to totals due to rounding.