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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.