Provincial and territorial economic accounts

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This release of provincial and territorial economic accounts is an update of the estimates released on April 28, 2008. This release incorporates the input-output benchmarks of 2004 (revised) and 2005 (preliminary), the revisions to the National Income and Expenditure Accounts released in May 2008, and the revisions to the gross domestic product (GDP) by industry data released in September 2008. In addition, updated annual provincial survey data and improved methodologies have contributed to revised measures of both the provincial GDP by income and expenditure and the provincial GDP by industry for the years 2004 to 2007.

All of Statistics Canada's information and data on the System of National Economic Accounts are available through the National Economic Accounts module of our website.

More detailed analysis on today's releases from the national accounts, including additional charts and tables, can be found in the 2007 issue of Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts Review, Vol. 4, no. 2 (13-016-XWE), which is now available. From the Publication module of our website, under Free Internet publications, choose Economic accounts.

Provincial and territorial economic accounts, 2007 

Available on CANSIM: tables 384-0001, 384-0002, 384-0004 to 384-0013 and 384-0036.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey numbers, including related surveys, 1303, 1401, 1402 and 1902.

Revised provincial and territorial economic accounts estimates for 2004, 2005 and 2006 are included with this release. Updated estimates of the preliminary 2007 data that were released on April 28, 2008, are also included.

The provincial and territorial economic accounts include estimates of the income and the expenditure based GDP, real GDP, contributions to percent change in real GDP, implicit price indexes, sources and disposition of personal income and government detail tables. The government detail tables include revised revenue and expenditure data for 2004 and 2005 based on public accounts and new estimates for 2006.

Summaries by sub-sector of government (federal, provincial, local, Canada Pension Plan and Québec Pension Plan) are provided in tables 6 to 10. Revenue side details are presented in tables 11 to 13. Table 11 disaggregates direct taxes, social insurance contributions and transfers paid by persons to government. Table 12 presents the components of taxes on production and products, while Table 13 lists the sources of government investment income. On the expenditure side, the major transfers to persons are presented in Table 14 while subsidies and capital transfers, to both the personal and business sectors, can be found in Table 15. Finally, Table 16 lists the most important current transfers between levels of governments.

The publication Provincial Economic Accounts, Tables and Analytical Document, 2007 (13-213-PPB, $54) is now available. To purchase this product, contact Client Services (613-951-3810; iead-info-dcrd@statcan.gc.ca), Income and Expenditure Accounts Division.

The accounts can also be obtained as the Provincial and Territorial Economic Accounts: Data Tables (13-018-XWE, free). From the Publications module of our website, under Free Internet publications, choose Economic accounts.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact the information officer (613-951-3640; iead-info-dcrd@statcan.gc.ca), Income and Expenditure Accounts Division.

Provincial gross domestic product by industry

Available on CANSIM: table 379-0025.

To purchase data on provincial gross domestic product by industry at basic prices, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-887-IMAD; imad@statcan.gc.ca), Industry Accounts Division.

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Bruce Cooke (613-951-9061; cookeb@statcan.gc.ca), Industry Accounts Division.