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Canadian economic accounts, fourth quarter 2008 and December 2008
Real gross domestic product (GDP) declined 0.8% in the fourth quarter, weakening progressively each month. Declines in exports, capital investment and personal expenditures all contributed to the economic contraction. Real GDP declined 1.0% in December. A more detailed analysis and additional data tables are available in Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review.
Financial flow accounts, fourth quarter 2008
Funds borrowed on financial markets by domestic non-financial sectors increased in the fourth quarter of 2008. Federal government short-term paper and bond issues accounted for more than 50% of total activity. Non-financial corporations' new borrowings included a substantial increase in bank loans, as there was a significant drop in activity in both the bond and equity markets. Overall household borrowing slowed.
Electric power statistics, December 2008
Coal and coke statistics, December 2008
Mineral wool including fibrous glass insulation, January 2009
Labour Force Historical Review on CD-ROM, 2008