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The value of Canada's fixed assets reached $1,700.7 billion in 2011.

The business sector accounted for about three-quarters of this total ($1,297.1 billion). The public administration sector (which includes the three levels of government), educational services and health care and social assistance accounted for the remaining $403.6 billion.

Fixed assets comprise the total value of non-residential buildings, engineering construction, and machinery and equipment. The value of assets in buildings, engineering construction amounted to $1,121.0 billion. Machinery and equipment assets reached $579.7 billion.

Note: Data refers to the net linear stock.

This release includes revisions going back to 2003.

Estimates for current, 2002 constant and 2002 chained dollars are now available for three types of depreciation and the associated net stocks: linear, geometric and hyperbolic, and by North American Industry Classification System and groups of assets, provinces and territories.

Available on CANSIM: tables 031-0002 to 031-0004.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 2820.

To order data, for more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Xiang Zhou (613-951-0457; xiang.zhou@statcan.gc.ca), Investment and Capital Stock Division.