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Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change1
Empty cell Third quarter 2006 Fourth quarter 2006 First quarter 2007 Second quarter 2007 Third quarter 2007 Fourth quarter 2007 2006 2007
seasonally adjusted at annual rates, chained (2002) dollars

1. The first line is the series itself expressed in millions of dollars, seasonally adjusted at annual rates. The second line is the period to period percentage change.

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-XWE

Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 759,897 766,839 774,461 785,385 794,109 808,418 755,204 790,593

Percent change

 1.2 0.9 1.0 1.4 1.1 1.8 4.2 4.7

Durable goods

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 111,390 112,667 114,432 118,548 118,273 121,649 109,755 118,226

Percent change

 2.7 1.1 1.6 3.6 -0.2 2.9 7.1 7.7

Semi-durable goods

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 69,351 69,700 71,430 71,970 73,460 74,016 68,529 72,719

Percent change

 1.8 0.5 2.5 0.8 2.1 0.8 7.3 6.1

Non-durable goods

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 171,346 171,030 173,206 175,210 176,085 177,697 170,305 175,550

Percent change

 0.7 -0.2 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.5 3.1

Services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 409,104 414,880 416,999 421,576 428,178 437,173 407,772 425,982

Percent change

 1.1 1.4 0.5 1.1 1.6 2.1 4.3 4.5

Government current expenditure on goods and services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 251,113 252,961 254,570 257,150 261,069 265,490 250,604 259,570

Percent change

 0.4 0.7 0.6 1.0 1.5 1.7 3.3 3.6

Government gross fixed capital formation

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 37,955 38,336 38,554 39,173 40,103 40,680 37,929 39,628

Percent change

 0.1 1.0 0.6 1.6 2.4 1.4 8.1 4.5

Government investment in inventories

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 -96 -40 12 -52 84 12 -33 14

Business gross fixed capital formation

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 262,489 265,286 267,099 270,020 273,660 277,292 261,536 272,018

Percent change

 0.9 1.1 0.7 1.1 1.3 1.3 7.1 4.0

Residential structures

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 77,711 77,690 79,526 80,787 81,881 82,363 78,604 81,139

Percent change

 -1.6 -0.0 2.4 1.6 1.4 0.6 2.1 3.2

Non-residential structures and equipment

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 186,880 189,984 189,565 191,116 193,685 197,100 184,693 192,867

Percent change

 2.3 1.7 -0.2 0.8 1.3 1.8 9.9 4.4

Non-residential structures

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 72,651 74,707 75,043 74,506 74,047 74,118 71,667 74,429

Percent change

 3.0 2.8 0.4 -0.7 -0.6 0.1 12.9 3.9

Machinery and equipment

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Millions of dollars

 113,532 114,184 113,203 115,836 119,627 123,685 112,390 118,088

Percent change

 1.7 0.6 -0.9 2.3 3.3 3.4 7.4 5.1

Business investment in inventories

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 12,953 112 3,332 4,799 16,367 18,704 10,238 10,801

Non-farm

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 11,893 -721 3,181 4,430 16,072 17,732 9,301 10,354

Farm

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 63 156 -790 -567 -894 -201 17 -613

Exports of goods and services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 505,539 508,881 510,175 513,082 513,997 502,724 505,344 509,995

Percent change

 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.2 -2.2 0.7 0.9

Goods

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 441,107 444,776 446,790 448,796 451,218 439,053 440,950 446,464

Percent change

 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 -2.7 1.0 1.3

Services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 64,471 64,172 63,478 64,366 62,929 63,667 64,432 63,610

Percent change

 -0.7 -0.5 -1.1 1.4 -2.2 1.2 -1.0 -1.3

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 552,820 551,615 552,977 562,766 587,039 602,388 545,268 576,293

Percent change

 1.5 -0.2 0.2 1.8 4.3 2.6 5.0 5.7

Goods

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 462,483 461,088 464,421 469,848 492,210 499,307 455,279 481,447

Percent change

 1.8 -0.3 0.7 1.2 4.8 1.4 5.2 5.7

Services

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 90,513 90,687 88,826 93,035 95,091 102,903 90,131 94,964

Percent change

 0.3 0.2 -2.1 4.7 2.2 8.2 3.8 5.4

Statistical discrepancy

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Millions of dollars

 -410 237 -685 -954 65 367 -45 -302

Gross domestic product at market prices

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Millions of dollars

 1,284,213 1,288,949 1,301,681 1,313,733 1,323,426 1,326,034 1,282,204 1,316,219

Percent change

 0.3 0.4 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.2 2.8 2.7

Final domestic demand

 Empty cell

Millions of dollars

 1,310,523 1,322,465 1,333,680 1,350,661 1,367,913 1,390,826 1,304,376 1,360,770

Percent change

 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.7 4.7 4.3