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Table B.4 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, annualized percentage change1
Empty cell Third quarter 2006 Fourth quarter 2006 First quarter 2007 Second quarter 2007 Third quarter 2007 Fourth quarter 2007 2006 2007
quarter to quarter percent change at annual rates, chained (2002) dollars

1. Quarter to quarter percentage change, annualized.

2. Actual change in millions of dollars, at annual rates.

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

Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services

5.1 3.7 4.0 5.8 4.5 7.4 4.2 4.7

Durable goods

11.1 4.7 6.4 15.2 -0.9 11.9 7.1 7.7

Semi-durable goods

7.3 2.0 10.3 3.1 8.5 3.1 7.3 6.1

Non-durable goods

2.8 -0.7 5.2 4.7 2.0 3.7 1.5 3.1

Services

4.4 5.8 2.1 4.5 6.4 8.7 4.3 4.5

Government current expenditure on goods and services

1.5 3.0 2.6 4.1 6.2 6.9 3.3 3.6

Government gross fixed capital formation

0.4 4.1 2.3 6.6 9.8 5.9 8.1 4.5

Government investment in inventories2

-12 56 52 -64 136 -72 -57 47

Business gross fixed capital formation

3.8 4.3 2.8 4.4 5.5 5.4 7.1 4.0

Residential structures

-6.2 -0.1 9.8 6.5 5.5 2.4 2.1 3.2

Non-residential structures and equipment

9.7 6.8 -0.9 3.3 5.5 7.2 9.9 4.4

Non-residential structures

12.6 11.8 1.8 -2.8 -2.4 0.4 12.9 3.9

Machinery and equipment

7.1 2.3 -3.4 9.6 13.7 14.3 7.4 5.1

Business investment in inventories2

-4,715 -12,841 3,220 1,467 11,568 2,337 -3,307 563

Non-farm2

-5,050 -12,614 3,902 1,249 11,642 1,660 -1,754 1,053

Farm2

546 93 -946 223 -327 693 -1,987 -630

Exports of goods and services

2.6 2.7 1.0 2.3 0.7 -8.5 0.7 0.9

Goods

3.4 3.4 1.8 1.8 2.2 -10.4 1.0 1.3

Services

-2.8 -1.8 -4.3 5.7 -8.6 4.8 -1.0 -1.3

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

6.2 -0.9 1.0 7.3 18.4 10.9 5.0 5.7

Goods

7.2 -1.2 2.9 4.8 20.4 5.9 5.2 5.7

Services

1.2 0.8 -8.0 20.3 9.1 37.1 3.8 5.4

Statistical discrepancy2

-215 647 -922 -269 1,019 302 -509 -257

Gross domestic product at market prices

1.3 1.5 4.0 3.8 3.0 0.8 2.8 2.7

Final domestic demand

4.0 3.7 3.4 5.2 5.2 6.9 4.7 4.3