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Table B.2 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, current prices and quarterly percentage change1
Empty cell Fourth quarter 2006 First quarter 2007 Second quarter 2007 Third quarter 2007 Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 2006 2007
seasonally adjusted data at annual rates

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

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Millions of dollars

 816,360 830,928 847,900 857,272 874,980 884,644 803,260 852,770

Percent change

 0.8 1.8 2.0 1.1 2.1 1.1 5.8 6.2

Durable goods

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Millions of dollars

 107,696 108,964 112,596 111,672 112,908 115,140 105,904 111,535

Percent change

 0.6 1.2 3.3 -0.8 1.1 2.0 6.2 5.3

Semi-durable goods

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Millions of dollars

 67,144 68,580 69,276 70,424 70,792 71,092 66,553 69,768

Percent change

 -0.0 2.1 1.0 1.7 0.5 0.4 6.0 4.8

Non-durable goods

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Millions of dollars

 194,568 200,144 205,488 205,628 209,952 212,632 194,868 205,303

Percent change

 -1.2 2.9 2.7 0.1 2.1 1.3 4.1 5.4

Services

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Millions of dollars

 446,952 453,240 460,540 469,548 481,328 485,780 435,935 466,164

Percent change

 1.9 1.4 1.6 2.0 2.5 0.9 6.4 6.9

Government current expenditure on goods and services

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Millions of dollars

 283,644 290,196 296,108 296,028 303,556 308,116 278,922 296,472

Percent change

 1.5 2.3 2.0 -0.0 2.5 1.5 7.2 6.3

Government gross fixed capital formation

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Millions of dollars

 42,272 43,696 45,380 46,696 47,072 48,444 40,899 45,711

Percent change

 2.1 3.4 3.9 2.9 0.8 2.9 10.7 11.8

Government investment in inventories

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Millions of dollars

 -52 8 -60 96 16 156 -41 15

Business gross fixed capital formation

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Millions of dollars

 291,372 297,400 300,648 303,284 305,428 306,472 283,082 301,690

Percent change

 2.1 2.1 1.1 0.9 0.7 0.3 10.9 6.6

Residential structures

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Millions of dollars

 100,080 104,592 107,928 110,372 112,012 110,108 98,473 108,726

Percent change

 1.6 4.5 3.2 2.3 1.5 -1.7 9.7 10.4

Non-residential structures and equipment

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Millions of dollars

 191,292 192,808 192,720 192,912 193,416 196,364 184,609 192,964

Percent change

 2.4 0.8 -0.0 0.1 0.3 1.5 11.5 4.5

Non-residential structures

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Millions of dollars

 88,728 89,204 88,884 88,600 88,892 90,548 84,756 88,895

Percent change

 2.8 0.5 -0.4 -0.3 0.3 1.9 16.8 4.9

Machinery and equipment

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Millions of dollars

 102,564 103,604 103,836 104,312 104,524 105,816 99,853 104,069

Percent change

 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.2 1.2 7.3 4.2

Business investment in inventories

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Millions of dollars

 -100 2,760 1,784 19,740 14,940 -1,124 8,093 9,806

Non-farm

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Millions of dollars

 468 3,912 2,820 21,244 16,108 600 8,831 11,021

Farm

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Millions of dollars

 -568 -1,152 -1,036 -1,504 -1,168 -1,724 -738 -1,215

Exports of goods and services

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Millions of dollars

 531,304 545,448 542,912 526,240 513,872 535,484 522,698 532,118

Percent change

 1.3 2.7 -0.5 -3.1 -2.4 4.2 0.7 1.8

Goods

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Millions of dollars

 461,920 476,444 473,112 458,036 444,612 466,864 453,733 463,051

Percent change

 1.4 3.1 -0.7 -3.2 -2.9 5.0 0.8 2.1

Services

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Millions of dollars

 69,384 69,004 69,800 68,204 69,260 68,620 68,965 69,067

Percent change

 0.6 -0.5 1.2 -2.3 1.5 -0.9 0.3 0.1

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

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Millions of dollars

 498,412 505,516 496,832 507,064 499,608 503,072 487,048 502,255

Percent change

 0.8 1.4 -1.7 2.1 -1.5 0.7 4.1 3.1

Goods

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Millions of dollars

 413,836 421,120 410,508 420,416 407,984 413,384 404,250 415,007

Percent change

 0.7 1.8 -2.5 2.4 -3.0 1.3 4.2 2.7

Services

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Millions of dollars

 84,576 84,396 86,324 86,648 91,624 89,688 82,798 87,248

Percent change

 0.9 -0.2 2.3 0.4 5.7 -2.1 3.4 5.4

Statistical discrepancy

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Millions of dollars

 216 -1,064 -1,292 -456 88 -1,144 625 -681

Gross domestic product at market prices

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Millions of dollars

1,466,604 1,503,856 1,536,548 1,541,836 1,560,344 1,577,976 1,450,490 1,535,646

Percent change

 0.6 2.5 2.2 0.3 1.2 1.1 5.7 5.9

Final domestic demand

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Millions of dollars

 1,433,648 1,462,220 1,490,036 1,503,280 1,531,036 1,547,676 1,406,163 1,496,643

Percent change

 1.3 2.0 1.9 0.9 1.8 1.1 7.2 6.4