Table B.2 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, current prices and quarterly percentage change

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Table B.2 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, current prices and quarterly percentage change¹
Empty cell	First quarter 2007	Second quarter 2007	Third quarter 2007	Fourth quarter 2007	First quarter 2008	Second quarter 2008	2006	2007
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	830,928	847,900	857,272	874,980	884,432	897,172	803,260	852,770
Percent change	1.8	2.0	1.1	2.1	1.1	1.4	5.8	6.2
Durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	108,964	112,596	111,672	112,908	115,192	113,556	105,904	111,535
Percent change	1.2	3.3	-0.8	1.1	2.0	-1.4	6.2	5.3
Semi-durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	68,580	69,276	70,424	70,792	70,884	72,012	66,553	69,768
Percent change	2.1	1.0	1.7	0.5	0.1	1.6	6.0	4.8
Non-durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	200,144	205,488	205,628	209,952	212,568	217,724	194,868	205,303
Percent change	2.9	2.7	0.1	2.1	1.2	2.4	4.1	5.4
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	453,240	460,540	469,548	481,328	485,788	493,880	435,935	466,164
Percent change	1.4	1.6	2.0	2.5	0.9	1.7	6.4	6.9
Government current expenditure on goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	290,196	296,108	296,028	303,556	307,644	313,280	278,922	296,472
Percent change	2.3	2.0	-0.0	2.5	1.3	1.8	7.2	6.3
Government gross fixed capital formation	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	43,696	45,380	46,696	47,072	48,692	50,380	40,899	45,711
Percent change	3.4	3.9	2.9	0.8	3.4	3.5	10.7	11.8
Government investment in inventories	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	8	-60	96	16	148	-32	-41	15
Business gross fixed capital formation	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	297,400	300,648	303,284	305,428	306,488	308,464	283,082	301,690
Percent change	2.1	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.3	0.6	10.9	6.6
Residential structures	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	104,592	107,928	110,372	112,012	109,924	109,432	98,473	108,726
Percent change	4.5	3.2	2.3	1.5	-1.9	-0.4	9.7	10.4
Non-residential structures and equipment	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	192,808	192,720	192,912	193,416	196,564	199,032	184,609	192,964
Percent change	0.8	-0.0	0.1	0.3	1.6	1.3	11.5	4.5
Non-residential structures	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	89,204	88,884	88,600	88,892	90,644	92,808	84,756	88,895
Percent change	0.5	-0.4	-0.3	0.3	2.0	2.4	16.8	4.9
Machinery and equipment	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	103,604	103,836	104,312	104,524	105,920	106,224	99,853	104,069
Percent change	1.0	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.3	0.3	7.3	4.2
Business investment in inventories	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	2,760	1,784	19,740	14,940	-1,440	5,100	8,093	9,806
Non-farm	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	3,912	2,820	21,244	16,108	152	6,056	8,831	11,021
Farm	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	-1,152	-1,036	-1,504	-1,168	-1,592	-956	-738	-1,215
Exports of goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	545,448	542,912	526,240	513,872	535,896	571,332	522,698	532,118
Percent change	2.7	-0.5	-3.1	-2.4	4.3	6.6	0.7	1.8
Goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	476,444	473,112	458,036	444,612	467,756	502,624	453,733	463,051
Percent change	3.1	-0.7	-3.2	-2.9	5.2	7.5	0.8	2.1
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	69,004	69,800	68,204	69,260	68,140	68,708	68,965	69,067
Percent change	-0.5	1.2	-2.3	1.5	-1.6	0.8	0.3	0.1
Deduct: Imports of goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	505,516	496,832	507,064	499,608	505,068	528,164	487,048	502,255
Percent change	1.4	-1.7	2.1	-1.5	1.1	4.6	4.1	3.1
Goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	421,120	410,508	420,416	407,984	415,948	436,884	404,250	415,007
Percent change	1.8	-2.5	2.4	-3.0	2.0	5.0	4.2	2.7
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	84,396	86,324	86,648	91,624	89,120	91,280	82,798	87,248
Percent change	-0.2	2.3	0.4	5.7	-2.7	2.4	3.4	5.4
Statistical discrepancy	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	-1,064	-1,292	-456	88	-724	-1,304	625	-681
Gross domestic product at market prices	Empty cell
Millions	1,503,856	1,536,548	1,541,836	1,560,344	1,576,068	1,616,228	1,450,490	1,535,646
Percent change	2.5	2.2	0.3	1.2	1.0	2.5	5.7	5.9
Final domestic demand	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	1,462,220	1,490,036	1,503,280	1,531,036	1,547,256	1,569,296	1,406,163	1,496,643
Percent change	2.0	1.9	0.9	1.8	1.1	1.4	7.2	6.4

Table B.2 Gross domestic product, expenditure-based, current prices and quarterly percentage change¹

Empty cell

First quarter 2007

Second quarter 2007

Third quarter 2007

Fourth quarter 2007

First quarter 2008

Second 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

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

830,928

847,900

857,272

874,980

884,432

897,172

803,260

852,770

Percent change

1.8

2.0

1.1

2.1

1.1

1.4

5.8

6.2

Durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

108,964

112,596

111,672

112,908

115,192

113,556

105,904

111,535

Percent change

1.2

3.3

-0.8

1.1

2.0

-1.4

6.2

5.3

Semi-durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

68,580

69,276

70,424

70,792

70,884

72,012

66,553

69,768

Percent change

2.1

1.0

1.7

0.5

0.1

1.6

6.0

4.8

Non-durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

200,144

205,488

205,628

209,952

212,568

217,724

194,868

205,303

Percent change

2.9

2.7

0.1

2.1

1.2

2.4

4.1

5.4

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

453,240

460,540

469,548

481,328

485,788

493,880

435,935

466,164

Percent change

1.4

1.6

2.0

2.5

0.9

1.7

6.4

6.9

Government current expenditure on goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

290,196

296,108

296,028

303,556

307,644

313,280

278,922

296,472

Percent change

2.3

2.0

-0.0

2.5

1.3

1.8

7.2

6.3

Government gross fixed capital formation

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

43,696

45,380

46,696

47,072

48,692

50,380

40,899

45,711

Percent change

3.4

3.9

2.9

0.8

3.4

3.5

10.7

11.8

Government investment in inventories

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-60

148

-32

-41

Business gross fixed capital formation

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

297,400

300,648

303,284

305,428

306,488

308,464

283,082

301,690

Percent change

2.1

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.3

0.6

10.9

6.6

Residential structures

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

104,592

107,928

110,372

112,012

109,924

109,432

98,473

108,726

Percent change

4.5

3.2

2.3

1.5

-1.9

-0.4

9.7

10.4

Non-residential structures and equipment

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

192,808

192,720

192,912

193,416

196,564

199,032

184,609

192,964

Percent change

0.8

-0.0

0.1

0.3

1.6

1.3

11.5

4.5

Non-residential structures

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

89,204

88,884

88,600

88,892

90,644

92,808

84,756

88,895

Percent change

0.5

-0.4

-0.3

0.3

2.0

2.4

16.8

4.9

Machinery and equipment

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

103,604

103,836

104,312

104,524

105,920

106,224

99,853

104,069

Percent change

1.0

0.2

0.5

0.2

1.3

0.3

7.3

4.2

Business investment in inventories

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

2,760

1,784

19,740

14,940

-1,440

5,100

8,093

9,806

Non-farm

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

3,912

2,820

21,244

16,108

152

6,056

8,831

11,021

Farm

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-1,152

-1,036

-1,504

-1,168

-1,592

-956

-738

-1,215

Exports of goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

545,448

542,912

526,240

513,872

535,896

571,332

522,698

532,118

Percent change

2.7

-0.5

-3.1

-2.4

4.3

6.6

0.7

1.8

Goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

476,444

473,112

458,036

444,612

467,756

502,624

453,733

463,051

Percent change

3.1

-0.7

-3.2

-2.9

5.2

7.5

0.8

2.1

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

69,004

69,800

68,204

69,260

68,140

68,708

68,965

69,067

Percent change

-0.5

1.2

-2.3

1.5

-1.6

0.8

0.3

0.1

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

505,516

496,832

507,064

499,608

505,068

528,164

487,048

502,255

Percent change

1.4

-1.7

2.1

-1.5

1.1

4.6

4.1

3.1

Goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

421,120

410,508

420,416

407,984

415,948

436,884

404,250

415,007

Percent change

1.8

-2.5

2.4

-3.0

2.0

5.0

4.2

2.7

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

84,396

86,324

86,648

91,624

89,120

91,280

82,798

87,248

Percent change

-0.2

2.3

0.4

5.7

-2.7

2.4

3.4

5.4

Statistical discrepancy

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-1,064

-1,292

-456

-724

-1,304

625

-681

Gross domestic product at market prices

Empty cell

Millions

1,503,856

1,536,548

1,541,836

1,560,344

1,576,068

1,616,228

1,450,490

1,535,646

Percent change

2.5

2.2

0.3

1.2

1.0

2.5

5.7

5.9

Final domestic demand

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

1,462,220

1,490,036

1,503,280

1,531,036

1,547,256

1,569,296

1,406,163

1,496,643

Percent change

2.0

1.9

0.9

1.8

1.1

1.4

7.2

6.4