Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, quarterly percentage change

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Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, 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	772,440	783,339	791,358	805,760	812,020	816,948	754,179	788,224
Percent change	0.9	1.4	1.0	1.8	0.8	0.6	4.3	4.5
Durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	114,076	118,141	117,732	120,975	125,976	125,612	109,929	117,731
Percent change	1.1	3.6	-0.3	2.8	4.1	-0.3	7.6	7.1
Semi-durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	70,887	71,353	72,813	73,353	74,368	75,767	68,258	72,102
Percent change	2.3	0.7	2.0	0.7	1.4	1.9	7.3	5.6
Non-durable goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	171,935	174,151	175,116	176,803	176,887	177,087	168,977	174,501
Percent change	1.3	1.3	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.1	1.3	3.3
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	417,178	421,615	427,570	436,709	437,717	441,438	408,282	425,768
Percent change	0.5	1.1	1.4	2.1	0.2	0.9	4.4	4.3
Government current expenditure on goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	253,550	255,245	259,691	263,357	264,947	268,269	248,777	257,961
Percent change	0.7	0.7	1.7	1.4	0.6	1.3	3.8	3.7
Government gross fixed capital formation	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	39,437	40,528	41,738	41,839	42,648	42,906	37,939	40,886
Percent change	1.8	2.8	3.0	0.2	1.9	0.6	6.7	7.8
Government investment in inventories	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	12	-52	84	12	124	-28	-33	14
Business gross fixed capital formation	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	268,015	270,610	273,631	276,471	275,661	274,044	263,320	272,182
Percent change	0.5	1.0	1.1	1.0	-0.3	-0.6	7.1	3.4
Residential structures	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	79,768	80,682	81,506	81,879	80,466	79,661	78,602	80,959
Percent change	2.7	1.1	1.0	0.5	-1.7	-1.0	2.2	3.0
Non-residential structures and equipment	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	190,104	191,759	194,002	196,668	197,714	197,009	186,514	193,133
Percent change	-0.7	0.9	1.2	1.4	0.5	-0.4	9.9	3.5
Non-residential structures	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	69,849	68,466	67,717	67,119	67,660	67,378	68,577	68,288
Percent change	-0.8	-2.0	-1.1	-0.9	0.8	-0.4	8.9	-0.4
Machinery and equipment	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	121,000	125,093	129,023	133,323	133,721	133,315	118,649	127,110
Percent change	-0.6	3.4	3.1	3.3	0.3	-0.3	10.6	7.1
Business investment in inventories	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	5,997	5,681	20,480	20,565	2,854	8,395	10,766	13,181
Non-farm	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	5,776	5,185	19,931	19,351	1,861	6,716	9,956	12,561
Farm	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	-799	-480	-687	-9	-172	495	-162	-494
Exports of goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	509,189	512,307	510,840	501,112	495,955	488,478	503,322	508,362
Percent change	0.2	0.6	-0.3	-1.9	-1.0	-1.5	0.6	1.0
Goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	445,870	448,340	448,299	437,942	434,807	427,567	438,898	445,113
Percent change	0.4	0.6	-0.0	-2.3	-0.7	-1.7	0.9	1.4
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	63,389	64,030	62,660	63,165	61,217	60,984	64,436	63,311
Percent change	-1.5	1.0	-2.1	0.8	-3.1	-0.4	-1.2	-1.7
Deduct: Imports of goods and services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	548,079	554,726	581,348	593,526	579,696	583,004	539,784	569,420
Percent change	0.3	1.2	4.8	2.1	-2.3	0.6	4.6	5.5
Goods	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	459,421	462,301	486,822	490,885	482,510	486,360	450,512	474,857
Percent change	0.4	0.6	5.3	0.8	-1.7	0.8	5.0	5.4
Services	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	88,844	92,501	94,728	102,462	97,210	96,728	89,387	94,634
Percent change	-0.6	4.1	2.4	8.2	-5.1	-0.5	2.9	5.9
Statistical discrepancy	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	-924	-1,109	-392	75	-609	-1,071	554	-588
Gross domestic product at market prices	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	1,305,843	1,318,339	1,325,934	1,328,606	1,326,106	1,327,118	1,284,819	1,319,681
Percent change	1.0	1.0	0.6	0.2	-0.2	0.1	3.1	2.7
Final domestic demand	Empty cell
Millions of dollars	1,332,472	1,348,646	1,365,422	1,386,354	1,394,182	1,401,132	1,303,313	1,358,224
Percent change	0.8	1.2	1.2	1.5	0.6	0.5	4.8	4.2

Table B.3 Real gross domestic product, expenditure-based, 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 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

772,440

783,339

791,358

805,760

812,020

816,948

754,179

788,224

Percent change

0.9

1.4

1.0

1.8

0.8

0.6

4.3

4.5

Durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

114,076

118,141

117,732

120,975

125,976

125,612

109,929

117,731

Percent change

1.1

3.6

-0.3

2.8

4.1

-0.3

7.6

7.1

Semi-durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

70,887

71,353

72,813

73,353

74,368

75,767

68,258

72,102

Percent change

2.3

0.7

2.0

0.7

1.4

1.9

7.3

5.6

Non-durable goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

171,935

174,151

175,116

176,803

176,887

177,087

168,977

174,501

Percent change

1.3

0.6

1.0

0.0

0.1

1.3

3.3

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

417,178

421,615

427,570

436,709

437,717

441,438

408,282

425,768

Percent change

0.5

1.1

1.4

2.1

0.2

0.9

4.4

4.3

Government current expenditure on goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

253,550

255,245

259,691

263,357

264,947

268,269

248,777

257,961

Percent change

0.7

1.7

1.4

0.6

1.3

3.8

3.7

Government gross fixed capital formation

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

39,437

40,528

41,738

41,839

42,648

42,906

37,939

40,886

Percent change

1.8

2.8

3.0

0.2

1.9

0.6

6.7

7.8

Government investment in inventories

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-52

124

-28

-33

Business gross fixed capital formation

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

268,015

270,610

273,631

276,471

275,661

274,044

263,320

272,182

Percent change

0.5

1.0

1.1

1.0

-0.3

-0.6

7.1

3.4

Residential structures

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

79,768

80,682

81,506

81,879

80,466

79,661

78,602

80,959

Percent change

2.7

1.1

1.0

0.5

-1.7

-1.0

2.2

3.0

Non-residential structures and equipment

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

190,104

191,759

194,002

196,668

197,714

197,009

186,514

193,133

Percent change

-0.7

0.9

1.2

1.4

0.5

-0.4

9.9

3.5

Non-residential structures

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

69,849

68,466

67,717

67,119

67,660

67,378

68,577

68,288

Percent change

-0.8

-2.0

-1.1

-0.9

0.8

-0.4

8.9

-0.4

Machinery and equipment

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

121,000

125,093

129,023

133,323

133,721

133,315

118,649

127,110

Percent change

-0.6

3.4

3.1

3.3

0.3

-0.3

10.6

7.1

Business investment in inventories

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

5,997

5,681

20,480

20,565

2,854

8,395

10,766

13,181

Non-farm

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

5,776

5,185

19,931

19,351

1,861

6,716

9,956

12,561

Farm

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-799

-480

-687

-9

-172

495

-162

-494

Exports of goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

509,189

512,307

510,840

501,112

495,955

488,478

503,322

508,362

Percent change

0.2

0.6

-0.3

-1.9

-1.0

-1.5

0.6

1.0

Goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

445,870

448,340

448,299

437,942

434,807

427,567

438,898

445,113

Percent change

0.4

0.6

-0.0

-2.3

-0.7

-1.7

0.9

1.4

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

63,389

64,030

62,660

63,165

61,217

60,984

64,436

63,311

Percent change

-1.5

1.0

-2.1

0.8

-3.1

-0.4

-1.2

-1.7

Deduct: Imports of goods and services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

548,079

554,726

581,348

593,526

579,696

583,004

539,784

569,420

Percent change

0.3

1.2

4.8

2.1

-2.3

0.6

4.6

5.5

Goods

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

459,421

462,301

486,822

490,885

482,510

486,360

450,512

474,857

Percent change

0.4

0.6

5.3

0.8

-1.7

0.8

5.0

5.4

Services

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

88,844

92,501

94,728

102,462

97,210

96,728

89,387

94,634

Percent change

-0.6

4.1

2.4

8.2

-5.1

-0.5

2.9

5.9

Statistical discrepancy

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

-924

-1,109

-392

-609

-1,071

554

-588

Gross domestic product at market prices

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

1,305,843

1,318,339

1,325,934

1,328,606

1,326,106

1,327,118

1,284,819

1,319,681

Percent change

1.0

0.6

0.2

-0.2

0.1

3.1

2.7

Final domestic demand

Empty cell

Millions of dollars

1,332,472

1,348,646

1,365,422

1,386,354

1,394,182

1,401,132

1,303,313

1,358,224

Percent change

0.8

1.2

1.5

0.6

0.5

4.8

4.2