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Table E.2 Sector accounts - Persons and unincorporated businesses

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Item First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009 Second quarter 2009 2007 2008
seasonally adjusted data at annual rates

Notes:

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.

1. Sum of accrued net income of farm operators from farm production and net income of non-farm unincorporated business, including rent.

2. Total income minus current transfers to government.

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

Income
Millions of dollars
1,217,668 1,222,648 1,229,092 1,236,932 1,225,652 1,226,472 1,170,715 1,226,585
Percentage change, preceding period
2.2 0.4 0.5 0.6 -0.9 0.1 5.8 4.8
Wages, salaries and supplementary labour income
Millions of dollars
812,496 820,916 827,116 831,936 824,428 820,248 784,839 823,116
Percentage change, preceding period
1.6 1.0 0.8 0.6 -0.9 -0.5 5.6 4.9
Unincorporated business net income1
Millions of dollars
93,516 95,500 97,860 98,108 96,000 97,540 90,407 96,246
Percentage change, preceding period
2.9 2.1 2.5 0.3 -2.1 1.6 4.4 6.5
Interest, dividends and miscellaneous investment income
Millions of dollars
141,508 142,144 140,304 138,328 133,552 132,044 137,344 140,571
Percentage change, preceding period
1.7 0.4 -1.3 -1.4 -3.5 -1.1 9.7 2.3
Current transfers from government
Millions of dollars
165,628 159,620 159,116 163,836 166,492 171,684 153,264 162,050
Percentage change, preceding period
5.2 -3.6 -0.3 3.0 1.6 3.1 5.0 5.7
Current transfers from corporations
Millions of dollars
2,080 2,100 2,112 2,056 1,940 1,984 2,263 2,087
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.3 1.0 0.6 -2.7 -5.6 2.3 -6.0 -7.8
Current transfers from non-residents
Millions of dollars
2,440 2,368 2,584 2,668 3,240 2,972 2,598 2,515
Percentage change, preceding period
-2.6 -3.0 9.1 3.3 21.4 -8.3 1.6 -3.2
Outlay
Millions of dollars
1,186,388 1,190,800 1,199,216 1,189,780 1,183,072 1,183,436 1,148,268 1,191,546
Percentage change, preceding period
1.0 0.4 0.7 -0.8 -0.6 0.0 6.7 3.8
Personal expenditure on goods and services
Millions of dollars
882,504 891,924 901,228 889,132 887,052 892,596 850,921 891,197
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 1.1 1.0 -1.3 -0.2 0.6 6.2 4.7
Current transfers to government
Millions of dollars
278,836 274,052 273,580 276,080 272,396 267,824 273,153 275,637
Percentage change, preceding period
0.8 -1.7 -0.2 0.9 -1.3 -1.7 7.7 0.9
Current transfers to corporations
Millions of dollars
19,580 19,412 19,040 19,220 18,500 18,108 18,663 19,313
Percentage change, preceding period
1.4 -0.9 -1.9 0.9 -3.7 -2.1 11.2 3.5
Current transfers to non-residents
Millions of dollars
5,468 5,412 5,368 5,348 5,124 4,908 5,531 5,399
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.9 -1.0 -0.8 -0.4 -4.2 -4.2 23.5 -2.4
Saving
Millions of dollars
31,280 31,848 29,876 47,152 42,580 43,036 22,447 35,039
Percentage change, preceding period
84.2 1.8 -6.2 57.8 -9.7 1.1 -25.6 56.1
Disposable income2
Millions of dollars
938,832 948,596 955,512 960,852 953,256 958,648 897,562 950,948
Percentage change, preceding period
2.6 1.0 0.7 0.6 -0.8 0.6 5.3 5.9
Saving rate
Percent
3.3 3.4 3.1 4.9 4.5 4.5 2.5 3.7
Gross saving and capital transfers
Millions of dollars
82,784 84,376 82,172 100,460 96,976 97,964 71,170 87,448
Percentage change, preceding period
24.4 1.9 -2.6 22.3 -3.5 1.0 -6.0 22.9
Saving
Millions of dollars
31,280 31,848 29,876 47,152 42,580 43,036 22,447 35,039
Percentage change, preceding period
84.2 1.8 -6.2 57.8 -9.7 1.1 -25.6 56.1
Capital consumption allowances
Millions of dollars
47,732 48,532 49,008 49,880 50,624 51,152 45,568 48,788
Percentage change, preceding period
2.1 1.7 1.0 1.8 1.5 1.0 7.1 7.1
Net capital transfers
Millions of dollars
3,772 3,996 3,288 3,428 3,772 3,776 3,155 3,621
Percentage change, preceding period
34.7 5.9 -17.7 4.3 10.0 0.1 4.7 14.8
Deduct: Non-financial capital acquisition
Millions of dollars
131,104 134,736 135,712 134,164 117,724 127,364 128,584 133,929
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.9 2.8 0.7 -1.1 -12.3 8.2 11.7 4.2
Net lending
Millions of dollars
-48,320 -50,360 -53,540 -33,704 -20,748 -29,400 -57,414 -46,481
Transactions in financial assets
Millions of dollars
69,308 83,520 52,116 59,640 53,436 71,756 57,594 66,146
Currency and deposits
Millions of dollars
55,588 123,128 51,912 81,072 69,432 81,320 43,968 77,925
Canadian debt securities
Millions of dollars
-4,660 -58,792 -18,244 15,140 -7,560 -5,836 -18,423 -16,639
Corporate shares and mutual funds
Millions of dollars
4,888 4,664 21,056 -18,808 -8,016 -4,048 2,561 2,950
Life insurance and pensions
Millions of dollars
52,468 53,364 30,444 40,532 37,328 43,580 49,239 44,202
Other financial assets
Millions of dollars
-38,976 -38,844 -33,052 -58,296 -37,748 -43,260 -19,751 -42,292
Transactions in liabilities
Millions of dollars
117,424 133,816 107,304 90,512 71,632 98,932 116,120 112,264
Consumer credit
Millions of dollars
34,752 34,972 30,476 22,260 22,528 26,852 34,365 30,615
Bank and other loans
Millions of dollars
7,048 4,248 10,648 9,060 -1,604 7,108 4,152 7,751
Mortgages
Millions of dollars
76,728 85,924 70,028 59,620 49,148 64,380 76,269 73,075
Trade payables
Millions of dollars
-1,104 8,672 -3,848 -428 1,560 592 1,334 823
Net financial investment
Millions of dollars
-48,116 -50,296 -55,188 -30,872 -18,196 -27,176 -58,526 -46,118
Sector discrepancy
Millions of dollars
-204 -64 1,648 -2,832 -2,552 -2,224 1,112 -363