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

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

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

Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services
Millions of dollars
901,228 889,132 885,532 889,852 900,036 911,528 891,197 896,737
Percentage change, preceding period
1.0 -1.3 -0.4 0.5 1.1 1.3 4.7 0.6
Durable goods
Millions of dollars
112,492 107,688 103,668 104,748 107,476 110,004 112,404 106,474
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.1 -4.3 -3.7 1.0 2.6 2.4 0.6 -5.3
Semi-durable goods
Millions of dollars
71,300 69,732 68,868 68,652 68,596 68,996 70,518 68,778
Percentage change, preceding period
0.7 -2.2 -1.2 -0.3 -0.1 0.6 1.7 -2.5
Non-durable goods
Millions of dollars
221,988 214,368 213,808 212,972 215,132 217,692 216,462 214,901
Percentage change, preceding period
2.2 -3.4 -0.3 -0.4 1.0 1.2 6.1 -0.7
Services
Millions of dollars
495,448 497,344 499,188 503,480 508,832 514,836 491,813 506,584
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.1 1.2 5.6 3.0
Government current expenditure on goods and services
Millions of dollars
315,356 320,148 323,416 328,796 333,864 341,164 313,669 331,810
Percentage change, preceding period
0.8 1.5 1.0 1.7 1.5 2.2 6.4 5.8
Government gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
54,816 56,596 57,628 59,048 61,664 63,960 53,307 60,575
Percentage change, preceding period
5.0 3.2 1.8 2.5 4.4 3.7 19.7 13.6
Government investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
-92 96 -16 -20 -4 28 29 -3
Business gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
313,204 307,284 278,120 267,340 269,684 272,876 309,173 272,005
Percentage change, preceding period
1.2 -1.9 -9.5 -3.9 0.9 1.2 2.3 -12.0
Residential structures
Millions of dollars
109,464 102,428 94,780 96,532 99,648 107,976 108,175 99,734
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.0 -6.4 -7.5 1.8 3.2 8.4 0.1 -7.8
Non-residential structures and equipment
Millions of dollars
203,740 204,856 183,340 170,808 170,036 164,900 200,998 172,271
Percentage change, preceding period
2.4 0.5 -10.5 -6.8 -0.5 -3.0 3.5 -14.3
Non-residential structures
Millions of dollars
100,120 100,604 90,304 84,444 82,040 80,456 98,092 84,311
Percentage change, preceding period
3.1 0.5 -10.2 -6.5 -2.8 -1.9 5.8 -14.0
Machinery and equipment
Millions of dollars
103,620 104,252 93,036 86,364 87,996 84,444 102,906 87,960
Percentage change, preceding period
1.8 0.6 -10.8 -7.2 1.9 -4.0 1.4 -14.5
Business investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
13,396 7,660 -9,368 -11,000 -5,536 -10,108 8,733 -9,003
Non-farm
Millions of dollars
9,952 5,224 -7,600 -8,296 -5,744 -9,988 6,915 -7,907
Farm
Millions of dollars
3,444 2,436 -1,768 -2,704 208 -120 1,818 -1,096
Exports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
589,300 538,348 456,176 418,740 426,716 451,016 562,174 438,162
Percentage change, preceding period
2.0 -8.6 -15.3 -8.2 1.9 5.7 5.2 -22.1
Goods
Millions of dollars
516,588 465,324 386,916 349,672 359,492 382,444 489,859 369,631
Percentage change, preceding period
2.2 -9.9 -16.9 -9.6 2.8 6.4 5.8 -24.5
Services
Millions of dollars
72,712 73,024 69,260 69,068 67,224 68,572 72,315 68,531
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 0.4 -5.2 -0.3 -2.7 2.0 1.2 -5.2
Deduct: Imports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
553,612 547,800 473,964 446,904 464,564 470,628 536,792 464,015
Percentage change, preceding period
3.6 -1.0 -13.5 -5.7 4.0 1.3 6.4 -13.6
Goods
Millions of dollars
460,104 451,260 383,372 356,360 375,976 380,148 442,988 373,964
Percentage change, preceding period
4.4 -1.9 -15.0 -7.0 5.5 1.1 6.7 -15.6
Services
Millions of dollars
93,508 96,540 90,592 90,544 88,588 90,480 93,804 90,051
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.3 3.2 -6.2 -0.1 -2.2 2.1 4.9 -4.0
Statistical discrepancy
Millions of dollars
-928 -860 1,180 2,060 2,184 184 -1,409 1,402
Gross domestic product at market prices
Millions of dollars
1,632,668 1,570,604 1,518,704 1,507,912 1,524,044 1,560,020 1,600,081 1,527,670
Percentage change, preceding period
0.9 -3.8 -3.3 -0.7 1.1 2.4 4.4 -4.5
Final domestic demand
Millions of dollars
1,584,604 1,573,160 1,544,696 1,545,036 1,565,248 1,589,528 1,567,346 1,561,127
Percentage change, preceding period
1.2 -0.7 -1.8 0.0 1.3 1.6 5.0 -0.4