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

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Item First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011 2009 2010
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
928,256 931,592 943,748 958,884 965,132 972,980 898,215 940,620
Percentage change, preceding period
1.3 0.4 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 4.7
Durable goods
Millions of dollars
113,468 111,564 111,680 114,008 112,548 112,008 108,149 112,680
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 -1.7 0.1 2.1 -1.3 -0.5 -4.1 4.2
Semi-durable goods
Millions of dollars
71,860 70,964 71,056 72,148 71,936 71,932 69,146 71,507
Percentage change, preceding period
3.3 -1.2 0.1 1.5 -0.3 -0.0 -1.9 3.4
Non-durable goods
Millions of dollars
221,900 222,448 226,308 230,832 234,116 236,792 215,457 225,372
Percentage change, preceding period
1.5 0.2 1.7 2.0 1.4 1.1 -0.5 4.6
Services
Millions of dollars
521,028 526,616 534,704 541,896 546,532 552,248 505,463 531,061
Percentage change, preceding period
1.1 1.1 1.5 1.3 0.9 1.0 3.0 5.1
Government current expenditure on goods and services
Millions of dollars
347,136 352,260 354,896 359,984 363,560 367,468 337,735 353,569
Percentage change, preceding period
0.3 1.5 0.7 1.4 1.0 1.1 6.9 4.7
Government gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
63,916 66,308 68,516 70,536 71,544 72,008 57,137 67,319
Percentage change, preceding period
4.0 3.7 3.3 2.9 1.4 0.6 9.6 17.8
Government investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
-52 -20 0 -52 -100 -12 -3 -31
Business gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
279,676 288,024 295,616 301,328 308,916 315,720 268,864 291,161
Percentage change, preceding period
4.0 3.0 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.2 -14.5 8.3
Residential structures
Millions of dollars
112,328 113,180 111,896 113,364 115,832 116,812 99,249 112,692
Percentage change, preceding period
5.0 0.8 -1.1 1.3 2.2 0.8 -7.9 13.5
Non-residential structures and equipment
Millions of dollars
167,348 174,844 183,720 187,964 193,084 198,908 169,615 178,469
Percentage change, preceding period
3.3 4.5 5.1 2.3 2.7 3.0 -18.0 5.2
Non-residential structures
Millions of dollars
83,568 86,020 90,088 95,132 98,248 99,300 83,583 88,702
Percentage change, preceding period
6.2 2.9 4.7 5.6 3.3 1.1 -20.8 6.1
Machinery and equipment
Millions of dollars
83,780 88,824 93,632 92,832 94,836 99,608 86,032 89,767
Percentage change, preceding period
0.5 6.0 5.4 -0.9 2.2 5.0 -15.1 4.3
Business investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
-368 6,344 10,308 -7,140 824 11,848 -6,951 2,286
Non-farm
Millions of dollars
308 7,516 11,212 -5,832 1,684 12,276 -6,066 3,301
Farm
Millions of dollars
-676 -1,172 -904 -1,308 -860 -428 -885 -1,015
Exports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
467,708 472,844 471,704 500,272 520,744 515,792 439,527 478,132
Percentage change, preceding period
3.7 1.1 -0.2 6.1 4.1 -1.0 -21.9 8.8
Goods
Millions of dollars
395,492 400,284 398,364 425,216 446,080 439,632 369,345 404,839
Percentage change, preceding period
4.0 1.2 -0.5 6.7 4.9 -1.4 -24.4 9.6
Services
Millions of dollars
72,216 72,560 73,340 75,056 74,664 76,160 70,182 73,293
Percentage change, preceding period
1.9 0.5 1.1 2.3 -0.5 2.0 -5.6 4.4
Deduct: Imports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
486,724 506,308 520,548 521,032 535,552 553,492 465,328 508,653
Percentage change, preceding period
3.1 4.0 2.8 0.1 2.8 3.3 -13.6 9.3
Goods
Millions of dollars
394,320 412,036 425,280 423,696 438,904 453,620 374,082 413,833
Percentage change, preceding period
3.6 4.5 3.2 -0.4 3.6 3.4 -15.7 10.6
Services
Millions of dollars
92,404 94,272 95,268 97,336 96,648 99,872 91,246 94,820
Percentage change, preceding period
0.7 2.0 1.1 2.2 -0.7 3.3 -3.8 3.9
Statistical discrepancy
Millions of dollars
1,292 -692 1,144 -924 -504 -1,296 -211 205
Gross domestic product at market prices
Millions of dollars
1,600,840 1,610,352 1,625,384 1,661,856 1,694,564 1,701,016 1,528,985 1,624,608
Percentage change, preceding period
2.3 0.6 0.9 2.2 2.0 0.4 -4.6 6.3
Final domestic demand
Millions of dollars
1,618,984 1,638,184 1,662,776 1,690,732 1,709,152 1,728,176 1,561,951 1,652,669
Percentage change, preceding period
1.7 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.1 1.1 -0.7 5.8