Table 1
National balance sheet accounts – Market value, not seasonally adjusted

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National balance sheet accounts – Market value, not seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011 Third quarter 2011 Fourth quarter 2011 First quarter 2012 Second quarter 2012 First quarter to second quarter 2012
  billions of dollars change in billions of dollars
National net worth 6,237 6,336 6,456 6,529 6,691 6,768 77
Period-to-period percentage change 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.1 2.5 1.2  
National wealth 6,534 6,636 6,729 6,805 6,910 7,009 99
Period-to-period percentage change 1.8 1.6 1.4 1.1 1.5 1.4  
Canada's net foreign debt 297 300 273 277 218 242 24
National net worth, by sector              
Household sector 6,469 6,542 6,509 6,617 6,809 6,870 61
Non-profit institutions serving household sector 63 65 66 67 69 69 0
Corporate sector -123 -76 112 97 60 108 48
General government sector -172 -195 -231 -252 -247 -280 -33
  dollars change in dollars
National net worth per capita 181,500 183,700 186,500 188,300 192,500 194,100 1,600
Note(s): 
Data may not add to totals as a result of rounding.