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Capital expenditures for machinery and equipment by sector, by province and territory
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| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | Preliminary actual | Intentions | |||
| Machinery and equipment | |||||
| $ millions | |||||
| N.S. | 2,762.9 | 2,186.5 | 1,952.5 | 1,956.2 | 2,029.3 |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 65.4 | 70.1 | 46.1 | 40.5 | 39.6 |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction | x | 30.8 | 41.6 | 42.4 | 56.2 |
| Utilities | x | 28.9 | x | x | x |
| Construction | 111.0 | 115.5 | 106.6 | 113.9 | 118.6 |
| Manufacturing | x | 312.7 | x | x | x |
| Wholesale trade | 86.3 | 87.9 | 97.7 | 141.8 | 161.1 |
| Retail trade | 190.1 | 165.9 | 146.3 | 135.3 | 131.8 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 287.8 | 192.1 | 149.8 | 161.6 | 188.5 |
| Information and cultural industries | 216.9 | 170.7 | 101.3 | 122.2 | 147.6 |
| Finance and insurance | 355.0 | 284.9 | 135.5 | 134.2 | 139.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 405.1 | 322.4 | 217.8 | 189.5 | 162.0 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 64.8 | 54.9 | 42.6 | 45.5 | 41.4 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | x | 1.5 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 32.2 | 36.7 | 57.0 | 44.6 | 57.3 |
| Educational services | 53.4 | 46.4 | 60.3 | 69.8 | 60.2 |
| Health care and social assistance | 58.5 | 54.4 | 54.3 | 58.1 | 50.8 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 13.5 | 7.6 | x | 40.5 | 27.2 |
| Accommodation and food services | 23.6 | 17.4 | x | 25.4 | 31.0 |
| Other services (except public administration) | 21.8 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 18.8 | 15.9 |
| Public administration | 191.5 | 171.7 | 225.2 | 243.6 | 242.0 |
| Housing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| x : suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act Note: This survey collects data on the intentions for capital investment and the expenditures for the previous two years. Sources: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 029-0005 and Catalogue no. 61-205-XIB. Last modified: 2011-02-25. | |||||
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