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| Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| General indicators | ||||
| Gross domestic product at market prices (SAAR, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 1,721.0 | 1.1 | 5.9 |
| Real Gross domestic product at market prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2002) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 1,359.9 | 0.9 | 2.4 |
| Business investment: Machinery and equipment(SAAR $ billion chained, 2002) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 126.4 | -2.9 | 9.2 |
| Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2002) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 858.8 | 0.3 | 1.9 |
| Personal disposable income(SAAR, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 1,043.3 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Gross domestic product at basic prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2002) | November 2011 | 1,273.3 | -0.1 | 2.0 |
| Composite index(SA, 1992=100) | December 2011 | 262.1 | 0.8 | 6.4 |
| Operating profits of enterprises(SA, $billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 64.0 | -0.5 | 9.1 |
| percentage points | ||||
| Personal savings rate(SAAR, percent) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 3.5 | -0.6 | -0.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 187-0002, 377-0003, 379-0006, 379-0027, 380-0001, 380-0002 and 380-0004. | ||||
| Government | ||||
| % | ||||
| Revenue (SAAR, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 657.7 | 1.0 | 6.1 |
| Current expenditure (SAAR, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 705.4 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)(SAAR, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | -47.7 | 5.0 | 14.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 380-0007. | ||||
| Domestic demand | ||||
| % | ||||
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | November 2011 | 38,697.9 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| New motor vehicle sales (SA, thousand units) | November 2011 | 137.6 | -1.0 | 1.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 079-0003 and 080-0020. | ||||
| Labour market | ||||
| percentage points | ||||
| Unemployment rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 7.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Participation rate (SA, %) | January 2012 | 66.7 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| % | ||||
| Employment (SA, millions) | January 2012 | 17.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Labour income (SA, $ billion) | September 2011 | 74.6 | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Average weekly earnings (SA, $) | November 2011 | 883.96 | 0.00 | 2.19 |
| Fixed weight index of average hourly earnings (1996=100) | November 2011 | 133.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 277-0001, 277-0002, 281-0028, 281-0039, 282-0087 and 382-0006. | ||||
| International trade | ||||
| % | ||||
| Merchandise exports (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 40.1 | 3.2 | 15.1 |
| Merchandise imports (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 39.0 | -0.8 | 11.6 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Merchandise trade balance (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Balance of payments: Current account balance (SA, $ billion) | 3rd quarter 2011 | -12.1 | 4.0 | 5.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 228-0001, 228-0002, 228-0003 and 376-0005. | ||||
| Manufacturing | ||||
| % | ||||
| Sales (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 49.6 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| New orders (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 50.4 | 3.6 | 11.9 |
| Unfilled orders (SA, $ billion) | November 2011 | 62.2 | 1.2 | 19.6 |
| points | ||||
| Inventory/shipments ratio (SA, ratio) | November 2011 | 1.31 | -0.02 | -0.02 |
| Capacity utilization (%) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 81.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 028-0002 and 304-0014. | ||||
| Construction | ||||
| % | ||||
| Building permits (SA, $ billion) | December 2011 | 6.8 | 11.1 | 21.1 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousand) | January 2012 | 197.9 | -1.0 | 18.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 026-0006 and 027-0054. | ||||
| Prices | ||||
| % | ||||
| Consumer price index (2002=100) | December 2011 | 120.2 | -0.6 | 2.3 |
| Industrial product price index (2002=100) | December 2011 | 114.7 | -0.7 | 2.8 |
| Raw materials price index (2002=100) | December 2011 | 173.0 | -2.4 | 4.7 |
| New housing price index (2007=100) | November 2011 | 106.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Gross domestic product implicit chain price index (SAAR 2002=100) | 3rd quarter 2011 | 126.6 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 326-0020, 327-0046, 329-0058, 330-0007 and 380-0003. | ||||
| Finance | ||||
| % | ||||
| Money supply (M1+ (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | December 2011 | 627.7 | 0.6 | 9.6 |
| Money supply (M2 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | December 2011 | 1,068.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 |
| Money supply (M3 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | December 2011 | 1,503.2 | 0.8 | 8.7 |
| Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index (1975=1000) | January 2012 | 12,452.15 | 4.16 | -8.12 |
| points | ||||
| 90-day prime corporate paper rate (%) | January 2012 | 1.16 | 0.00 | -0.02 |
| Prime lending rate (%) | January 2012 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Exchange rate ($C per $U.S.) | January 2012 | 1.013 | -0.011 | 0.019 |
| SA - seasonally adjusted | ||||
| SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 176-0025, 176-0043, 176-0047 and 176-0064. Last modified: 2012-02-08. | ||||
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