| Most recent period | Change from previous period | Change from previous year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||
| Canada | ||||
| General indicators | ||||
| Gross domestic product at market prices (SAAR, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 1,530.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| Real Gross domestic product at market prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 1997) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 1,312.3 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| Business investment: Machinery and equipment(SAAR $ billion chained, 1997) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 114.2 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services(SAAR, $ billion chained, 1997) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 782.6 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| Personal disposable income(SAAR, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 882.2 | 0.8 | 5.9 |
| Gross domestic product at basic prices(SAAR, $ billion chained, 2002) | August 2007 | 1,227.3 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
| Composite index(SA, 1992=100) | October 2007 | 229.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| Operating profits of enterprises(SA, $billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 62.1 | -0.7 | 2.6 |
| percentage points | ||||
| Personal savings rate(SAAR, percent) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 1.8 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 187-0002, 377-0003, 379-0006, 379-0027, 380-0001, 380-0002 and 380-0004. | ||||
| Government | ||||
| % | ||||
| Revenue (SAAR, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 615.5 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| Current expenditure (SAAR, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 571.6 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Surplus(+)/Deficit(-)(SAAR, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 43.9 | 10.8 | 6.7 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 380-0007. |
| Domestic demand | ||||
| % | ||||
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) | August 2007 | 34,546.8 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| New motor vehicle sales (SA, thousand units) | September 2007 | 140.3 | -2.1 | 1.2 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 079-0002 and 080-0014. |
| Labour market | ||||
| percentage points | ||||
| Unemployment rate (SA, %) | October 2007 | 5.8 | -0.1 | -0.3 |
| Participation rate (SA, %) | October 2007 | 67.6 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| % | ||||
| Employment (SA, millions) | October 2007 | 17.0 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| Labour income (SA, $ billion) | June 2007 | 65.7 | 1.4 | 7.1 |
| Average weekly earnings (SA, $) | August 2007 | 772.59 | 0.15 | 3.13 |
| Fixed weight index of average hourly earnings (1996=100) | August 2007 | 127.2 | -0.2 | 3.8 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 277-0001, 277-0002, 281-0028, 281-0039, 282-0087 and 382-0006. |
| International trade | ||||
| % | ||||
| Merchandise exports (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 37.7 | -2.3 | -0.1 |
| Merchandise imports (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 35.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| $ billion | ||||
| Merchandise trade balance (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 2.6 | -1.6 | -1.5 |
| Balance of payments: Current account balance (SA, $ billion) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 8.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 228-0001, 228-0002, 228-0003 and 376-0005. |
| Manufacturing | ||||
| % | ||||
| Sales (SA, $ billion) | August 2007 | 51.2 | -1.7 | -0.4 |
| New orders (SA, $ billion) | August 2007 | 51.2 | -5.0 | 0.8 |
| Unfilled orders (SA, $ billion) | August 2007 | 54.9 | -0.1 | 32.9 |
| points | ||||
| Inventory/shipments ratio (SA, ratio) | August 2007 | 1.30 | 0.02 | -0.01 |
| Capacity utilization (%) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 81.3 | 0.3 | -2.0 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 028-0002 and 304-0014. |
| Construction | ||||
| % | ||||
| Building permits (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 6.2 | -1.7 | 10.0 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousand) | October 2007 | 219.5 | -22.0 | -2.4 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 026-0006 and 027-0007. |
| Prices | ||||
| % | ||||
| Consumer price index (2002=100) | September 2007 | 111.9 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| Industrial product price index (1997=100) | September 2007 | 113.6 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| Raw materials price index (1997=100) | September 2007 | 174.6 | -0.9 | 9.1 |
| New housing price index (1997=100) | September 2007 | 155.5 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
| Gross domestic product implicit chain price index (SAAR) | 2nd quarter 2007 | 116.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 326-0020, 327-0005, 329-0039, 330-0006 and 380-0003. |
| Finance | ||||
| % | ||||
| Money supply (M1+ (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 424.2 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Money supply (M2 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 768.2 | 0.8 | 7.7 |
| Money supply (M3 (gross)) (SA, $ billion) | September 2007 | 1,167.6 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index (1975=1000) | October 2007 | 14,625.00 | 3.73 | 18.47 |
| points | ||||
| 90-day prime corporate paper rate (%) | October 2007 | 4.70 | -0.33 | 0.36 |
| Prime lending rate (%) | October 2007 | 6.25 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| Exchange rate ($C per $U.S.) | October 2007 | 0.975 | -0.050 | -0.153 |
| SA - seasonally adjusted SAAR - seasonally adjusted at annual rates Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 176-0025, 176-0043, 176-0047 and 176-0064. Last Modified: 2007-11-14. | ||||
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