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

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Item Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009 2007 2008
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
873,264 882,504 891,924 901,228 889,132 886,216 850,921 891,197
Percentage change, preceding period
2.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 -1.3 -0.3 6.2 4.7
Durable goods
Millions of dollars
113,392 115,748 113,688 112,492 107,688 104,460 111,767 112,404
Percentage change, preceding period
1.2 2.1 -1.8 -1.1 -4.3 -3.0 5.8 0.6
Semi-durable goods
Millions of dollars
70,320 70,228 70,812 71,300 69,732 69,876 69,372 70,518
Percentage change, preceding period
0.4 -0.1 0.8 0.7 -2.2 0.2 4.7 1.7
Non-durable goods
Millions of dollars
208,928 212,296 217,196 221,988 214,368 212,604 204,088 216,462
Percentage change, preceding period
2.2 1.6 2.3 2.2 -3.4 -0.8 5.3 6.1
Services
Millions of dollars
480,624 484,232 490,228 495,448 497,344 499,276 465,694 491,813
Percentage change, preceding period
2.5 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.4 6.9 5.6
Government current expenditure on goods and services
Millions of dollars
300,056 306,468 312,704 315,356 320,148 323,324 294,776 313,669
Percentage change, preceding period
2.1 2.1 2.0 0.8 1.5 1.0 6.4 6.4
Government gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
46,512 49,604 52,212 54,816 56,596 56,632 44,548 53,307
Percentage change, preceding period
2.3 6.6 5.3 5.0 3.2 0.1 9.8 19.7
Government investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
16 136 -24 -92 96 -8 15 29
Business gross fixed capital formation
Millions of dollars
305,416 306,776 309,428 313,204 307,284 287,480 302,246 309,173
Percentage change, preceding period
0.3 0.4 0.9 1.2 -1.9 -6.4 6.7 2.3
Residential structures
Millions of dollars
111,556 110,276 110,532 109,464 102,428 95,064 108,050 108,175
Percentage change, preceding period
2.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.0 -6.4 -7.2 10.1 0.1
Non-residential structures and equipment
Millions of dollars
193,860 196,500 198,896 203,740 204,856 192,416 194,196 200,998
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.8 1.4 1.2 2.4 0.5 -6.1 4.8 3.5
Non-residential structures
Millions of dollars
92,824 94,552 97,092 100,120 100,604 97,368 92,705 98,092
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.3 1.9 2.7 3.1 0.5 -3.2 8.7 5.8
Machinery and equipment
Millions of dollars
101,036 101,948 101,804 103,620 104,252 95,048 101,491 102,906
Percentage change, preceding period
-0.3 0.9 -0.1 1.8 0.6 -8.8 1.5 1.4
Business investment in inventories
Millions of dollars
18,548 2,968 10,908 13,396 7,660 -12,180 11,391 8,733
Non-farm
Millions of dollars
19,604 2,920 9,564 9,952 5,224 -10,952 12,493 6,915
Farm
Millions of dollars
-1,056 48 1,344 3,444 2,436 -1,228 -1,102 1,818
Exports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
516,644 543,576 577,472 589,300 538,348 458,668 534,557 562,174
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.3 5.2 6.2 2.0 -8.6 -14.8 1.9 5.2
Goods
Millions of dollars
445,356 471,996 505,528 516,588 465,324 388,844 463,130 489,859
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.6 6.0 7.1 2.2 -9.9 -16.4 2.0 5.8
Services
Millions of dollars
71,288 71,580 71,944 72,712 73,024 69,824 71,427 72,315
Percentage change, preceding period
0.5 0.4 0.5 1.1 0.4 -4.4 1.5 1.2
Deduct: Imports of goods and services
Millions of dollars
499,044 511,312 534,444 553,612 547,800 478,760 504,618 536,792
Percentage change, preceding period
-1.5 2.5 4.5 3.6 -1.0 -12.6 3.5 6.4
Goods
Millions of dollars
405,924 419,960 440,628 460,104 451,260 385,460 415,228 442,988
Percentage change, preceding period
-2.8 3.5 4.9 4.4 -1.9 -14.6 2.7 6.7
Services
Millions of dollars
93,120 91,352 93,816 93,508 96,540 93,300 89,390 93,804
Percentage change, preceding period
4.5 -1.9 2.7 -0.3 3.2 -3.4 7.2 4.9
Statistical discrepancy
Millions of dollars
-1,284 -2,048 -1,800 -928 -860 1,844 -892 -1,409
Gross domestic product at market prices
Millions of dollars
1,560,128 1,578,672 1,618,380 1,632,668 1,570,604 1,523,216 1,532,944 1,600,081
Percentage change, preceding period
1.4 1.2 2.5 0.9 -3.8 -3.0 5.8 4.4
Final domestic demand
Millions of dollars
1,525,248 1,545,352 1,566,268 1,584,604 1,573,160 1,553,652 1,492,491 1,567,346
Percentage change, preceding period
1.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 -0.7 -1.2 6.4 5.0