| |
Most recent period |
Change from previous period |
Change from previous year |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Canada |
|
| General indicators |
|
| Gross domestic product at market prices (SAAR, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
1,308.0 |
1.7 |
7.3 |
| Real Gross domestic product at market prices(SAAR, $ billion chained,
1997) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
1,131.3 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
| Business investment: Machinery and equipment(SAAR $ billion chained,
1997) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
93.7 |
2.0 |
6.2 |
| Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services(SAAR, $ billion
chained, 1997) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
642.9 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
| Personal disposable income(SAAR, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
741.9 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
| Gross domestic product at basic prices(SAAR, $ billion, 1997) |
October 2004 |
1,056.1 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
| Composite index(SA, 1992=100) |
December 2004 |
200.9 |
0.2 |
6.6 |
| Operating profits of enterprises(SA, $billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
51.3 |
0.0 |
19.7 |
| |
|
|
percentage points |
| Personal savings rate(SAAR, percent) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
0.0 |
-0.5 |
-0.7 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM,
tables 187-0002,
377-0003,
379-0006,
379-0019,
379-0022,
380-0001,
380-0002
and 380-0004. |
| |
| Government |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Revenue (SAAR, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
533.9 |
1.6 |
6.7 |
| Current expenditure (SAAR, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
499.0 |
0.8 |
3.1 |
| |
|
|
$ billion |
| Surplus(+)/Deficit(-) (SAAR, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
34.8 |
4.4 |
18.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table
380-0007.
|
| |
| Domestic demand |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Retail trade (SA, $ millions) |
October 2004 |
29,595.3 |
1.4 |
6.6 |
| New motor vehicle sales (SA, thousand units) |
November 2004 |
132.0 |
-3.1 |
2.0 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
079-0002
and 080-0014.
|
| |
| Labour market |
| |
|
|
percentage points |
| Unemployment rate (SA, percent) |
December 2004 |
7.0 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
| Participation rate (SA, percent) |
December 2004 |
67.4 |
-0.1 |
-0.3 |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Employment (SA, millions) |
December 2004 |
16.1 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
| Labour income (SA, $ billion) |
September 2004 |
53.7 |
0.5 |
4.5 |
| Average weekly earnings (SA, $) |
October 2004 |
704.88 |
0.24 |
1.93 |
| Fixed weight index of average hourly earnings (1996=100) |
October 2004 |
117.5 |
0.6 |
3.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
277-0001,
277-0002,
281-0028,
281-0039,
282-0087
and 382-0006.
|
| |
| International trade |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Merchandise exports (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
34.7 |
-2.9 |
8.6 |
| Merchandise imports (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
27.4 |
-10.2 |
-1.5 |
| |
|
|
$ billion |
| Merchandise trade balance (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
7.3 |
2.1 |
3.2 |
| Balance of payments: Current account balance (SA, $ billion) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
9.4 |
-1.8 |
2.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
228-0001,
228-0002,
228-0003
and 376-0005.
|
| |
| Manufacturing |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Shipments (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
50.0 |
0.2 |
11.1 |
| New orders (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
49.6 |
-0.5 |
12.1 |
| Unfilled orders (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
36.7 |
-1.2 |
4.1 |
| |
|
|
points |
| Inventory/shipments ratio (SA, ratio) |
November 2004 |
1.24 |
-0.01 |
-0.06 |
| Capacity utilization (percent) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
88.5 |
2.1 |
6.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
028-0002
and 304-0014.
|
| |
| Construction |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Building permits (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
5.0 |
9.3 |
20.3 |
| Housing starts (SAAR, thousand) |
December 2004 |
234.4 |
-3.4 |
6.8 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
026-0006
and 027-0007.
|
| |
| Prices |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Consumer price index (1992=100) |
December 2004 |
125.4 |
-0.2 |
2.1 |
| Industrial product price index (1997=100) |
November 2004 |
108.5 |
-1.7 |
4.1 |
| Raw materials price index (1997=100) |
November 2004 |
131.9 |
-5.3 |
19.7 |
| New housing price index (1997=100) |
November 2004 |
125.5 |
0.4 |
5.3 |
| Gross domestic product implicite chain price index (SAAR) |
3rd quarter 2004 |
115.6 |
0.9 |
3.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables
326-0001,
327-0005,
329-0039,
330-0006
and 380-0003.
|
| |
| Finance |
| |
|
|
percent |
| Money supply (M1) (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
164.1 |
-2.7 |
12.1 |
| Money supply (M2) (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
626.0 |
-0.7 |
6.0 |
| Money supply (M3) (SA, $ billion) |
November 2004 |
885.2 |
0.0 |
9.9 |
| Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index (1975=1000) |
December 2004 |
9,246.65 |
2.40 |
12.48 |
| |
|
|
points |
| 90-day prime corporate paper rate (percent) |
December 2004 |
2.57 |
-0.17 |
-0.09 |
| Prime lending rate (percent) |
December 2004 |
4.25 |
0.00 |
-0.25 |
| Exchange rate ($C per $U.S.)
|
December 2004 |
1.2191 |
0.0230 |
-0.0937 |
| 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: 2005-01-21. |
