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Economic indicators

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Economic indicators

 
Main indicators 2009201020112012 (e)2013 (e)
GDP (billions USD) 1,337.581,577.04e1,758.68e1,826.241,894.89
GDP (constant prices, annual % change) -2.83.2e2.1e1.92.5
GDP per capita (USD) 39,727.7746,302.67e51,147.47e52,681.0854,225.19
General government balance (in % of GDP) -2.5-4.0e-3.0e-1.9-1.0
Inflation rate (%) 0.31.8e2.9e2.12.0
Current Account (billions USD) -39.57-49.38e-58.63e-69.66-66.60
Current Account (in % of GDP) -3.0-3.1e-3.3e-3.5-

Source: IMF - World Economic Outlook Database ; World Bank

Note: (e) Estimated data

 
Breakdown of economic activity by sector Agriculture Industry Services
Value added (annual % change) -9.5 -10.1 0.6
Value added (in % of GDP) 1.6 31.8 66.5
Employment by sector (in % of total employment) 2.4 21.5 76.5

Source: World Bank - last available data.

 
Monetary indicators 20062007200820092010
Average annual exchange rate for 1 USD 1.131.071.071.141.03

Source: World Bank

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Foreign trade in figures

 
Foreign trade indicators 20062007200820092010
Imports of goods (millions USD) 359,000390,188419,011329,905401,540
Exports of goods (millions USD) 388,178420,693456,471316,724387,155
Imports of services (millions USD) 71,84181,72387,95377,57989,383
Exports of services (millions USD) 58,88063,78566,37857,47666,302
Imports of goods and services (annual % change) 4.95.91.2-13.9-
Exports of goods and services (annual % change) 0.7----
Imports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 33.633.033.730.4-
Exports of goods and services (in % of GDP) 36.135.035.328.7-
Trade Balance (millions USD) 43,65543,77043,803-4,394-8,682
Current Account (millions USD) 18,08412,0038,018-38,380-
Foreign trade (in % of GDP) 69.868.069.059.1-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization ; World Bank

 

Main partner countries

Main customers
(% of exports)
2010
United States 74.8%
United Kingdom 4.1%
China 3.3%
Japan 2.3%
Mexico 1.3%
See more countries 14.1%
Main suppliers
(% of imports)
2010
United States 50.4%
China 11.0%
Mexico 5.5%
Japan 3.3%
Germany 2.8%
See more countries 27.0%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

Main products

Main exports
(% of exports)
2010
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 13.0%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally...Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) 9.5%
Petroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbonsPetroleum gas and other gaseous hydrocarbons 4.6%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 3.7%
Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought...Gold, incl. gold plated with platinum, unwrought or not further worked than semi-manufactured or in powder form 3.5%
See more products 65.6%
Main imports
(% of imports)
2010
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude 5.9%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally...Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, incl. station wagons and racing cars (excl. motor vehicles of heading 8702) 5.7%
Parts and accessories for tractors, motor vehicles...Parts and accessories for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8701 to 8705, n.e.s. 4.5%
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl....Motor vehicles for the transport of goods, incl. chassis with engine and cab 2.9%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous...Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (excl. crude); preparations containing >= 70% by weight of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations, n.e.s.; waste oils containing mainly petroleum or bituminous minerals 2.4%
See more products 78.6%

Source: Comtrade, last available data

 

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Sources of general economic information

Ministries
Treasury Board of Canada
Department of Finance Canada
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT)
Industry Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAC)
Statistical Office
Statistics Canada
Central Bank
Bank of Canada
Stock Exchange
Montreal Stock Exchange
Canadian Stock Review
TSX Group - Toronto Stock Exchange
Main online newspapers
Ottawa business journal
Canadian Content
Le Devoir
On-line Canadian newspapers
Les Affaires
Canoe - Portal for information on news and entertainment
Search Engines
Altavista Canada
Yahoo! Canada
AOL Canada
Canada 411
CAN Links
Francité
La Page Montréal
La Toile du Québec
Maple Square
Sympatico (Lycos)
The Canadianeh
Trouvez
Economic portals
Quebec social economy
Canadian Arboriginals Portal
Libraries of the UQAM
Canoe - Portal for information on news and entertainment

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