External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -3.534 | -3.142 | -2.320 | -3.495 | -3.088 | -2.803 | -2.377 | -1.953 | -2.153 | -0.269 | -0.327 | -1.307 | -1.423 | -1.303 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Canadian Dollar | | 0.999 | 1.030 | 1.105 | 1.278 | 1.325 | 1.298 | 1.296 | 1.327 | 1.341 | 1.254 | 1.302 | 1.354 | 1.382 | 1.382 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 1.001 | 0.971 | 0.905 | 0.783 | 0.755 | 0.771 | 0.772 | 0.754 | 0.746 | 0.798 | 0.769 | 0.739 | 0.724 | 0.724 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 440 570 645 398.449 | 451 412 090 075.765 | 479 953 820 170.087 | 496 363 443 225.938 | 503 345 610 835.344 | 510 619 314 426.620 | 530 171 687 423.276 | 544 539 962 824.053 | 496 326 107 555.235 | 503 055 266 417.432 | 517 037 673 689.615 | 542 992 343 371.994 | 549 553 792 755.572 | 561 294 663 518.075 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 473 872 646 639.297 | 484 561 292 167.367 | 505 383 540 792.879 | 515 582 466 890.053 | 519 209 246 473.280 | 535 226 051 353.975 | 554 250 534 675.191 | 562 527 771 279.817 | 511 303 855 530.184 | 535 189 166 270.840 | 563 581 132 998.224 | 574 953 112 652.115 | 582 292 425 129.349 | 593 409 694 250.936 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 507 174 647 880.146 | 517 710 494 258.970 | 530 813 261 415.671 | 534 801 490 554.169 | 535 072 882 111.216 | 559 832 788 281.331 | 578 329 381 927.105 | 580 515 579 735.581 | 526 281 603 505.133 | 567 323 066 124.249 | 610 124 592 306.832 | 606 913 881 932.235 | 615 031 057 503.126 | 625 524 724 983.797 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 58.582 | 61.019 | 63.884 | 73.511 | 74.415 | 78.401 | 79.224 | 81.737 | 103.145 | 99.696 | 93.171 | 94.511 | 94.511 | 94.511 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 95.237 | 92.198 | 93.164 | 99.659 | 99.456 | 96.148 | 95.055 | 96.378 | 129.184 | 120.931 | 101.476 | 100.649 | 100.253 | 99.770 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -2.525 | -1.495 | 0.175 | -0.062 | -0.453 | -0.112 | 0.360 | -0.017 | -10.910 | -4.381 | -0.814 | -0.109 | 0.171 | 0.271 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.822 | -0.994 | 0.451 | 0.588 | 0.131 | 0.090 | 0.462 | 0.104 | -10.469 | -4.966 | -1.251 | -0.059 | 0.248 | 0.399 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2012 | | -0.003 | 0.005 | -0.003 | -0.004 | 0.000 | 0.009 | -0.001 | -0.001 | -0.016 | 0.011 | 0.021 | -0.013 | -0.001 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 554 612 250 000.000 | 568 260 000 000.000 | 604 189 750 000.000 | 624 847 000 000.000 | 633 636 500 000.000 | 642 793 000 000.000 | 667 406 500 000.000 | 685 494 000 000.000 | 624 800 000 000.000 | 633 271 000 000.000 | 650 872 750 000.000 | 683 545 779 628.500 | 691 805 658 592.056 | 706 585 650 901.036 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 384 770 000 000.000 | 381 729 500 000.000 | 383 840 000 000.000 | 389 071 750 000.000 | 395 989 000 000.000 | 404 367 250 000.000 | 417 273 750 000.000 | 421 308 750 000.000 | 426 758 750 000.000 | 454 021 250 000.000 | 463 185 000 000.000 | 465 822 853 028.125 | 472 361 518 302.203 | 480 137 374 649.435 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 454 380 750 000.000 | 470 909 000 000.000 | 474 768 500 000.000 | 442 901 500 000.000 | 421 820 500 000.000 | 452 756 500 000.000 | 461 017 750 000.000 | 461 979 000 000.000 | 418 126 000 000.000 | 472 001 500 000.000 | 507 565 250 000.000 | 466 643 288 623.936 | 467 006 164 078.233 | 471 538 019 725.059 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Canadian Dollar | | 1 827 201 000 000.000 | 1 902 247 000 000.000 | 1 994 898 000 000.000 | 1 990 441 000 000.000 | 2 025 535 000 000.000 | 2 140 641 000 000.000 | 2 235 675 000 000.000 | 2 313 563 000 000.000 | 2 209 681 000 000.000 | 2 509 618 000 000.000 | 2 782 645 000 000.000 | 2 849 768 292 893.280 | 2 957 952 076 185.400 | 3 071 621 997 496.140 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 1 505 144 881 938.090 | 1 540 201 550 361.160 | 1 584 405 889 956.650 | 1 594 849 927 406.210 | 1 610 820 665 694.450 | 1 659 787 684 065.380 | 1 705 880 661 488.920 | 1 738 091 502 178.280 | 1 649 894 525 057.650 | 1 732 583 953 375.140 | 1 792 149 872 966.940 | 1 812 900 540 417.080 | 1 827 689 761 729.680 | 1 862 513 030 513.270 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 1 471 341 588 916.560 | 1 505 610 937 228.940 | 1 548 822 513 760.820 | 1 559 031 993 818.280 | 1 574 644 053 315.790 | 1 622 511 346 012.300 | 1 667 569 144 403.730 | 1 699 056 577 998.290 | 1 612 840 372 494.400 | 1 693 672 720 467.840 | 1 751 900 878 985.450 | 1 772 185 517 616.290 | 1 786 642 595 234.560 | 1 820 683 785 712.750 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 1 827 201 000 000.000 | 1 869 758 750 000.000 | 1 923 421 500 000.000 | 1 936 100 250 000.000 | 1 955 488 250 000.000 | 2 014 932 750 000.000 | 2 070 888 250 000.000 | 2 109 991 250 000.000 | 2 002 922 750 000.000 | 2 103 305 250 000.000 | 2 175 616 500 000.000 | 2 200 807 191 454.740 | 2 218 760 865 081.690 | 2 261 035 274 879.850 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 447 559 000 000.000 | 454 043 750 000.000 | 464 260 750 000.000 | 440 073 250 000.000 | 419 594 000 000.000 | 433 636 250 000.000 | 444 564 250 000.000 | 448 181 750 000.000 | 437 373 750 000.000 | 469 675 000 000.000 | 462 754 250 000.000 | 449 161 873 156.475 | 450 568 606 354.331 | 455 043 513 505.117 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 589 137 000 000.000 | 601 375 500 000.000 | 616 595 750 000.000 | 621 228 500 000.000 | 621 543 750 000.000 | 650 305 000 000.000 | 671 790 750 000.000 | 674 330 250 000.000 | 611 331 750 000.000 | 659 005 750 000.000 | 708 724 250 000.000 | 704 994 670 286.453 | 714 423 628 307.711 | 726 613 133 056.025 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2012 | | -0.003 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.004 | -0.011 | 0.001 | 0.007 | 0.003 | -0.021 | -0.015 | 0.019 | -0.001 | 0.001 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Canadian Dollar, 2012 | | 1 023 605 750 000.000 | 1 050 503 250 000.000 | 1 077 587 000 000.000 | 1 102 598 250 000.000 | 1 125 798 000 000.000 | 1 167 225 750 000.000 | 1 197 971 500 000.000 | 1 216 326 250 000.000 | 1 141 752 750 000.000 | 1 198 763 500 000.000 | 1 255 893 750 000.000 | 1 282 765 166 532.000 | 1 295 191 414 381.860 | 1 322 849 998 011.450 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2012 | | 1.301 | 0.868 | 1.600 | 1.855 | 1.849 | 1.586 | 1.900 | 2.086 | 1.117 | 2.368 | 4.991 | 3.835 | 2.683 | 1.934 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2012 | | 2.815 | 2.461 | 6.323 | 3.419 | 1.407 | 1.445 | 3.829 | 2.710 | -8.854 | 1.356 | 2.779 | 5.020 | 1.208 | 2.136 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 0.698 | -0.790 | 0.553 | 1.363 | 1.778 | 2.116 | 3.192 | 0.967 | 1.294 | 6.388 | 2.018 | 0.570 | 1.404 | 1.646 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 1.213 | 1.738 | 1.945 | -0.877 | 0.754 | 2.565 | 1.618 | 1.566 | 0.615 | 8.153 | 7.194 | 1.240 | 2.956 | 1.901 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 2.995 | 4.107 | 4.871 | -0.223 | 1.763 | 5.683 | 4.440 | 3.484 | -4.490 | 13.574 | 10.879 | 2.412 | 3.796 | 3.843 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 1.761 | 2.329 | 2.870 | 0.659 | 1.001 | 3.040 | 2.777 | 1.888 | -5.074 | 5.012 | 3.438 | 1.158 | 0.816 | 1.905 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 4.886 | 1.449 | 2.250 | -5.210 | -4.654 | 3.347 | 2.520 | 0.814 | -2.412 | 7.385 | -1.474 | -2.937 | 0.313 | 0.993 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2012 | | 1.530 | 0.925 | 1.920 | 1.119 | 1.435 | 1.603 | 2.243 | 1.956 | 0.723 | 3.408 | 6.797 | 3.960 | 2.988 | 1.934 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2012 | | 3.709 | 2.077 | 2.531 | 0.751 | 0.051 | 4.627 | 3.304 | 0.378 | -9.342 | 7.798 | 7.544 | -0.526 | 1.337 | 1.706 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 | | 1.896 | 2.628 | 2.578 | 2.321 | 2.104 | 3.680 | 2.634 | 1.532 | -6.131 | 4.993 | 4.766 | 2.140 | 0.969 | 2.135 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Canadian Dollar | | 1 048 704 000 000.000 | 1 091 670 000 000.000 | 1 128 094 000 000.000 | 1 173 139 000 000.000 | 1 175 897 000 000.000 | 1 233 095 000 000.000 | 1 268 177 000 000.000 | 1 327 838 000 000.000 | 1 426 363 000 000.000 | 1 486 226 000 000.000 | 1 562 352 000 000.000 | 1 627 620 041 489.710 | 1 678 085 354 413.420 | 1 727 340 308 947.980 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2012 | | 1.000 | 1.009 | 1.029 | 1.040 | 1.055 | 1.072 | 1.096 | 1.117 | 1.126 | 1.164 | 1.243 | 1.292 | 1.331 | 1.357 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2012 | | 1.000 | 1.009 | 1.025 | 1.044 | 1.063 | 1.080 | 1.101 | 1.123 | 1.136 | 1.163 | 1.221 | 1.268 | 1.302 | 1.327 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2012 | | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.048 | 1.015 | 1.007 | 1.048 | 1.083 | 1.092 | 1.050 | 1.225 | 1.445 | 1.376 | 1.402 | 1.428 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2012 | | 1.000 | 1.017 | 1.037 | 1.028 | 1.036 | 1.062 | 1.080 | 1.096 | 1.103 | 1.193 | 1.279 | 1.295 | 1.333 | 1.359 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2012 | | 1.000 | 1.009 | 1.056 | 1.099 | 1.103 | 1.108 | 1.141 | 1.160 | 1.154 | 1.179 | 1.321 | 1.371 | 1.402 | 1.429 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Canadian Dollar | | 1.245 | 1.224 | 1.230 | 1.248 | 1.207 | 1.212 | 1.207 | 1.235 | 1.231 | 1.238 | 1.225 | 1.179 | 1.177 | 1.175 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 18 881 366.667 | 19 071 516.667 | 19 118 716.667 | 19 242 458.333 | 19 377 225.000 | 19 661 200.000 | 19 889 700.000 | 20 270 033.333 | 19 978 933.333 | 20 484 458.333 | 20 795 050.000 | 21 304 477.682 | 21 640 222.900 | 21 917 922.078 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 17 483 291.667 | 17 704 450.000 | 17 774 600.000 | 17 905 275.000 | 18 014 783.333 | 18 400 891.667 | 18 728 908.333 | 19 114 425.000 | 18 047 083.333 | 18 949 716.667 | 19 699 775.000 | 20 163 448.164 | 20 346 476.093 | 20 640 633.918 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 7.405 | 7.168 | 7.030 | 6.949 | 7.031 | 6.410 | 5.836 | 5.701 | 9.669 | 7.492 | 5.267 | 5.356 | 5.978 | 5.828 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 1.873 | 2.262 | 2.231 | 1.522 | 1.252 | 1.784 | 2.278 | 1.589 | 0.753 | 1.359 | 2.769 | 3.354 | 3.584 | 3.303 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 1.160 | 1.164 | 1.173 | 0.823 | 0.816 | 1.061 | 1.791 | 1.890 | 0.635 | 0.209 | 2.558 | 5.016 | 5.037 | 4.100 |