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 | -2.035 | -1.786 | 0.043 | -0.574 | -2.293 | -2.265 |
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 | 1.306 | 1.375 | 1.375 |
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 | 0.767 | 0.727 | 0.727 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 440 570 645 398.449 | 451 412 090 075.765 | 479 953 820 170.088 | 496 363 443 225.938 | 503 345 610 835.344 | 510 619 314 426.621 | 530 171 687 423.277 | 542 147 500 989.179 | 489 606 878 392.694 | 496 428 383 461.682 | 508 081 385 901.262 | 520 365 292 376.150 | 530 220 694 604.154 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 473 872 646 639.297 | 484 561 292 167.367 | 505 383 540 792.880 | 515 582 466 890.053 | 519 209 246 473.280 | 535 226 051 353.975 | 554 250 534 675.191 | 561 357 043 851.286 | 503 613 813 098.517 | 526 953 228 605.188 | 556 932 884 381.238 | 574 617 029 706.797 | 583 827 178 680.179 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 507 174 647 880.146 | 517 710 494 258.969 | 530 813 261 415.671 | 534 801 490 554.168 | 535 072 882 111.216 | 559 832 788 281.330 | 578 329 381 927.105 | 580 566 586 713.392 | 517 620 747 804.339 | 557 478 073 748.693 | 605 784 382 861.214 | 628 868 767 037.443 | 637 433 662 756.205 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 57.800 | 59.039 | 61.269 | 68.134 | 69.723 | 70.821 | 71.010 | 74.086 | 97.032 | 95.497 | 89.051 | 89.051 | 89.051 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 93.455 | 90.418 | 92.407 | 97.983 | 98.401 | 93.828 | 92.770 | 92.932 | 126.919 | 118.741 | 111.558 | 111.417 | 111.133 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -2.525 | -1.495 | 0.175 | -0.062 | -0.453 | -0.112 | 0.360 | 0.004 | -11.360 | -5.039 | -1.712 | -0.671 | -0.492 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -1.822 | -0.994 | 0.451 | 0.588 | 0.131 | 0.090 | 0.462 | 0.136 | -10.899 | -5.473 | -1.280 | 0.597 | 1.184 |
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 | -0.017 | 0.009 | 0.019 | 0.002 | 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 | 682 482 250 000.000 | 616 341 500 000.000 | 624 928 750 000.000 | 639 598 129 292.000 | 655 061 721 975.678 | 667 468 192 677.750 |
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 | 424 569 000 000.000 | 424 664 250 000.000 | 449 404 500 000.000 | 456 657 524 145.350 | 459 964 274 994.759 | 462 966 904 961.843 |
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 | 462 544 500 000.000 | 416 050 500 000.000 | 463 510 250 000.000 | 500 724 389 038.480 | 506 230 760 395.466 | 513 252 765 083.947 |
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 | 2 311 294 000 000.000 | 2 206 764 000 000.000 | 2 493 129 000 000.000 | 2 786 815 672 082.030 | 2 891 098 406 279.290 | 2 995 146 299 672.230 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 505 144 881 938.220 | 1 540 201 550 361.290 | 1 584 405 889 956.790 | 1 594 849 927 406.350 | 1 610 820 665 694.590 | 1 659 787 684 065.520 | 1 705 880 661 489.080 | 1 737 944 258 034.170 | 1 646 997 213 357.550 | 1 721 785 500 300.170 | 1 777 732 657 511.370 | 1 796 099 536 364.010 | 1 820 068 319 518.200 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 471 341 588 916.570 | 1 505 610 937 228.940 | 1 548 822 513 760.820 | 1 559 031 993 818.280 | 1 574 644 053 315.800 | 1 622 511 346 012.300 | 1 667 569 144 403.740 | 1 698 912 640 736.310 | 1 610 008 130 062.610 | 1 683 116 784 427.360 | 1 737 807 452 531.340 | 1 755 761 838 875.660 | 1 779 192 319 166.070 |
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 | 2 109 812 500 000.000 | 1 999 405 500 000.000 | 2 090 196 250 000.000 | 2 158 114 430 389.270 | 2 180 411 273 576.360 | 2 209 508 661 524.630 |
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 | 444 490 750 000.000 | 431 853 250 000.000 | 462 672 000 000.000 | 462 612 797 626.876 | 463 783 313 964.083 | 470 730 563 888.671 |
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 | 674 389 500 000.000 | 601 271 250 000.000 | 647 569 750 000.000 | 703 682 637 642.500 | 730 497 591 617.970 | 740 446 623 948.656 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2012 |  | -0.003 | 0.001 | 0.011 | 0.008 | 0.004 | -0.011 | 0.001 | 0.006 | 0.005 | -0.020 | -0.019 | -0.005 | 0.002 |
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 | 1 215 122 000 000.000 | 1 140 510 250 000.000 | 1 196 175 000 000.000 | 1 260 445 764 443.920 | 1 285 369 208 715.570 | 1 301 383 398 500.490 |
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 | 1.143 | 2.349 | 4.877 | 3.953 | 2.385 |
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 | 2.259 | -9.691 | 1.393 | 2.347 | 2.418 | 1.894 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 |  | 0.698 | -0.790 | 0.553 | 1.363 | 1.778 | 2.116 | 3.192 | 1.748 | 0.022 | 5.826 | 1.614 | 0.724 | 0.653 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2012 |  | 1.213 | 1.738 | 1.945 | -0.877 | 0.754 | 2.565 | 1.618 | 1.475 | 0.750 | 8.069 | 8.262 | 2.681 | 2.235 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 2.995 | 4.107 | 4.871 | -0.223 | 1.763 | 5.683 | 4.440 | 3.382 | -4.523 | 12.977 | 11.780 | 3.742 | 3.599 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 |  | 1.761 | 2.329 | 2.870 | 0.659 | 1.001 | 3.040 | 2.777 | 1.880 | -5.233 | 4.541 | 3.249 | 1.033 | 1.334 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 |  | 4.886 | 1.449 | 2.250 | -5.210 | -4.654 | 3.347 | 2.520 | -0.017 | -2.843 | 7.136 | -0.013 | 0.253 | 1.498 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2012 |  | 1.530 | 0.925 | 1.920 | 1.119 | 1.435 | 1.603 | 2.243 | 1.956 | 0.729 | 3.395 | 6.833 | 4.060 | 2.385 |
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 | 0.387 | -10.842 | 7.700 | 8.665 | 3.811 | 1.362 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2012 |  | 1.896 | 2.628 | 2.578 | 2.321 | 2.104 | 3.680 | 2.634 | 1.432 | -6.140 | 4.881 | 5.373 | 1.977 | 1.246 |
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 | 1 326 221 000 000.000 | 1 432 968 000 000.000 | 1 483 408 000 000.000 | 1 565 972 272 565.450 | 1 614 892 760 526.100 | 1 665 965 276 304.010 |
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 | 1.294 | 1.325 |
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 | 1.220 | 1.268 | 1.298 |
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 | 1.051 | 1.226 | 1.460 | 1.486 | 1.507 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2012 |  | 1.000 | 1.017 | 1.037 | 1.028 | 1.036 | 1.062 | 1.080 | 1.095 | 1.104 | 1.193 | 1.291 | 1.326 | 1.356 |
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 | 1.159 | 1.153 | 1.180 | 1.317 | 1.387 | 1.413 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Canadian Dollar |  | 1.245 | 1.224 | 1.230 | 1.248 | 1.207 | 1.212 | 1.207 | 1.247 | 1.246 | 1.253 | 1.258 | 1.258 | 1.258 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 18 745 783.333 | 18 929 050.000 | 18 990 041.667 | 19 123 816.667 | 19 274 666.667 | 19 531 941.667 | 19 735 308.333 | 20 135 266.667 | 19 902 200.000 | 20 386 733.333 | 20 682 064.070 | 20 866 039.025 | 21 057 600.793 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 17 365 975.000 | 17 578 316.667 | 17 669 558.333 | 17 797 083.333 | 17 915 825.000 | 18 284 666.667 | 18 569 466.667 | 18 978 483.333 | 18 004 400.000 | 18 871 841.667 | 19 563 182.733 | 19 686 755.207 | 19 789 776.962 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 7.361 | 7.136 | 6.954 | 6.938 | 7.050 | 6.386 | 5.907 | 5.745 | 9.536 | 7.431 | 5.410 | 5.652 | 6.021 |
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 | 3.528 | 5.004 | 4.850 |
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 | 2.631 | 4.540 | 4.353 |