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Housing ............................................. 9

Income, Spending ........................... 10

Government .................................... 11

International comparisons .........12, 13

Labour .......................................14, 15

Economy .............................16, 17, 18

International trade ........................... 19

Energy ............................................. 20

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Populat ion

Population growth

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

1981/1982 1991/1992 2001/2002 2011/2012

thousands

Total growthNatural increaseNet international migration

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Components of population growth1991/1992 2001/2002 2011/2012

numberBirths 403,107 328,155 381,598Deaths 196,967 220,494 252,242Immigrants 244,281 256,405 259,969Emigrants 45,633 41,897 51,350Returning emigrants 15,899 20,268 33,199Net temporary emigrants 19,741 20,172 29,133Net non-permanent residents -42,919 33,420 54,475Note: All figures are for the one-year period ending June 30.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 051-0004.

Population2001 2006 2011 2001 to 2011

number % changeCanada 30,007,094 31,612,897 33,476,688 11.6Newfoundland and Labrador 512,930 505,469 514,536 0.3Prince Edward Island 135,294 135,851 140,204 3.6Nova Scotia 908,007 913,462 921,727 1.5New Brunswick 729,498 729,997 751,171 3.0Quebec 7,237,479 7,546,131 7,903,001 9.2Ontario 11,410,046 12,160,282 12,851,821 12.6Manitoba 1,119,583 1,148,401 1,208,268 7.9Saskatchewan 978,933 968,157 1,033,381 5.6Alberta 2,974,807 3,290,350 3,645,257 22.5British Columbia 3,907,738 4,113,487 4,400,057 12.6Yukon 28,674 30,372 33,897 18.2Northwest Territories 37,360 41,464 41,462 11.0Nunavut 26,745 29,474 31,906 19.3Source : Statistics Canada, 2001, 2006 and 2011 censuses.

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Populat ionMarital status of Canadians, 2011

0 10 20 30 40 50Widowed1

Divorced1

Separated1

Married, and not separated

Living common law

Single (never legally married)1

%Note: Canadians aged 15 and older.1. Not living common law.Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Visible minority population

05

101520253035

Canadian-born visible minorities All visible minorities

% of total population

2006 2031¹

1. Reference scenario, based on current demographic trends.Source: Statistics Canada, Catalogue no. 91-551-X.

Population by mother tongue2006 2011 2006 to 2011number % change

Total population1 31,241,030 33,121,175 6.0English 18,232,200 19,424,085 6.5French 6,970,405 7,298,180 4.7Chinese languages2 1,034,085 1,112,605 7.6Panjabi (Punjabi) 382,585 459,990 20.2Spanish 362,120 439,110 21.3Italian 476,905 437,725 -8.2German 466,655 430,055 -7.8Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 266,445 384,050 44.1Other languages 3,446,500 3,797,500 10.2Notes: Data correspond to total single language responses and multiple language responses

received in the census. Because some reported more than one mother tongue, subcategories add up to a total greater than that of the population.

1. Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

2. Chinese languages comprise Cantonese, Chaochow (Teochow), Fukien, Hakka, Mandarin, Shanghainese, Taiwanese and Chinese not otherwise specified.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 and 2011 censuses.

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Populat ion

Regional distribution of population declaring an Aboriginal mother tongue

Atlanticprovinces

Centralprovinces

Westernprovinces

Territories

number

020,00040,00060,00080,000

100,000120,000

Note: Comprises both single and multiple responses from the 2011 Census.Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census.

Population of census metropolitan areas2001 2011 2001 to 2011

number % changeTotal population 30,007,094 33,476,688 11.6St. John's 172,918 196,966 13.9Halifax 359,183 390,328 8.7Moncton 117,727 138,644 17.8Saint John 122,678 127,761 4.1Saguenay 154,938 157,790 1.8Québec 682,757 765,706 12.1Sherbrooke 153,811 201,890 31.3Trois-Rivières 137,507 151,773 10.4Montréal 3,426,350 3,824,221 11.6Ottawa–Gatineau 1,063,664 1,236,324 16.2Kingston 146,838 159,561 8.7Peterborough 102,423 118,975 16.2Oshawa 296,298 356,177 20.2Toronto 4,682,897 5,583,064 19.2Hamilton 662,401 721,053 8.9St. Catharines–Niagara 377,009 392,184 4.0Kitchener–Cambridge–Waterloo 414,284 477,160 15.2Brantford 86,417 135,501 56.8Guelph 117,344 141,097 20.2London 432,451 474,786 9.8Windsor 307,877 319,246 3.7Barrie 148,480 187,013 26.0Greater Sudbury 155,601 160,770 3.3Thunder Bay 121,986 121,596 -0.3Winnipeg 671,274 730,018 8.8Regina 192,800 210,556 9.2Saskatoon 225,927 260,600 15.3Calgary 951,395 1,214,839 27.7Edmonton 937,845 1,159,869 23.7Kelowna 147,739 179,839 21.7Abbotsford–Mission 147,370 170,191 15.5Vancouver 1,986,965 2,313,328 16.4Victoria 311,902 344,615 10.5Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 and 2011 censuses.

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Infant mortality

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80

1939 1949 1959 1969 1979 1989 1999 2009

deaths per 1,000 live births

Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0504 and Catalogue nos. 84-202-X and 84-211-X.

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Life expectancy1931 1961 1994/1996 2007/2009

yearsFemalesAt birth 62.1 74.2 81.1 83.3At 65 13.7 16.1 19.9 21.6MalesAt birth 60.0 68.4 75.2 78.8At 65 13.0 13.5 16.0 18.5Note: Starting with 1992/1994 data, life expectancy is calculated using a three-year average of

age-specific mortality rates.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512 and Catalogue no. 84-518-X.

Selected health indicators, 2011Both sexes Males Females

% of populationArthritis 17.0 12.7 21.2Diabetes 6.1 6.7 5.6Asthma 8.6 7.4 9.8High blood pressure 17.6 17.4 17.7Current smoker, daily or occasional 19.9 22.3 17.5BMI (18 and older), overweight 33.8 40.2 27.3BMI (18 and older), obese 18.3 19.8 16.8Influenza immunization, in past year 30.2 26.9 33.4Perceived mental health, very good or excellent 72.6 73.5 71.7Perceived mental health, fair or poor 5.6 5.2 6.1Life satisfaction, satisfied or very satisfied 92.3 92.4 92.1Pain or discomfort that prevents activities 14.5 12.3 16.7Has a regular medical doctor 84.7 80.6 88.8Notes: Population aged 12 and older.

BMI = body mass index.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 105-0501.

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Heal thMortality rates, by selected causes, 2009

Both sexes Males Femalesrate per 100,000 population

All causes of death 515.0 629.9 423.5Septicemia 4.7 5.4 4.2Viral hepatitis 1.0 1.3 0.7Human immunodeficiency virus 0.9 1.4 0.4Malignant neoplasms 160.3 192.5 136.8Diabetes mellitus 14.9 18.7 11.9Alzheimer’s disease 11.8 10.2 12.6Heart diseases 101.4 134.2 74.9Cerebrovascular diseases 28.4 30.5 26.4Influenza and pneumonia 11.7 14.3 10.0Chronic lower respiratory diseases 22.9 29.1 19.0Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis 6.2 8.5 4.1Renal failure 6.9 8.8 5.7Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period 4.0 4.1 4.0Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities 2.9 3.0 2.7Accidents (unintentional injuries) 24.5 33.5 16.2Suicide 10.7 16.6 5.0Homicide 1.8 2.7 0.9Note: Rates are age-standardized to the 1991 Census of Population.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0552.

New cancer cases, by selected primary site1997 2002 2007

numberMalesTotal, all primary sites of cancer1 64,953 74,479 85,531Colon (excluding rectum) 5,331 6,300 7,081Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,966 3,713 4,130Lung and bronchus 11,179 11,858 12,465Prostate 15,992 19,606 23,231FemalesTotal, all primary sites of cancer1 59,980 69,421 78,073Colon (excluding rectum) 5,379 6,205 6,673Rectum and rectosigmoid 2,003 2,389 2,599Lung and bronchus 7,317 8,890 10,400Breast 17,633 19,647 21,006Note: International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, 3rd edition (ICD-O-3) and the

International Agency for Research on Cancer rules for determining multiple primary sites.1. Included are all invasive sites and in situ for bladder.Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Cancer Registry Database (July 2011 file), CANSIM table

103-0553.

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Educat ion

Public postsecondary enrolment in Canada

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15

20

25

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2001/2002 2003/2004 2005/2006 2007/2008 2009/2010

annual % change

Canadian students

International students


Undergraduate tuition fees for full-time Canadian students

2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/20131 average ($)

Canada 5,146 5,313 5,581Newfoundland and Labrador 2,649 2,649 2,649Prince Edward Island 5,131 5,258 5,470Nova Scotia 5,497 5,722 5,934New Brunswick 5,647 5,728 5,917Quebec 2,411 2,520 2,774Ontario 6,316 6,815 7,180Manitoba 3,593 3,638 3,729Saskatchewan 5,431 5,734 6,017Alberta 5,505 5,663 5,883British Columbia 4,758 4,919 5,0151. Estimated.Note: Provincial average tuition fees have been weighted by the number of students enrolled in 2008.Source: Statistics Canada, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

Educational attainment of working-age population, 2002 to 2012

2002 2007 2012thousands

Working-age population 24,786 26,520 28,315%

0 to 8 years of study 9.4 7.7 6.0Some high school 17.0 14.7 13.1High school graduate 19.4 19.7 19.9Some postsecondary 9.2 8.1 7.4Postsecondary certificate or diploma 28.7 30.4 31.4All university degrees 16.4 19.3 22.2 Bachelor's degree 11.2 13.4 15.1 Above bachelor's degree 5.1 5.9 7.1Note: Population aged 15 and older based on Labour Force Survey estimates.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0004.

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Cr imePolice-reported crime rate

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4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20112010

rate per 100,000 population

Note: Criminal Code offences, excluding traffic, drug offences and other federal statutes.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 252-0051 and 252-0052.

Police officers per 100,000 population, by province

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100

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200

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police officers per 100,000 population (rate)

1986 2011


Police-reported crime statistics2001 2006 2011

actual incidentsCriminal Code violations (excluding traffic) 2,353,330 2,359,804 1,984,916Violent Criminal Code violations 457,043 451,652 424,410Property crimes 1,589,425 1,566,315 1,213,885Other Criminal Code violations 306,862 341,837 346,621Selected violationsHomicide 553 606 598Sexual assault (levels 1 to 3) 24,044 22,245 21,821Assault (levels 1 to 3) 236,957 240,629 226,440Prostitution 5,087 5,679 2,459Break and enter 279,461 251,361 181,217Motor vehicle theft 168,595 158,638 82,411Drugs 89,395 96,175 113,164Impaired driving 82,718 76,127 90,277Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 252-0051.

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Housing

New Housing Price Index

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5

10

15

1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

annual % change (2007=100)


Building permits, 2011Total Residential Non-residential

$ millionsCanada 73,966 44,479 29,487Newfoundland and Labrador 1,057 723 334Prince Edward Island 242 132 110Nova Scotia 1,465 922 542New Brunswick 966 543 422Quebec 15,490 10,175 5,315Ontario 28,024 16,120 11,904Manitoba 1,842 1,164 679Saskatchewan 2,614 1,431 1,183Alberta 12,768 7,010 5,758British Columbia 9,250 6,113 3,136Yukon 141 63 78Northwest Territories 21 12 10Nunavut 86 70 16Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 026-0003 and 026-0008.

Home ownership, 2011Owned dwelling

with mortgageOwned dwelling

without mortgageRented

dwelling%

Canada 31 36 33Newfoundland and Labrador 43 34 24Prince Edward Island 32 34 34Nova Scotia 38 33 28New Brunswick 39 36 25Quebec 27 34 40Ontario 31 37 33Manitoba 32 37 31Saskatchewan 37 32 31Alberta 31 41 28British Columbia 36 33 31Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0027.

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Income, SpendingMedian after-tax income, by economic family type

1990 2000 2010$ constant 2010

Economic families, two people or more 55,100 57,000 65,500Elderly families 41,500 40,000 46,800

Married couples only 37,000 39,400 46,200All other elderly families 53,700 43,900 48,800

Non-elderly families 57,600 60,400 70,700Married couples only 52,900 55,900 64,900Two-parent families with children 61,500 66,300 78,800Married couples with other relatives 79,700 86,700 99,500Lone-parent families 26,300 32,600 39,900All other non-elderly families 46,500 53,000 56,700

Unattached individuals 21,500 21,700 26,000Elderly males 20,400 21,400 27,800Elderly females 18,400 19,900 22,500Non-elderly males 26,500 26,500 28,800Non-elderly females 22,200 19,500 25,200Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 202-0605.

Average household expenditures2010 2011 2010 to 2011

$ % changeTotal expenditures 71,282 73,457 3.1Total current consumption 53,724 55,151 2.7

Food 7,823 7,795 -0.4Shelter 14,997 15,198 1.3Household operation 3,846 4,135 7.5Household furnishings and equipment 1,957 2,027 3.6Clothing 3,455 3,360 -2.7Transportation 11,059 11,229 1.5Health care 2,214 2,211 -0.1Personal care 936 1,082 15.6Recreation 3,576 3,711 3.8Education 1,152 1,216 5.6Reading materials and other printed matter 198 221 11.6Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,198 1,199 0.1Games of chance (net amount) 147 166 12.9Miscellaneous 1,167 1,602 37.3

Income taxes 11,936 12,442 4.2Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 4,013 4,191 4.4Gifts of money and contributions 1,609 1,673 4.0Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0021.

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GovernmentCentral bank rate

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5

10

15

20

25

1972 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012

%

Sources: Bank of Canada and Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 176-0043.

Federal government finance2002 2007 2012

$ millionsRevenue 198,630 232,055 240,918Taxes 162,026 199,390 204,433

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains 122,185 151,075 157,627Taxes on goods and services 36,870 44,798 43,124Taxes on international trade and transactions 2,971 3,517 3,682

Social contributions 18,344 16,949 18,614Grants, revenue 796 837 906Other revenue 17,464 14,879 16,965Expenses 186,744 219,402 273,310Gross operating balance 18,441 19,328 -23,958Net operating balance 11,886 12,653 -32,392Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets -113 294 109Net lending or borrowing 11,999 12,359 -32,501Net acquisition of financial assets 27,770 4,504 6,798Net incurrence of liabilities 15,528 -5,715 38,651Statistical discrepancy -243 2,140 -648Total expenditure 186,631 219,696 273,419Net worth -1,977,450 -1,898,262 -2,285,577Nonfinancial assets 193,699 209,690 257,131Financial assets 424,674 447,743 1,028,604Liabilities 2,595,823 2,555,695 3,571,312Net financial worth -2,171,149 -2,107,952 -2,542,708Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 385-0032.

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In ternat ional compar isonsPopulation

2011Life expectancy

at birth 2010

GDP per capita 2011

General government debt

2011

Consumer Price Index

2011

Unemployment rate 2011

thousands years US$1 % of GDP annual % change %OECD2 countriesAustralia 22,618 81.8 40,7903 40.93 3.4 5.1Austria 8,421 80.7 42,132 77.53 3.3 4.1Belgium 10,8963 80.3 38,711 102.4 3.5 7.2Canada 34,1093 81.14 40,440 106.3 2.9 7.5Chile 17,248 79.0 17,312 18.1 3.3 7.1Czech Republic 10,5203 77.7 26,054 44.53 1.9 6.7Denmark 5,5483 79.3 40,929 61.8 2.8 7.6Estonia 1,3403 75.6 21,938 12.53 5.0 12.5Finland 5,388 80.2 37,642 56.93 3.4 7.8France 63,294 81.3 35,133 94.93 2.1 9.7Germany 81,7773 80.5 39,187 86.93 2.3 5.9Greece 11,3083 80.6 26,934 99.5 3.3 17.7Hungary 10,0003 74.3 21,547 86.33 3.9 10.9Iceland 319 81.5 36,084 .. 4.0 7.1Ireland 4,4743 81.0 40,4783 91.73 2.6 14.4Israel 7,6243 81.7 26,5313 86.53 3.5 5.6Italy 60,4833 .. 32,939 126.33 2.8 8.4Japan 127,799 83.0 33,7853 210.23 -0.3 4.6Korea 49,779 80.7 30,254 36.0 4.0 3.4Luxembourg 5073 80.7 89,801 24.53 3.4 4.9Mexico 109,220 75.5 15,1953 37.75 3.4 5.2Netherlands 16,6153 80.8 42,847 75.9 2.3 4.5New Zealand 4,405 81.0 29,7113 .. 4.0 6.5Norway 4,953 81.2 61,870 33.8 1.3 3.3Poland 38,1873 76.3 19,9083 62.73 4.2 9.7Portugal 10,6373 79.8 25,352 96.8 3.7 12.9Slovak Republic 5,4303 75.2 24,018 47.13 3.9 13.6Slovenia 2,0493 79.5 27,402 56.3 1.8 8.2Spain 46,0713 82.2 32,501 75.1 3.2 21.6Sweden 9,449 81.5 41,348 48.03 3.0 7.5Switzerland 7,8223 82.6 48,6573 38.75 0.2 4.1Turkey 72,6983 74.3 15,6043 .. 6.5 8.8United Kingdom 61,761 80.6 35,441 104.9 4.5 8.0United States 311,592 78.7 46,5883 103.5 3.2 9.0All OECD 1,231,746 79.7 33,9713 .. 2.9 8.0Non-OECD countriesBrazil 194,933 73.2 11,2393 .. 6.6 6.0China 1,348,010 73.3 7,5193 .. 5.4 ..India 1,241,948 65.2 3,3393 .. 8.9 ..Indonesia 242,206 69.0 4,3943 .. 5.4 6.7Russian Federation 142,823 69.0 19,8333 .. 8.4 6.6South Africa 50,385 52.1 10,4983 .. 5.0 24.9.. not available for a specific reference periodNote: International comparisons should be used to gain a general impression only, as there are differences in definition, data collection and other factors.1. Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices using current exchange rates. 2. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.3. 2010 data.4. 2007/2009 data (Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 102-0512).5. 2009 data.Source: Data based on OECD (2013), OECD Factbook 2013.

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LabourLabour force characteristics, by sex

1992 2002 2012thousands

Labour force 14,336 16,569 18,876Males 7,911 8,908 9,950Females 6,425 7,661 8,926

Employed 12,731 15,298 17,508Males 6,961 8,183 9,188Females 5,770 7,115 8,320

Unemployed 1,605 1,271 1,368Males 950 725 762Females 655 546 606

%Unemployment rate 11.2 7.7 7.2

Males 12.0 8.1 7.7Females 10.2 7.1 6.8

Participation rate 65.7 66.8 66.7Males 73.9 73.0 71.3Females 57.8 60.9 62.2

Employment rate 58.3 61.7 61.8Males 65.0 67.1 65.8Females 51.9 56.5 57.9


Average weekly earnings, by industry2002 2007 2012

$ currentTotal employees, all industries 650.02 750.83 866.62Goods-producing industries 756.53 881.56 1,021.87

Agriculture 432.70 502.31 621.35Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas 989.46 1,185.64 1,451.85Utilities 1,003.51 1,163.90 1,326.57Construction 768.70 884.75 1,039.43Manufacturing 731.86 838.99 933.90

Services-producing industries 614.21 711.81 823.92Trade 477.20 547.85 623.79Transportation and warehousing 724.61 820.44 918.76Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 731.81 842.79 985.35Professional, scientific and technical services 855.75 1,000.96 1,139.62Business, building and other support services 479.21 563.59 656.66Educational services 759.98 861.10 1,013.55Health care and social assistance 617.75 723.75 829.34Information, culture and recreation 618.47 724.65 789.45Accommodation and food services 303.58 358.92 417.74Public administration 860.81 1,006.10 1,168.76Other services 533.36 626.33 723.29

Notes: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007. Data include overtime.


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Unemployment rate

0 4 8 12 142 6 10

CanadaN.L.

P.E.I.N.S.N.B.Que.Ont.

Man.Sask.Alta.B.C.

2011 2012

%Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0002.

LabourEmployment, by industry

2002 2007 2012thousands

All industries 15,297.9 16,805.6 17,507.7Goods-producing industries 3,878.4 3,975.7 3,872.0

Agriculture 325.7 335.0 309.2Forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying, oil and gas 270.7 341.7 369.1Utilities 130.3 137.7 140.7Construction 860.7 1,130.5 1,267.5Manufacturing 2,291.0 2,030.9 1,785.5

Services-producing industries 11,419.5 12,829.9 13,635.7Trade 2,389.7 2,673.3 2,643.8Transportation and warehousing 759.0 819.7 849.4Finance, insurance, real estate and leasing 900.5 1,055.8 1,093.2Professional, scientific and technical services 981.4 1,129.9 1,299.3Business, building and other support services 585.7 699.0 690.5Educational services 1,003.6 1,179.8 1,287.7Health care and social assistance 1,613.2 1,835.4 2,128.0Information, culture and recreation 713.1 776.3 790.4Accommodation and food services 987.6 1,073.8 1,102.4Public administration 794.7 865.1 955.9Other services 691.0 721.8 795.3

Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 282-0008.

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Real gross domestic product at market prices

-4

-2

0

2

4

6

8

1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

annual % change

Note: Chained 2007 dollars.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 380-0064.

EconomyGross domestic product at basic prices, by industry

2007 2009 2011$ millions chained 2007

All industries 1,466,800 1,437,361 1,525,279Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 23,141 23,649 24,566Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 122,277 107,535 124,158Utilities 35,228 36,162 38,084Construction 95,353 95,738 106,066Manufacturing 186,209 153,170 166,131Wholesale trade 80,075 74,586 81,682Retail trade 77,839 78,037 82,361Transportation and warehousing 62,452 59,346 63,759Information and cultural industries 48,719 49,427 50,671Finance and insurance 98,640 95,903 99,675Real estate and rental and leasing 168,500 177,411 187,130Professional, scientific and technical services 77,098 77,288 79,468Management of companies and enterprises 10,726 11,643 11,955Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services 40,321 38,384 39,407Educational services 75,388 79,444 82,046Health care and social assistance 96,833 102,726 107,230Arts, entertainment and recreation 11,596 11,646 11,572Accommodation and food services 30,054 30,726 31,902Other services (except public administration) 29,637 30,323 31,478Public administration 96,714 103,644 107,230Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 379-0031.

Exchange rates in Canadian dollars1992 2002 2012

United States dollar 1.2087 1.5703 0.9994Japanese yen 0.0096 0.0126 0.0125United Kingdom pound sterling 2.1297 2.3587 1.5841Mexican peso .. 0.1629 0.0760European euro .. 1.4838 1.2850.. not available for a specific reference periodNote: Noon spot rate.Sources : Bank of Canada and Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 176-0064.

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Economy

Retail sales, by industry2001 2006 2011

$ millionsRetail trade 300,448 389,459 456,388Motor vehicle and parts dealers 77,528 92,012 100,006New car dealers 63,518 74,723 80,133Used car dealers .. 4,665 5,885Other motor vehicle dealers .. 7,382 7,084Automotive parts, accessories and tire stores .. 5,241 6,904Furniture stores 6,794 9,555 9,456Home furnishings stores 3,222 5,199 5,571Electronics and appliance stores 9,532 12,618 14,983Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers 14,502 24,848 27,038Food and beverage stores 71,049 88,743 104,134Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores 51,514 63,740 73,989Beer, wine and liquor stores 11,893 15,142 18,698Health and personal care stores 18,994 26,111 32,848Gasoline stations 26,986 41,086 57,682Clothing and clothing accessories stores 18,784 22,623 26,050Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 8,218 10,003 11,154General merchandise stores 36,592 46,497 56,771Miscellaneous store retailers 8,247 10,163 10,696Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 080-0020.

Consumer Price Index, selected components1972

to 19811982

to 19911992

to 20012002

to 2011average annual % change

All-items Consumer Price Index 9.0 5.3 1.7 2.1Food 11.3 4.4 1.6 2.8Shelter .. 5.6 1.4 2.4

Rented accommodation 4.6 5.0 1.5 1.3Owned accommodation 9.7 5.9 0.6 2.7Water, fuel and electricity 13.2 5.8 3.7 3.0

Electricity 9.4 6.7 1.7 3.0Water .. 7.0 3.6 6.3Natural gas 13.8 3.3 8.3 0.0Fuel oil and other fuel 18.7 5.4 4.0 9.3

Household operations .. 4.5 1.6 2.0Household furnishings and equipment 7.0 3.8 0.6 -0.4Clothing and footwear 6.7 4.4 0.6 -0.9Transportation 9.1 4.9 2.9 2.6

Gasoline 12.9 5.1 2.4 6.3Health and personal care 8.3 5.5 1.6 1.7Recreation, education and reading 6.7 5.4 2.3 0.7Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 7.7 10.7 1.3 4.9.. not available for a specific reference periodSource: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 326-0021.

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Current account balances

-80

-60

-40

-20

0

20

40

60

80

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

$ billions

Goods and services

Current account

Investment income


Canada’s international investment position

-500-250

0250500750

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,000

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

AssetsLiabilities

Net international investment position

$ billions


Economy

International position in securities1996 2001 2006 2011

$ millions (at market value)Canadian portfolio investment abroad 183,503 407,834 735,963 747,046Foreign bonds 22,534 40,268 133,660 165,145Foreign equity and investment fund shares 160,968 367,566 582,241 577,125Foreign money market1 .. .. 20,062 4,776Foreign portfolio investment in Canada 529,517 649,630 862,111 1,167,488Canadian bonds 381,934 447,772 434,083 677,250Canadian equity and investment fund shares 109,450 180,394 403,312 422,257Canadian money market 38,134 21,463 24,716 67,981.. not available for a specific reference periodNote: Annual data correspond to fourth quarter data.1. Introduced in 2002.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 376-0142.

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Merchandise trade balance

-20-10

01020304050607080

1992 1997 2002 2007 2012

$ billions

Note: Balance of payments basis.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0058.

In ternat ional t radeMajor goods trading partners, 2012

Exports Imports Trade balance$ millions

Total 461,856 473,810 -11,954United States 337,837 296,059 41,778Japan 10,835 10,787 48United Kingdom 19,823 8,283 11,540Other European Union countries 21,101 36,271 -15,171Other OECD countries 18,504 35,980 -17,476Other countries 53,757 86,430 -32,674Note: Balance of payments basis.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0058.

Exports and imports of merchandise, 2012Exports Imports Trade balance

$ millionsTotal of all merchandise 461,856 473,810 -11,954Farm, fishing and intermediate food products 27,200 12,309 14,891Energy products 104,131 45,342 58,788Metal ores and non-metallic minerals 18,532 10,041 8,491Metal and non-metallic mineral products 54,394 43,479 10,915Basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products 33,098 38,087 -4,989Forestry products and building and packaging materials 30,589 20,464 10,125Industrial machinery, equipment and parts 26,838 45,188 -18,350Electronic and electrical equipment and parts 22,928 55,444 -32,516Motor vehicles and parts 68,471 82,809 -14,339Aircraft and other transportation equipment and parts 17,363 12,677 4,685Consumer goods 48,706 92,839 -44,133Other 9,606 15,130 -5,524Note: Balance of payments basis.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0059.

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Energy exports

020406080

100120140

1992 20021997 2007 2012

$ billions

Note: Balance of payments basis.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 228-0059.

Selected energy price indexes

-35-25-15-55

15253545

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

annual % change

All-items CPI Natural gas

Fuel oil and other fuels Gasoline


Energy

Gasoline prices, selected urban centres2001 2006 2011

cents per litreSt. John’s 79.1 107.6 129.2Charlottetown and Summerside 71.9 103.1 119.3Halifax 72.8 103.7 125.6Saint John 70.0 102.2 121.6Québec 74.0 102.4 128.0Montréal 73.8 100.8 130.5Ottawa 66.0 92.2 122.4Toronto 67.8 93.4 124.1Thunder Bay 72.5 98.5 129.2Winnipeg 65.0 96.6 114.6Regina 72.2 99.6 121.7Saskatoon 72.2 99.8 120.6Edmonton 61.3 91.0 107.8Calgary 64.5 92.3 111.4Vancouver 68.9 103.8 132.4Victoria 73.9 105.4 123.4Whitehorse 81.7 107.6 128.8Yellowknife 88.3 109.5 133.9Note: Average annual price of regular unleaded gasoline at self-service filling stations.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 326-0009.

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Industrial capacity utilization rates

65

70

75

80

85

90

1991 1996 2001 2006 2011

%

Total industrial

Manufacturing

Note: North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2002.Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 028-0002.

Manufactur ingManufacturing industries, selected statistics

2006 2008 2010$ millions

Revenue 645,222.1 638,464.6 566,265.4Revenue from goods manufactured 598,237.4 588,453.1 526,211.8Expenses 599,486.2 599,771.6 523,221.2Salaries and wages, direct and indirect labour 84,930.2 80,332.8 73,338.2Cost of energy, water utility and vehicle fuel 18,059.4 18,239.6 15,037.1

numberEstablishments 83,596 84,002 80,335Employees, direct and indirect labour 1,764,928 1,623,145 1,480,010

$ millionsOpening inventories 63,776.2 66,060.3 62,153.0Closing inventories 67,267.6 68,931.3 64,214.3Manufacturing value added 212,774.9 200,203.9 187,172.7Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 301-0006.

New motor vehicle sales, by country of manufacture1991 2011 1991 to 2011

units % changePassenger cars, total 873,184 691,079 -20.9North America 573,297 433,452 -24.4Japan 237,701 98,386 -58.6Other countries 62,186 159,241 156.1Trucks, total 414,606 929,498 124.2North America 347,671 783,041 125.2Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 079-0003.

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Number and area of farms

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

1961 20061966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 20110

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80thousands of farms

Number

millions of hectares

Total area

Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture.

Agr icul ture

Farms, by farm type2006 2011 2006 to 2011

number % changeAll farms 229,373 205,730 -10.3Cattle ranching and farming 75,598 49,613 -34.4Hog and pig farming 6,040 3,470 -42.5Poultry and egg production 4,578 4,484 -2.1Sheep and goat farming 3,815 3,924 2.9Other animal production 26,779 24,124 -9.9Oilseed and grain farming 61,667 61,692 0.0Vegetable and melon farming 5,239 4,822 -8.0Fruit and tree nut farming 8,329 8,253 -0.9Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production 8,754 7,946 -9.2Other crop farming 28,574 37,402 30.9Source: Statistics Canada, censuses of agriculture.

Farm financial statistics, 2011Operating

revenuepOperating expensesp

Operating marginp

average ($) %All farms 355,550 292,002 17.9Grain and oilseed 305,464 219,655 28.1Potato 1,245,111 1,011,303 18.8Other vegetable and melon 496,737 428,262 13.8Fruit and tree nut 240,222 211,376 12.0Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture 1,091,324 985,917 9.7Other crop 106,207 87,599 17.5Beef cattle and feedlots 250,191 237,236 5.2Dairy cattle and milk production 562,973 420,989 25.2Hog and pig 1,791,460 1,702,626 5.0Poultry and egg 1,198,502 1,021,837 14.7Other animal 201,756 173,336 14.1p preliminarySource: Statistics Canada, CANSIM tables 002-0044, 002-0055 and 002-0056.

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Gross sales of gasoline for motor vehicles

36,000

43,000

42,000

41,000

40,000

39,000

38,000

37,000

2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011

millions of litres


Travel , TransportTravellers to Canada, by country of origin, 2011Country of origin Overnight trips

Trips Nights Spending in Canadathousands C$ millions

United States 11,597 47,426 6,133United Kingdom 623 8,451 796France 422 6,939 544Germany 290 5,083 450Mainland China 237 6,904 407Australia 216 3,293 392Japan 186 2,754 307India 163 3,746 162South Korea 140 4,008 236Mexico 124 2,908 177Source: Statistics Canada, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

Travel by Canadians to foreign countries, 2011Overnight visits

Visits Nights Spending in countrythousands C$ millions

United States 21,344 176,106 16,168Mexico 1,505 15,857 1,522Cuba 1,019 8,615 719United Kingdom 862 10,440 995Dominican Republic 737 6,322 650France 732 9,074 945Italy 381 3,906 481Germany 335 3,416 292Mainland China 307 6,275 514Spain 228 2,438 267Source: Statistics Canada, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.

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Mean temperature departures

-3-2-101234

1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

°C

Departure from normalLinear trend

Source: Environment Canada, Climate Trends and Variations Bulletin (CTVB), 2011.

Greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon dioxide (CO2) CO2 equivalents0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000

1990 2009

kilotonnes

Source: Environment Canada, 2011, National Inventory Report 1990-2009: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada.

Environment

Average temperature and precipitationAverage daily temperature Average precipitationJanuary July Annual

°C mmSt. John’s -4.8 15.4 1,513.7Charlottetown -8.0 18.5 1,173.3Halifax -6.0 18.6 1,452.2Fredericton -9.8 19.3 1,143.3Québec -12.8 19.2 1,230.3Ottawa -10.8 20.9 943.5Toronto -6.3 20.8 792.7Winnipeg -17.8 19.5 513.7Regina -16.2 18.8 388.1Edmonton -13.5 15.9 482.7Victoria 3.8 16.4 883.3Whitehorse -17.7 14.1 267.4Yellowknife -26.8 16.8 280.7Iqaluit -26.6 7.7 412.0Source: Environment Canada, Canadian Climate Normals or Averages 1971-2000.

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