CANADA

MACRO-ECONOMICS

Presented By:Deepak KalbhorSumer Hiwrekar

Overview• Capital: Ottawa• Official Languages: English, French• Ethnic Groups: 28% British, 23% French, 15% European, 2%

Amerindian, Asian, African, Arab, 26% Mixed.• Government: Federal Parliamentary Democracy & Constitutional

Monarchy• Monarch: HM Queen Elizabeth II• Governor General: Michaëlle Jean• Prime Minister: Stephen Harper• Area: 9,984,670 Km2• Population: 2008 Estimate 33,456,000; 2006 Census 31612897• Density: 3.2/Sq.Km or 8.3/Sq mile

GDP

2006 2007 2007:Q2 2007:Q3 2007:Q4Real Gross Domestic Product 2.8 2.7 3.8 3.0 0.8

Final Domestic Demand 4.7 4.3 5.2 5.2 6.9

Per Cent Change At Annual Rates

GDP: $1.269 TRILLIONPER CAPITA: $38,613

COSTS AND PRICES (%, Y/Y)

Unemployment Vs Inflation

PER CAPITA INCOME

FINANCIAL MARKETS (AVERAGE)

EXPORT Vs IMPORT

EXPORTYEAR I II III IV

2007 0.2 0.6 -0.3 -1.9

2008 -1.1 -1.3 -1.4 -

IMPORTYEAR I II III IV

2007 0.3 1.2 4.8 2.1

2008 -2.3 0.7 -1.6 -

Value Expressed In Percentage Change,(Inflation Adjusted)

EXCHANGE RATE

YEAR JAN MAR MAY JUL SEP NOV DEC

2007 0.8504 0.8560 0.9133 0.9521 0.9753 1.0340 0.9969

2008 0.9890 0.9980 1.0006 0.9875 0.9449 0.8209

YEAR JAN MAR MAY JUL SEP NOV DEC

2007 6.00 6.00 6.00 6.25 6.25 6.25 6.00

2008 5.75 5.25 4.75 4.75 4.75 4.00

PRIME INTEREST RATE

S&P/TSX COMPOSITE INDEX

YEAR JAN MAR MAY JUL SEP DEC

2006 11,945.64 12,110.61 11,744.52 11,830.96 11,761.27 12,908.39

2007 13,034.12 13,165.50 14,056.78 13,868.63 14,098.89 13,833.06

2008 13,155.10 13,350.13 14,714.73 13,592.91 11,752.90

FOREIGN CURRENCY RESERVES

Foreign Currency Reserves

Title Millions Of US Dollars

Securities 38,382

Deposits 920

Total securities and deposits

39,302(liquid reserves)

Gold 89

Special drawing rights (SDRs) 962

Reserve position in the IMF 1,212

Total: 28-Nov-08 41,565

31-Oct-08 41,402

Net change 163

INVESTMENTS

INWARD FDI

OUTWARD FDI