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Canada Economic Indicators

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Economic forecasts - General economic indicators - Investments - Foreign Trade

Economic forecasts Indicators

Indicators 2006 2007
GDP (USD billion) 1273.1 1357.1   
GDP (constant prices, annual % change) 3.1 3
GDP per capita (USD) 39135  41347.9    
Inflation, consumer prices (annual % change) 2.2 1.9


Source : IMF - World Economic Outlook Databases

General economic indicators

Indicators 2003 2004 2005
GDP (USD billion) (1) 868.5   993.9   1132.4  
GDP (constant prices, annual % change) (1) 1.8 3.3 2.9
GDP per capita (USD) (1) 27460.6   31125.7   35133.5  
Inflation, consumer prices (annual % change) (1) 2.7 1.8 2.2
Unemployment rate (%) (2) 7.6   7.2   ..  
External debt (USD billion) (3) ..   ..   ..  
Official exchange rate per USD (period average) (3) 1.5769   1.2946   1.2017  
Sources : (1) IMF - World Economic Outlook Databases,(2) ILO - Key Indicators of the Labour Market, (3) World Bank - World Development Indicators


GDP per activity sector 2003 2004 2005
Agriculture and fishing (%) ..   ..   ..  
Industry and mining (%) ..   ..     ..  
Services (%) ..   ..     ..  
Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators


Investments

Foreign Direct Investments 2003 2004 2005 World rank (*) 2005
FDI inflows (USD million) 7 615   1 533   33 822   97/141
Source : UNCTAD - World Investment Report
Note : (*) World Rank = UNCTAD Inward FDI Performance Index. It is a measure of the extend to which a host country receives inward FDI relative to its economic size. It is calculated as a ratio of the country's share in global FDI inflows to its share in global GDP.



Foreign Trade


General indicators

Indicators (USD billion) 2003 2004 2005
Imports of goods 245   279.8   320.1  
Export of goods 272.7   316.5   359.6  
Trade balance 33.7   ..   ..  
Current account 13.4   22   25.3  
Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators




Indicators (%) 2003 2004 2005
Share of foreign trade in GDP 72.7   ..   ..  
Share of imports of goods and services in GDP 34.4   ..   ..  
Share of exports of goods and services in GDP 38.3   ..   ..  
Imports of goods and services (annual % change) 3.8   ..   ..  
Exports of goods and services (annual % change) -2.4   ..   ..  
Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators


Trade in goods/services by major category

2004 Imports Exports
Total Trade in Goods (USD billion):     279.8     316.5    
Agricultural raw materials 1.3   5.5  
Food products 5.8   7.3  
Hydrocarbons 7.2   16.8  
Manufactured products (chemicals, machines,...) 81.5   60.1  
Ores and metals 2.5   5.2  


2004 Imports Exports
Total Trade in Services (USD billion): 56.6   46.4  
Transport 21.6   18.3  
Tourisme 28.3   27.6  
Sources : World Bank - World Development Indicators


Trade by partner countries
Main clients
(% of exports)
Etats-Unis   83,9%  
Japon   2,1%  
Royaume-Uni   1,9%  
Chine   1,6%  
Mexique   0,7%  
Main suppliers
(% of imports)
Etats-Unis   56,5%  
Chine   7,7%  
Japon   3,9%  
Mexique   3,8%  
Royaume-Uni   2,7%  
Sources : Comtrade, 2005.



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