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A member of the G7 group of leading industrial countries,
Canada enjoys an
enviable standard of living, an excellent infrastructure, a highly
educated and skilled labour force as well as a well-deserved reputation
as a successful trading nation.
Actual
state of the economy
The
Canadian economy is strong. Since 1994, Canada's economic performance
has been characterized by growth, low inflation, stable unit labour
costs, improved cost competitiveness, record exports, and a healthy
level of business investment. The Economy in Brief,
made by Department of Finances, is a quarterly description of Canada's economic performance.
Monetary
Policy
International
Trade
Taking
exports and imports separately, Canadians in 2001 exported nearly $468
billion in goods and services, about 43.1 percent of Canada’s gross
domestic product (GDP) and imported $413 billion in goods and services
or
38.1 percent of GDP. Canada has a privileged relation with the United
States. In 2001, the United States accounted for 81,8% of Canada's
exports of goods and services and imports of goods and services from
United States represented 71% of total imports.
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Exports
Canada's leading exports are automobile vehicles and parts, machinery and equipment, high-technology products, oil, natural gas, metals, and forest and farm products.
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Imports
Canada's
leading imports are mainly machinery and equipment, automobile vehicles
and parts, industrial goods, fishing and agriculture products and energy
products.
Sources
and links
:
Statistics Canada
Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Department
of Finance
Government of Canada (information about Canadian economy )
The
Canadian Economy Online
Trade
and Economic Analysis Division (Department
of Foreign Affairs and International Trade )
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Canada's
GPD
|
2000 |
1 039 milliards $ CA |
|
2001 |
1 080 milliards $ CA
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GPD
per Capita
|
2000 |
34 342 $CA
|
|
2001 |
36 128 $CA
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GPD
growth rate :
Unemployment
rate :
Inflation
rate :
Goods
& services exports
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
413,8 billions $CA
|
400 billions $CA
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Goods
& services imports
| 2002 |
2003 |
| 356,6
billions $CA |
4341,8
billions $CA |
Canadian
dollar exchange-rate value
|
2002
|
2003
|
|
0,64 $US
|
0,71 $US
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The
account balance :
| 2001 |
2002 |
| +57.2
billions |
58.2
billions |
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