Table 7
Transportation-Related Investment by Government
Proportion of government investment; millions of Canadian dollars
| Government | 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |
| Transportation equipment | ||||||||||||
| Aircraft, parts, and repairs | 16 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.4 | 87 | 0.8 | 60 | 0.4 | 31 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Automobiles, including passenger vans | 40 | 1.0 | 87 | 1.3 | 63 | 0.6 | 98 | 0.7 | 110 | 0.6 | 137 | 0.7 |
| Trucks, road tractors, and chassis | 27 | 0.6 | 46 | 0.7 | 82 | 0.8 | 129 | 0.9 | 156 | 0.8 | 139 | 0.7 |
| Other complete equipment | 17 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.5 | 24 | 0.2 | 73 | 0.5 | 64 | 0.3 | 90 | 0.5 |
| Motor vehicle parts, including bodies and tires | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Railroad equipment and parts | 0 | 0.0 | 63 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Shipbuilding and ship repair | 9 | 0.2 | 25 | 0.4 | 89 | 0.8 | 129 | 0.9 | 74 | 0.4 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Total | 111 | 2.6 | 285 | 4.3 | 348 | 3.3 | 493 | 3.5 | 441 | 2.3 | 436 | 2.3 |
| Transportation construction | ||||||||||||
| Road, highway, and airport runway construction | 1,232 | 29.3 | 1,764 | 26.3 | 2,805 | 26.3 | 3,610 | 25.6 | 4,082 | 21.3 | 4,463 | 23.4 |
| Total | 1,232 | 29.3 | 1,764 | 26.3 | 2,805 | 26.3 | 3,610 | 25.6 | 4,082 | 21.3 | 4,463 | 23.4 |
| Transportation margins | 9 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 29 | 0.3 | 41 | 0.3 | 48 | 0.3 | 35 | 0.2 |
| Total, transportation | 1,352 | 32.2 | 2,065 | 30.8 | 3,182 | 29.8 | 4,144 | 29.4 | 4,571 | 23.8 | 4,934 | 25.9 |
| Total, government investment | 4,205 | 6,696 | 10,665 | 14,089 | 19,208 | 19,066 | ||||||
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2017