Table 14
Transportation Demand as a Proportion of GDP and Domestic Demand
Millions of Canadian dollars
| Commodities | 1971 | 1976 | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | Dollars | % | |
| Transportation consumption | ||||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | 2,340 | 3.0 | 4,709 | 3.0 | 7,579 | 2.6 | 13,154 | 3.3 | 14,836 | 2.8 | 19,523 | 2.9 |
| Transportation fuel | 821 | 1.0 | 2,335 | 1.5 | 5,715 | 2.0 | 4,602 | 1.1 | 5,020 | 1.0 | 5,829 | 0.9 |
| Transportation construction | 33 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 | 66 | 0.0 | 55 | 0.0 | 112 | 0.0 | 95 | 0.0 |
| Transportation industries | 1,067 | 1.4 | 2,085 | 1.3 | 4,297 | 1.5 | 6,161 | 1.5 | 8,313 | 1.6 | 9,714 | 1.4 |
| Transportation margins | 553 | 0.7 | 1,049 | 0.7 | 1,553 | 0.5 | 2,137 | 0.5 | 2,136 | 0.4 | 2,264 | 0.3 |
| Other transportation services | 2,366 | 3.0 | 4,463 | 2.8 | 7,736 | 2.7 | 12,529 | 3.1 | 17,325 | 3.3 | 21,015 | 3.1 |
| Indirect taxes | 1,260 | 1.6 | 2,622 | 1.7 | 3,924 | 1.4 | 7,455 | 1.8 | 11,037 | 2.1 | 13,517 | 2.0 |
| Total | 8,440 | 10.7 | 17,309 | 11.0 | 30,870 | 10.8 | 46,093 | 11.4 | 58,779 | 11.1 | 71,957 | 10.6 |
| Transportation investment | ||||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | 1,368 | 1.7 | 3,326 | 2.1 | 6,609 | 2.3 | 7,901 | 2.0 | 8,393 | 1.6 | 12,640 | 1.9 |
| Transportation construction | 2,053 | 2.6 | 2,927 | 1.9 | 5,922 | 2.1 | 5,686 | 1.4 | 7,756 | 1.5 | 6,963 | 1.0 |
| Transportation margins | 102 | 0.1 | 229 | 0.1 | 399 | 0.1 | 470 | 0.1 | 488 | 0.1 | 379 | 0.1 |
| Other transportation services | 26 | 0.0 | 63 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.0 | 133 | 0.0 | 239 | 0.0 | 366 | 0.1 |
| Indirect taxes | 53 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.0 | 117 | 0.0 | 128 | 0.0 | 113 | 0.0 | 138 | 0.0 |
| Total | 3,602 | 4.6 | 6,601 | 4.2 | 13,149 | 4.6 | 14,318 | 3.5 | 16,989 | 3.2 | 20,486 | 3.0 |
| Transportation exports | ||||||||||||
| Inventory and scrap | –47 | –0.1 | 170 | 0.1 | 992 | 0.3 | 1,247 | 0.3 | –1,019 | –0.2 | –1,238 | –0.2 |
| Transportation equipment | 4,529 | 5.8 | 9,310 | 5.9 | 16,915 | 5.9 | 38,782 | 9.6 | 38,638 | 7.3 | 74,853 | 11.0 |
| Transportation fuel | 85 | 0.1 | 294 | 0.2 | 1,346 | 0.5 | 1,256 | 0.3 | 2,269 | 0.4 | 3,027 | 0.4 |
| Transportation industries | 326 | 0.4 | 608 | 0.4 | 2,626 | 0.9 | 3,460 | 0.9 | 5,194 | 1.0 | 9,027 | 1.3 |
| Transportation margins | 1,067 | 1.4 | 2,048 | 1.3 | 4,270 | 1.5 | 5,872 | 1.5 | 6,202 | 1.2 | 9,061 | 1.3 |
| Other transportation services | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 0.0 | 256 | 0.1 | 293 | 0.1 | 477 | 0.1 |
| Total | 6,007 | 7.6 | 12,260 | 7.8 | 25,259 | 8.8 | 49,626 | 12.3 | 52,596 | 10.0 | 96,445 | 14.2 |
| Transportation imports | ||||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | –4,554 | –5.8 | –10,337 | –6.6 | –19,950 | –7.0 | –39,589 | –9.8 | –39,343 | –7.5 | –61,948 | –9.1 |
| Transportation fuel | –213 | –0.3 | –229 | –0.1 | –816 | –0.3 | –1,590 | –0.4 | –1,498 | –0.3 | –1,806 | –0.3 |
| Transportation industries | –182 | –0.2 | –664 | –0.4 | –1,804 | –0.6 | –2,315 | –0.6 | –3,991 | –0.8 | –6,069 | –0.9 |
| Transportation margins | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Other transportation services | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | –107 | 0.0 | –160 | 0.0 | –281 | –0.1 | –333 | –0.0 |
| Total | –4,949 | –6.3 | –11,230 | –7.1 | –22,677 | –7.9 | –43,654 | –10.8 | –45,113 | –8.5 | –70,156 | –10.3 |
| Indirect transportation domestic demand | ||||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | 553 | 0.7 | 887 | 0.6 | 1,584 | 0.6 | 2,721 | 0.7 | 3,124 | 0.6 | 3,495 | 0.5 |
| Transportation fuel | 312 | 0.4 | 998 | 0.6 | 2,974 | 1.0 | 2,199 | 0.5 | 2,460 | 0.5 | 2,444 | 0.4 |
| Transportation construction | 21 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 | 129 | 0.0 | 146 | 0.0 | 231 | 0.0 | 208 | 0.0 |
| Transportation industries | 815 | 1.0 | 1,529 | 1.0 | 2,806 | 1.0 | 3,915 | 1.0 | 5,324 | 1.0 | 6,478 | 1.0 |
| Transportation margins | 690 | 0.9 | 1,314 | 0.8 | 1,965 | 0.7 | 2,550 | 0.6 | 2,453 | 0.5 | 2,495 | 0.4 |
| Other transportation services | 146 | 0.2 | 391 | 0.2 | 713 | 0.2 | 1,039 | 0.3 | 1,332 | 0.3 | 1,522 | 0.2 |
| Total | 2,538 | 3.2 | 5,166 | 3.3 | 10,171 | 3.6 | 12,570 | 3.1 | 14,923 | 2.8 | 16,643 | 2.5 |
| Indirect transportation exports | ||||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | 57 | 0.1 | 122 | 0.1 | 238 | 0.1 | 342 | 0.1 | 399 | 0.1 | 875 | 0.1 |
| Transportation fuel | 146 | 0.2 | 339 | 0.2 | 909 | 0.3 | 615 | 0.2 | 713 | 0.1 | 997 | 0.1 |
| Transportation construction | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Transportation industries | 156 | 0.2 | 264 | 0.2 | 470 | 0.2 | 744 | 0.2 | 980 | 0.2 | 1,670 | 0.2 |
| Transportation margins | 254 | 0.3 | 454 | 0.3 | 911 | 0.3 | 1,289 | 0.3 | 1,433 | 0.3 | 2,608 | 0.4 |
| Other transportation services | 30 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 | 108 | 0.0 | 177 | 0.0 | 222 | 0.0 | 403 | 0.1 |
| Total | 644 | 0.8 | 1,240 | 0.8 | 2,638 | 0.9 | 3,168 | 0.8 | 3,750 | 0.7 | 6,558 | 1.0 |
| Total, transportation | 16,234 | 20.7 | 31,515 | 20.0 | 60,402 | 21.1 | 83,368 | 20.6 | 100,905 | 19.1 | 140,695 | 20.7 |
| Final demand | 78,594 | 157,624 | 286,236 | 403,783 | 527,967 | 678,222 | ||||||
| Total, domestic transportation | 12,141 | 15.9 | 24,419 | 15.4 | 45,920 | 16.3 | 62,272 | 15.8 | 75,462 | 14.4 | 92,202 | 14.7 |
| Domestic demand | 76,552 | 158,232 | 281,149 | 394,963 | 524,414 | 628,104 | ||||||
Updated: Saturday, May 20, 2017