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Gross national expenditure at market prices, 1938 to 1946
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| 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | |||||
| Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services | 3,700 | 3,799 | 4,293 | 4,956 | 5,511 |
| Government expenditure | |||||
| War—goods and services, excluding Mutual Aid | 37 | 75 | 583 | 1,209 | 2,330 |
| War—Mutual Aid, etc. | - | - | - | - | 1,002 |
| Non-war | 682 | 703 | 661 | 665 | 683 |
| Gross investment at home | |||||
| Plant and equipment | 505 | 490 | 667 | 842 | 689 |
| Inventories | |||||
| Wheat Board | 88 | 94 | 5 | -39 | 35 |
| Other | -55 | 215 | 337 | 280 | 104 |
| Current receipts from abroad for goods and services, excluding Mutual Aid, etc.3 | 1,363 | 1,452 | 1,802 | 2,464 | 2,373 |
| Deduct current expenditures abroad for goods and services | -1,261 | -1,331 | -1,627 | -1,967 | -2,275 |
| Residual error of estimate for reconciliation with Table 1, Canada Year Book 1947 p. 944 | 16 | -2 | -93 | -75 | -156 |
| Total, gross national expenditure at market prices | 5,075 | 5,495 | 6,628 | 8,335 | 10,296 |
| 1. Subject to revision. | |||||
| 2. Preliminary. | |||||
| 3. In addition to the exclusion of Mutual Aid, minor adjustments have been made in the figures of current receipts; see Canada Year Book, 1947, tables 1 to 3 of the Section on Canadian Balance of International Payments, pp. 908 to 909. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | |||||
