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2007 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review

Annex VI: Economic Data Tables

Table 1
Ontario, Gross Domestic Product, 1993–2006
($ Billions)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Real GDP (chained $1997) 329.1 348.5 360.8 364.8 381.2 399.7 429.7
Consumption 194.3 200.2 204.0 208.7 218.8 226.4 236.9
Government 79.7 80.5 81.0 78.0 77.9 79.6 82.9
Residential Construction 18.2 18.6 16.0 17.5 20.0 19.7 22.0
Non-residential Construction 10.2 8.9 8.7 10.6 11.5 11.7 13.1
Machinery and Equipment 17.5 20.1 22.0 23.5 29.0 31.0 33.9
Exports 188.1 207.7 224.1 236.6 254.3 273.0 303.9
Imports 172.7 184.4 196.5 206.2 232.1 243.0 263.3
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 293.4 311.1 329.3 338.2 359.4 377.9 409.0
Table 1 (continued) ($ Billions)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Real GDP (chained $1997) 455.2 463.4 477.8 484.3 496.2 510.7 521.6
Consumption 248.5 254.7 264.5 272.7 281.5 291.6 301.7
Government 85.9 90.0 92.8 97.8 101.3 104.4 108.2
Residential Construction 23.5 25.8 28.3 29.0 30.1 30.6 30.9
Non-residential Construction 11.5 11.4 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.9 13.1
Machinery and Equipment 35.9 34.9 32.6 34.6 37.1 40.4 44.9
Exports 327.6 317.9 322.7 322.4 334.6 341.9 341.3
Imports 282.5 269.4 275.3 283.9 302.7 314.4 322.9
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 440.8 453.7 477.8 493.1 516.8 536.9 557.8

Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 2
Ontario, Growth in Gross Domestic Product, 1993–2006
(Per Cent Change)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Real GDP (chained $1997) 1.0 5.9 3.5 1.1 4.5 4.8 7.5
Consumption 1.3 3.1 1.9 2.3 4.8 3.5 4.6
Government (0.6) 1.0 0.6 (3.7) (0.1) 2.1 4.2
Residential Construction (8.7) 2.0 (14.0) 9.6 14.5 (1.8) 11.6
Non-residential Construction (18.7) (12.2) (2.8) 21.5 9.3 1.6 11.4
Machinery and Equipment (4.4) 14.6 9.9 6.7 23.3 6.8 9.4
Exports 8.4 10.4 7.9 5.6 7.5 7.3 11.3
Imports 5.9 6.8 6.6 4.9 12.6 4.7 8.4
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 2.4 6.0 5.9 2.7 6.3 5.2 8.2
Table 2 (continued) (Per Cent Change)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Real GDP (chained $1997) 5.9 1.8 3.1 1.4 2.5 2.9 2.1
Consumption 4.9 2.5 3.8 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.5
Government 3.6 4.7 3.2 5.3 3.5 3.1 3.7
Residential Construction 7.1 9.7 9.6 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.1
Non-residential Construction (11.8) (1.1) 3.7 (2.4) (0.6) 3.6 10.4
Machinery and Equipment 5.9 (2.8) (6.5) 6.1 7.1 9.1 11.2
Exports 7.8 (3.0) 1.5 (0.1) 3.8 2.2 (0.2)
Imports 7.3 (4.6) 2.2 3.1 6.6 3.9 2.7
Nominal Gross Domestic Product 7.8 2.9 5.3 3.2 4.8 3.9 3.9

Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 3
Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, 1993–2006
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Retail Sales ($ Billions) 74.5 80.0 83.3 83.8 90.9 97.5 104.6
Housing Starts – Units (000s) 45.1 46.6 35.8 43.1 54.1 53.8 67.2
Personal Income ($ Billions) 256.1 260.7 271.4 276.3 289.5 304.7 321.7
Pre-tax Corporate Profits ($ Billions) 17.9 27.9 33.1 34.2 37.5 39.5 49.7
Consumer Price Index (2002 = 100) 84.7 84.7 86.8 88.2 89.8 90.6 92.4
Labour Force (000s) 5,544 5,548 5,589 5,680 5,776 5,877 6,018
Employment (000s) 4,938 5,014 5,100 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637
Unemployment Rate (%) 10.9 9.6 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3
Table 3 (continued)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Retail Sales ($ Billions) 111.5 114.3 121.0 125.1 129.1 135.3 140.8
Housing Starts – Units (000s) 71.5 73.3 83.6 85.2 85.1 78.8 73.4
Personal Income ($ Billions) 347.7 361.2 369.4 381.1 399.8 417.8 438.0
Pre-tax Corporate Profits ($ Billions) 54.4 49.3 60.5 58.2 63.1 62.0 64.4
Consumer Price Index (2002 = 100) 95.1 98.0 100.0 102.7 104.6 106.9 108.8
Labour Force (000s) 6,173 6,327 6,494 6,676 6,775 6,849 6,927
Employment (000s) 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3

Sources: Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

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Table 4
Ontario, Selected Economic Indicators, Annual Change, 1993–2006
(Per Cent Change)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Retail Sales 4.2 7.5 4.0 0.7 8.5 7.2 7.3
Housing Starts (19.1) 3.3 (23.2) 20.2 25.6 (0.4) 24.9
Personal Income 0.9 1.8 4.1 1.8 4.8 5.2 5.6
Pre-tax Corporate Profits 23.1 55.8 18.7 3.3 9.9 5.2 25.9
Consumer Price Index 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0
Labour Force 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.4
Employment 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4
Table 4 (continued) (Per Cent Change)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Retail Sales 6.6 2.5 5.9 3.4 3.2 4.8 4.1
Housing Starts 6.4 2.5 14.1 1.9 (0.1) (7.4) (6.8)
Personal Income 8.1 3.9 2.3 3.2 4.9 4.5 4.8
Pre-tax Corporate Profits 9.3 (9.2) 22.5 (3.7) 8.5 (1.8) 3.9
Consumer Price Index 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8
Labour Force 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 1.5 1.1 1.1
Employment 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5

Sources: Statistics Canada and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

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Table 5
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2003–2006
($2002 Chained Millions)
  2003 2004 2005 2006
Goods Producing Industries 135,581 138,377 140,476 137,928
Primary 7,748 8,087 8,328 8,306
Utilities 9,180 9,525 9,992 9,720
Construction 23,088 23,468 25,052 26,446
Manufacturing1 95,557 96,603 96,264 92,480
Services Producing Industries 311,791 326,926 337,062 350,443
Wholesale Trade 26,251 27,368 29,025 31,059
Retail Trade 24,243 25,103 25,817 26,901
Transportation and Warehousing 17,121 17,568 18,064 18,415
Information and Cultural (incl. Telecommunications) 16,656 17,961 18,654 19,223
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 95,465 98,501 101,575 105,690
Professional and Administrative Services 37,027 38,334 39,727 41,529
Education 20,226 20,916 21,792 22,273
Health Care and Social Services 26,693 27,445 27,844 28,944
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 4,354 4,618 4,608 4,754
Accommodation and Food 9,218 9,428 9,538 9,858
Other Services 10,976 11,340 11,514 11,774
Public Administration 23,564 24,065 24,519 25,509
Total Production 447,367 460,425 472,586 483,505

1 See Table 7 for detailed manufacturing industries.
Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 6
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product by Industry at Basic Prices, 2003–2006
(Per Cent Change)
  2003 2004 2005 2006
Goods Producing Industries 0.5 2.1 1.5 (1.8)
Primary 0.3 4.4 3.0 (0.3)
Utilities (0.6) 3.7 4.9 (2.7)
Construction 3.3 1.6 6.8 5.6
Manufacturing1 (0.1) 1.1 (0.4) (3.9)
Services Producing Industries 2.1 4.9 3.1 4.0
Wholesale Trade 5.1 4.3 6.1 7.0
Retail Trade 4.0 3.5 2.8 4.2
Transportation and Warehousing (1.5) 2.6 2.8 1.9
Information and Cultural (incl. Telecommunications) (0.4) 7.8 3.9 3.1
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental and Leasing 1.7 3.2 3.1 4.1
Professional and Administrative Services 3.5 3.5 3.6 4.5
Education 1.7 3.4 4.2 2.2
Health Care and Social Services 3.6 2.8 1.5 3.9
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 0.7 6.1 (0.2) 3.2
Accommodation and Food (7.8) 2.3 1.2 3.4
Other Services 1.7 3.3 1.5 2.3
Public Administration 4.6 2.1 1.9 4.0
Total Production 1.6 2.9 2.6 2.3

1 See Table 8 for detailed manufacturing industries.
Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 7
Ontario, Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries,
2003–2006
($2002 Chained Millions)
  2003 2004 2005 2006
Manufacturing 95,557 96,603 96,264 92,480
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products 10,194 10,457 10,668 10,732
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products 1,845 1,776 1,594 1,456
Wood Products and Furniture 5,059 5,036 4,977 4,854
Paper Products and Printing 7,074 6,970 7,005 6,091
Chemical and Petroleum Products 9,840 9,676 9,430 9,136
Plastic and Rubber Products 5,821 5,624 5,638 5,474
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 13,638 13,034 12,982 12,061
Machinery 6,780 6,578 6,953 6,504
Electrical and Electronic Products 5,580 5,889 5,849 6,017
Transportation Equipment 25,446 27,485 26,968 25,873
Other Manufacturing 4,403 4,455 4,497 4,623

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 8
Ontario, Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices in Selected Manufacturing Industries, 2003–2006
(Per Cent Change)
  2003 2004 2005 2006
Manufacturing (0.1) 1.1 (0.4) (3.9)
Food, Beverage and Tobacco Products (0.8) 2.6 2.0 0.6
Textile, Clothing and Leather Products (8.6) (3.7) (10.2) (8.7)
Wood Products and Furniture (6.1) (0.4) (1.2) (2.5)
Paper Products and Printing (2.2) (1.5) 0.5 (13.0)
Chemical and Petroleum Products 1.6 (1.7) (2.5) (3.1)
Plastic and Rubber Products (0.4) (3.4) 0.2 (2.9)
Primary Metal and Fabricated Metal Products 0.0 (4.4) (0.4) (7.1)
Machinery (2.3) (3.0) 5.7 (6.5)
Electrical and Electronic Products (6.0) 5.5 (0.7) 2.9
Transportation Equipment 4.4 8.0 (1.9) (4.1)
Other Manufacturing 2.0 1.2 0.9 2.8

Sources: Statistics Canada and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 9
Ontario, Housing Market Indicators, 2003–2006
  2003 2004 2005 2006
New Housing Market        
Residential Construction, Current $ Millions 30,542 33,590 35,635 37,677
Per Cent Change 8.0 10.0 6.1 5.7
Real Residential Construction ($1997 Millions) 29,024 30,070 30,622 30,944
Per Cent Change 2.6 3.6 1.8 1.1
Housing Starts (Units) 85,180 85,114 78,795 73,417
Per Cent Change 1.9 (0.1) (7.4) (6.8)
Of which: Single-detached, urban areas (Units) 40,849 41,101 33,655 30,369
Per Cent Change (9.2) 0.6 (18.1) (9.8)
Multiple, urban areas (Units) 40,082 38,795 39,522 37,411
Per Cent Change 15.7 (3.2) 1.9 (5.3)
New Housing Price Index (1997 = 100) 120.0 126.7 132.6 137.5
Per Cent Change 4.4 5.6 4.6 3.7
Resale Market        
Home Resales (Units) 184,457 197,353 197,007 194,793
Per Cent Change 3.6 7.0 (0.2) (1.1)
Average Resale Price ($) 226,824 245,230 263,042 278,455
Per Cent Change 7.5 8.1 7.3 5.9

Sources: Statistics Canada, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Canadian Real Estate Association and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 10
Selected Financial Indicators, 1993–2006
(Per Cent)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Interest Rates    
Bank Rate 5.1 5.8 7.1 4.5 3.5 5.1 4.9
Prime Rate 5.9 6.9 8.6 6.1 5.0 6.6 6.4
10-Year Government Bonds 7.2 8.4 8.1 7.2 6.1 5.3 5.6
Three-month T-Bills 4.8 5.5 6.9 4.2 3.3 4.7 4.7
Mortgage Rates    
5-Year Rate 8.8 9.5 9.2 7.9 7.1 6.9 7.6
1-Year Rate 6.9 7.8 8.4 6.2 5.5 6.5 6.8
Canadian Household Debt Burden1    
Consumer 21.3 22.7 23.5 24.6 26.2 27.7 28.3
Mortgage 62.2 65.3 65.4 67.5 68.8 69.4 69.0
Total 83.5 88.0 88.9 92.1 95.0 97.1 97.3
Table 10 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Interest Rates    
Bank Rate 5.8 4.3 2.7 3.2 2.5 2.9 4.3
Prime Rate 7.3 5.8 4.2 4.7 4.0 4.4 5.8
10-Year Government Bonds 5.9 5.5 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.1 4.2
Three-month T-Bills 5.5 3.8 2.6 2.9 2.2 2.7 4.0
Mortgage Rates    
5-Year Rate 8.3 7.4 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.0 6.7
1-Year Rate 7.9 6.1 5.2 4.8 4.6 5.1 6.3
Canadian Household Debt Burden1    
Consumer 29.7 30.3 31.1 32.7 34.4 36.9 38.1
Mortgage 67.4 67.0 69.3 72.2 75.2 79.2 82.4
Total 97.1 97.3 100.4 104.9 109.7 116.1 120.6

1 Household debt as a share of personal disposable income.
Note: All data are annual averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Finance Canada and Bank of Canada.

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Table 11
Ontario and the G7, Real Gross Domestic Product Growth, 1993–2006
(Per Cent)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ontario 1.0 5.9 3.5 1.1 4.5 4.8 7.5
Canada 2.3 4.8 2.8 1.6 4.2 4.1 5.5
France (0.9) 2.3 2.1 1.1 2.3 3.5 3.3
Germany (0.8) 2.7 1.9 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.0
Italy (0.9) 2.2 2.8 0.7 1.9 1.4 1.9
Japan 0.2 1.1 2.0 2.7 1.6 (2.0) (0.1)
United Kingdom 2.3 4.3 2.9 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.0
United States 2.7 4.0 2.5 3.7 4.5 4.2 4.5
Table 11 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ontario 5.9 1.8 3.1 1.4 2.5 2.9 2.1
Canada 5.2 1.8 2.9 1.9 3.1 3.1 2.8
France 3.9 1.8 1.0 1.1 2.5 1.7 2.0
Germany 3.2 1.2 0.0 (0.2) 1.1 0.8 2.9
Italy 3.6 1.8 0.3 0.0 1.2 0.1 1.9
Japan 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.4 2.7 1.9 2.2
United Kingdom 3.8 2.4 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.8 2.8
United States 3.7 0.8 1.6 2.5 3.6 3.1 2.9

Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis and Statistics Canada.

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Table 12
Ontario and the G7, Employment Growth, 1993–2006
(Per Cent)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ontario 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4
Canada 0.5 2.1 1.8 0.9 2.1 2.5 2.6
France (0.7) (1.0) 1.4 0.6 (0.4) 1.1 0.9
Germany (1.2) (0.7) 0.0 (0.4) (0.4) 1.4 (0.3)
Italy (3.5) (1.6) (0.7) 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.2
Japan 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.2 (0.7) (0.8)
United Kingdom (1.4) 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.6 0.9 1.2
United States 1.5 2.3 1.5 1.4 2.2 1.5 1.5
Table 12 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ontario 3.2 1.9 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5
Canada 2.5 1.2 2.4 2.4 1.8 1.4 1.9
France 2.6 2.1 0.8 3.1 0.4 0.6 0.9
Germany 0.5 0.3 (0.9) (1.1) 0.0 1.7 2.3
Italy 1.7 1.9 1.3 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.9
Japan (0.3) (0.5) (1.3) (0.3) 0.3 0.4 0.4
United Kingdom 1.3 0.9 0.5 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.5
United States 2.5 0.0 (0.3) 0.9 1.1 1.8 1.9

Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.

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Table 13
Ontario and the G7, Unemployment Rates, 1993–2006
(Per Cent)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ontario 10.9 9.6 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3
Canada 11.4 10.4 9.5 9.6 9.1 8.3 7.6
France 11.1 11.7 11.1 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.5
Germany 7.6 8.2 8.0 8.7 9.4 9.0 8.2
Italy 9.8 10.6 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 10.9
Japan 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.4 3.4 4.1 4.7
United Kingdom 10.2 9.3 8.5 7.9 6.8 6.1 5.9
United States 6.9 6.1 5.6 5.4 4.9 4.5 4.2
Table 13 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ontario 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3
Canada 6.8 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.2 6.8 6.3
France 9.1 8.4 8.7 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.5
Germany 7.5 7.6 8.3 9.3 9.8 10.6 9.8
Italy 10.1 9.1 8.6 8.4 8.0 7.7 6.8
Japan 4.7 5.0 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.4 4.1
United Kingdom 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.9 4.7 4.8 5.3
United States 4.0 4.7 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.6

Note: Labour market data are subject to differences in definitions across countries and to many series breaks, though the latter are often of a minor nature.
Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.

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Table 14
Ontario and the G7, CPI Inflation Rates, 1993–2006
(Per Cent)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Ontario 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0
Canada 1.9 0.1 2.2 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.8
France 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.2 0.6 0.5
Germany 4.4 2.7 1.7 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.6
Italy 4.6 4.1 5.2 4.0 2.0 2.0 1.7
Japan 1.3 0.7 (0.1) 0.1 1.8 0.7 (0.3)
United Kingdom 2.5 2.0 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.6 1.3
United States 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.3 1.6 2.2
Table 14 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ontario 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8
Canada 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.8 2.2 2.0
France 1.7 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.7
Germany 1.5 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.7
Italy 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.0 2.1
Japan (0.7) (0.8) (0.9) (0.2) 0.0 (0.3) 0.2
United Kingdom 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.3
United States 3.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.4 3.2

Sources: OECD, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Statistics Canada.

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Table 15
G7, Exchange Rates, 1993–2006
(Foreign Currency per Canadian Dollar)
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Euro1 0.631
France 4.390 4.066 3.637 3.752 4.211 3.968 4.139
Germany 1.282 1.188 1.044 1.104 1.251 1.183 1.234
Italy 1,219.8 1,180.7 1,186.9 1,131.6 1,228.5 1,168.2 1,222.5
Japan 86.2 74.8 68.5 79.8 87.3 87.8 76.3
United Kingdom 0.517 0.478 0.462 0.470 0.441 0.407 0.416
United States 0.775 0.732 0.729 0.733 0.722 0.674 0.673
Table 15 (continued) (Foreign Currency per Canadian Dollar)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Euro1 0.730 0.721 0.674 0.632 0.618 0.663 0.702
France 4.787 4.730
Germany 1.427 1.410
Italy 1,412.4 1,396.6
Japan 72.6 78.4 79.7 82.7 83.1 90.6 102.5
United Kingdom 0.444 0.448 0.424 0.437 0.419 0.453 0.479
United States 0.673 0.646 0.637 0.714 0.768 0.825 0.882

1 Introduced January 4, 1999.
Note: All data are annual averages.
Source: Bank of Canada.

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Table 16
Ontario, International Merchandise Exports1 by Major Commodity2, 2006
  Value ($ Millions) Per Cent of Total
Motor Vehicles, Parts and Accessories 67,808 38.2
Machinery and Mechanical Appliances 18,433 10.4
Electrical Machinery and Equipment 10,552 5.9
Non-ferrous Metals and Allied Products 9,875 5.6
Plastics and Plastic Articles 7,087 4.0
Precious Metals, Stones and Coins 6,491 3.7
Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco 4,905 2.8
Furniture and Fixtures, Signs, Prefabricated Buildings 4,635 2.6
Pulp; Paper and Allied Products 4,510 2.5
Iron and Steel 3,949 2.2
Other Chemical Products 3,725 2.1
Mineral Products 3,550 2.0
Pharmaceutical Products 3,487 2.0
Articles of Iron and Steel 3,214 1.8
Scientific, Professional and Photo Equipment, Clocks 2,511 1.4
Wood and Wood Products 2,432 1.4
Inorganic Chemicals; Chemical Elements and Compounds 1,907 1.1
Rubber and Rubber Articles 1,888 1.1
Vegetable Products; Fats and Oils 1,864 1.1
Aircraft, Spacecraft and Parts 1,670 0.9
Organic Chemicals 1,618 0.9
Live Animals; Animal Products 1,384 0.8
Articles of Stone, Cement, Ceramic and Glass 1,296 0.7
Textiles and Textile Articles 1,286 0.7
Printed Matter 696 0.4
Hides, Leather, Travel Goods and Furs 456 0.3
Railway, Rolling Stock and Parts 387 0.2
Apparel and Clothing Accessories 357 0.2
Toys, Games and Sports Equipment 324 0.2
Other Textile and Clothing Articles 261 0.1
Miscellaneous Articles; Works of Art 215 0.1
Ships, Boats and Floating Structures 63 0.0
Headgear, Umbrellas, Artificial Flowers 32 0.0
Footwear 20 0.0
Other Commodities3 4,479 2.5
     
Total Exports 177,365 100.0

1 Domestic exports exclude re-exports.
2 Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade definition of product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System Codes. Data are customs based.
3 Other Commodities includes special transactions
Source: Industry Canada.

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Table 17
Ontario, International Merchandise Imports by Major Commodity1, 2006
  Value ($ Millions) Per Cent of Total
Motor Vehicles, Parts and Accessories 52,026 22.3
Machinery and Mechanical Appliances 40,023 17.1
Electrical Machinery and Equipment 25,935 11.1
Plastics and Plastic Articles 9,414 4.0
Scientific, Professional and Photo Equipment, Clocks 8,156 3.5
Other Chemical Products 8,079 3.5
Non-ferrous Metals and Allied Products 8,008 3.4
Pharmaceutical Products 7,238 3.1
Prepared Foodstuffs, Beverages and Tobacco 6,566 2.8
Mineral Products 6,017 2.6
Iron and Steel 5,206 2.2
Organic Chemicals 4,910 2.1
Vegetable Products; Fats and Oils 4,575 2.0
Articles of Iron and Steel 4,429 1.9
Precious Metals, Stones and Coins 4,377 1.9
Furniture and Fixtures, Signs, Prefabricated Buildings 4,333 1.9
Pulp; Paper and Allied Products 4,277 1.8
Rubber and Rubber Articles 3,380 1.4
Articles of Stone, Cement, Ceramic and Glass 2,827 1.2
Apparel and Clothing Accessories 2,820 1.2
Printed Matter 2,507 1.1
Toys, Games and Sports Equipment 2,281 1.0
Textiles and Textile Articles 2,268 1.0
Aircraft, Spacecraft and Parts 1,885 0.8
Live Animals; Animal Products 1,774 0.8
Wood and Wood Products 1,385 0.6
Inorganic Chemicals; Chemical Elements and Compounds 1,155 0.5
Railway, Rolling Stock and Parts 862 0.4
Hides, Leather, Travel Goods and Furs 760 0.3
Miscellaneous Articles; Works of Art 723 0.3
Footwear 699 0.3
Other Textile and Clothing Articles 539 0.2
Ships, Boats and Floating Structures 359 0.2
Headgear, Umbrellas, Artificial Flowers 164 0.1
Other Commodities2 3,628 1.6
     
Total Imports 233,586 100.0

1 Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade definition of product groupings based on two-digit Harmonized System Codes. Data are customs based
2 Other Commodities includes trans-shipments from one province to another through a foreign jurisdiction and special transactions.
Source: Industry Canada.

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Table 18
Ontario, International Merchandise Trade1 by Major Region, 2006
  Exports
($ Millions)
Per Cent
of Total
Imports
($ Millions)
Per Cent
of Total
United States 153,459 86.5 152,341 65.2
European Union 10,964 6.2 19,931 8.5
Germany 954 0.5 5,150 2.2
United Kingdom 5,878 3.3 3,360 1.4
Italy 343 0.2 2,284 1.0
France 1,000 0.6 1,928 0.8
Ireland 146 0.1 1,701 0.7
Other Europe 2,615 1.5 2,366 1.0
Asia Pacific 5,527 3.1 38,822 16.6
China2 1,840 1.0 18,020 7.7
Japan 1,085 0.6 8,501 3.6
Latin America 2,953 1.7 16,448 7.0
Mexico 1,967 1.1 12,176 5.2
Caribbean 435 0.2 189 0.1
Middle East 822 0.5 976 0.4
Africa 590 0.3 699 0.3
Re-imports (Canada) 0.0 1,814 0.8
Total 177,365 100.0 233,586 100.0

1 Data are customs based and do not include re-exports.
2 Chinese economic area: China, Hong Kong and Mongolia.
Source: Industry Canada.

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Table 19
Canada, International Merchandise Trade1 by Major Region, 2006
  Exports
($ Millions)
Per Cent
of Total
Imports
($ Millions)
Per Cent
of Total
United States 336,707 81.9 217,638 54.9
European Union 26,405 6.4 49,278 12.4
Germany 3,482 0.8 11,128 2.8
United Kingdom 9,219 2.2 10,847 2.7
Italy 1,806 0.4 4,918 1.2
France 2,417 0.6 5,186 1.3
Ireland 347 0.1 2,556 0.6
Other Europe 4,162 1.0 9,382 2.4
Asia Pacific 29,569 7.2 74,122 18.7
China2 8,500 2.1 35,194 8.9
Japan 9,221 2.2 15,327 3.9
Latin America 7,905 1.9 27,317 6.9
Mexico 4,031 1.0 16,009 4.0
Caribbean 1,244 0.3 1,776 0.4
Middle East 2,966 0.7 5,330 1.3
Africa 2,347 0.6 8,422 2.1
Re-imports (Canada) 0.0 3,362 0.8
Total 411,305 100.0 396,626 100.0

1 Data are customs based and do not include re-exports.
2 Chinese economic area: China, Hong Kong and Mongolia.
Source: Industry Canada.

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Table 20
Ontario, Selected Demographic Characteristics, 1991–20071
  Intercensal Estimates Postcensal Estimates2
  1991 1996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total Population (000s) 10,428 11,083 11,898 12,102 12,263 12,420 12,565 12,705 12,804
Annual Average Growth Over Preceding Year Shown (%) 2.0 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8
Median Age (Years) 33.3 35.0 36.7 37.0 37.4 37.7 37.9 38.2 NA
               
Age Group Shares (%)              
0–4 7.0 6.8 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 NA
5–14 13.1 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.2 13.0 12.8 12.5 NA
15–24 14.5 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.6 NA
25–44 34.2 32.9 31.5 31.3 30.9 30.6 30.3 29.9 NA
45–64 19.6 21.3 23.2 23.6 24.1 24.6 25.2 25.8 NA
65–74 7.0 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 NA
75+ 4.6 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.0 6.1 NA
Total Fertility Rate3 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 NA NA
               
Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)3              
Female 80.8 81.3 82.2 82.2 82.4 82.7 NA NA NA
Male 75.0 75.9 77.5 77.7 77.8 78.3 NA NA NA
Families (000s)4 2,727 2,933 3,191 NA NA NA NA 3,422 NA
Households (000s)4 3,638 3,925 4,219 NA NA NA NA 4,555 NA

1 Population figures are for July 1 (Census year).
2 Estimates by Statistics Canada based on the 2001 Census adjusted for net Census undercoverage.
3 Calendar-year data.
4 Families and households are Census data.
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 21
Ontario, Components of Population Growth, 1997–98 to 2006–071
(Thousands)
  1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02
Population at Beginning of Period 11,228 11,367 11,506 11,685 11,898
Births 133 131 131 128 129
Deaths 80 80 81 81 81
Immigrants 106 92 117 150 153
Net Emigrants2 26 24 24 23 19
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents (3) 6 16 21 17
Interprovincial Arrivals 75 73 79 75 70
Interprovincial Departures 66 56 57 56 65
Population Growth During Period 139 139 179 212 204
Population at End of Period3 11,367 11,506 11,685 11,898 12,102
Population Growth (%) 1.2 1.2 1.6 1.8 1.7
Table 21 (continued) (Thousands)
  2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07
Population at Beginning of Period 12,102 12,263 12,420 12,565 12,705
Births 129 133 133 134 134
Deaths 83 84 84 87 90
Immigrants 110 128 130 133 115
Net Emigrants2 18 17 20 20 21
Net Change in Non-permanent Residents 22 5 (1) (2) (5)
Interprovincial Arrivals 64 57 59 56 71
Interprovincial Departures 64 64 71 73 108
Population Growth During Period 161 158 145 140 99
Population at End of Period3 12,263 12,420 12,565 12,705 12,804
Population Growth (%) 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.1 0.8

1 Data are from July 1 to June 30 (Census year).
2 Net Emigrants = Emigrants plus net temporary emigrants minus returning emigrants.
3 The sum of the components does not equal the total change in population due to residual deviation.
Source: Statistics Canada. Estimates based on the 2001 Census adjusted for net Census undercoverage.

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Table 22
Ontario, Labour Force, 1993–2006
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Labour Force (000s) 5,544 5,548 5,589 5,680 5,776 5,877 6,018
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 0.3 0.1 0.7 1.6 1.7 1.7 2.4
Participation Rate (%)              
Male 74.3 73.4 72.7 72.6 72.8 72.5 73.1
Female 59.4 58.8 58.6 58.9 59.0 59.6 60.3
Share of Labour Force (%)              
Youth (15–24) 17.3 16.8 16.4 16.2 15.9 15.8 16.1
Older Workers (45+) 28.1 28.8 29.1 29.5 30.2 30.7 31.4
Table 22 (continued)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Labour Force (000s) 6,173 6,327 6,494 6,676 6,775 6,849 6,927
Annual Labour Force Growth (%) 2.6 2.5 2.6 2.8 1.5 1.1 1.1
Participation Rate (%)              
Male 73.3 73.4 73.6 74.3 74.1 73.5 72.8
Female 61.0 61.4 62.0 63.0 63.0 62.7 62.9
Share of Labour Force (%)              
Youth (15–24) 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.3 16.2 15.9 15.9
Older Workers (45+) 32.0 32.6 33.4 34.7 35.4 36.1 37.1

Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 23
Ontario, Employment, 1993–2006
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total Employment (000s) 4,938 5,014 5,100 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637
Male 2,673 2,714 2,761 2,791 2,870 2,936 3,035
Female 2,265 2,300 2,339 2,376 2,421 2,518 2,602
Annual Employment Growth (%) 0.1 1.5 1.7 1.3 2.4 3.1 3.4
Net Job Creation (000s) 5 76 86 67 124 162 183
Private-sector Employment (000s) 3,200 3,262 3,375 3,440 3,508 3,649 3,784
Public-sector Employment (000s) 1,027 1,028 1,003 977 938 938 962
Self-employment (000s) 711 724 723 750 845 867 891
Manufacturing Employment              
(% of total) 16.6 16.8 17.2 17.6 17.7 18.0 18.4
Services Employment              
(% of total) 73.7 73.8 73.6 73.5 73.5 73.3 72.8
Part-time (% of total) 19.5 19.0 18.7 19.2 19.2 18.7 18.0
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 37.2 37.8 37.3 37.6 37.8 37.8 38.0
Table 23 (continued)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Employment (000s) 5,817 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493
Male 3,125 3,167 3,209 3,301 3,349 3,390 3,418
Female 2,692 2,759 2,822 2,912 2,967 3,008 3,074
Annual Employment Growth (%) 3.2 1.9 1.8 3 1.7 1.3 1.5
Net Job Creation (000s) 180 109 105 182 103 81 95
Private-sector Employment (000s) 3,930 4,052 4,116 4,249 4,278 4,330 4,388
Public-sector Employment (000s) 994 1,002 1,038 1,050 1,107 1,140 1,170
Self-employment (000s) 894 873 878 914 932 928 935
Manufacturing Employment              
(% of total) 18.5 18.0 18.1 17.6 17.4 16.6 15.5
Services Employment              
(% of total) 72.9 73.4 73.4 73.8 74.1 74.4 75.3
Part-time (% of total) 18.0 17.8 18.3 18.5 18.1 18.1 17.7
Average Hours Worked Per Week1 38.0 37.5 37.3 36.6 37.1 37.3 36.9

1 Average actual hours worked per week at all jobs, excluding persons not at work, in reference week.
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 24
Ontario, Unemployment, 1993–2006
  1993  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Total Unemployment (000s) 605 535 489 513 485 424 382
Unemployment Rate (%) 10.9 9.6 8.7 9.0 8.4 7.2 6.3
Male 11.5 10.0 8.9 9.0 8.1 7.2 6.2
Female 10.2 9.2 8.6 9.1 8.7 7.3 6.5
Toronto CMA1 11.3 10.4 8.6 9.1 7.9 7.0 6.1
Northern Ontario 12.7 11.7 10.0 10.7 10.4 11.1 9.1
Youth (15–24) 17.7 15.7 14.7 14.9 16.4 14.5 13.2
Older Workers (45+) 7.7 7.1 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.3 4.2
Share of Total Unemployment (%)    
Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 33.5 32.6 29.5 28.2 25.5 21.9 19.1
Youth (15–24) 28.1 27.5 27.7 26.8 31.0 31.6 33.7
Older Workers (45+) 19.7 21.2 21.6 20.8 21.4 22.6 20.8
Average Duration (weeks)2 26.9 27.7 25.9 24.8 26.5 23.2 21.3
Youth (15–24) 18.3 17.9 16.3 15.4 13.8 12.8 11.6
Older Workers (45+) 34.0 34.9 33.4 31.0 42.2 39.0 34.2
Table 24 (continued)
   2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total Unemployment (000s) 356 401 462 463 459 451 435
Unemployment Rate (%) 5.8 6.3 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.3
Male 5.6 6.5 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.4
Female 6.0 6.2 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.2
Toronto CMA1 5.5 6.3 7.4 7.7 7.5 7.0 6.6
Northern Ontario 8.3 8.0 8.1 7.4 7.8 7.0 7.4
Youth (15–24) 11.9 12.5 13.9 14.4 14.1 13.9 13.1
Older Workers (45+) 4.0 4.4 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.7 4.3
Share of Total Unemployment (%)    
Long-term Unemployed (27 weeks+) 15.4 12.8 15.5 16.2 15.6 15.1 14.3
Youth (15–24) 33.7 32.2 32.1 33.9 33.9 33.5 33.3
Older Workers (45+) 22.4 22.9 22.0 23.5 23.4 25.9 25.4
Average Duration (weeks)2 17.7 15.3 16.3 17.0 16.1 16.1 15.8
Youth (15–24) 9.8 8.6 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.7
Older Workers (45+) 28.4 25.6 24.4 27.2 24.3 23.9 23.7

1 CMA is Census Metropolitan Area. Toronto CMA includes the city of Toronto; the regions of York, Peel and Halton (excluding Burlington); Uxbridge, Pickering, Ajax, Mono, Orangeville, New Tecumseth and Bradford West Gwillimbury.
2 Prior to 1997, unemployment of 100 or more weeks was recorded as 99 due to data processing limitations.This restriction was removed for data after 1996.
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 25
Ontario, Employment Insurance (EI) and Social Assistance, 1993–2006
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
EI Regular Beneficiaries (000s) 294 228 181 180 151 131 110
EI Maximum Annual Insurable Earnings ($) 38,740 40,560 42,380 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000
EI Maximum Weekly Benefit ($) 447/4251 445/4291 448 465/4131 413 413 413
EI Premium Rate              
Employer ($/$100 Insurable Earnings) 4.20 4.30 4.20 4.13 4.06 3.78 3.57
Employee ($/$100 Insurable Earnings) 3.00 3.07 3.00 2.95 2.90 2.70 2.55
EI Total Benefits Paid ($ millions)2 5,406 4,511 3,796 3,653 3,436 3,141 3,051
EI Contributions ($ millions)2 7,567 8,067 7,929 7,582 8,173 7,679 7,614
Social Assistance Caseload (000s)4 660 673 660 599 568 529 479
Table 25 (continued)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
EI Regular Beneficiaries (000s) 101 122 136 142 136 132 129
EI Maximum Annual Insurable Earnings ($) 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000 39,000
EI Maximum Weekly Benefit ($) 413 413 413 413 413 413 413
EI Premium Rate              
Employer ($/$100 Insurable Earnings) 3.36 3.15 3.08 2.94 2.77 2.73 2.62
Employee ($/$100 Insurable Earnings) 2.40 2.25 2.20 2.10 1.98 1.95 1.87
EI Total Benefits Paid ($ millions)2 2,787 3,524 4,328 4,342 4,429 4,325 4,421
EI Contributions ($ millions)2 7,671 7,477 7,384 7,282 6,913 7,108 6,3323
Social Assistance Caseload (000s)4 436 408 411 413 418 431 443

1 EI maximum weekly benefits for 1993, 1994 and 1996 were changed in-year.
2 EI benefits are paid on a cash basis; contributions are paid on an accrual basis.
3 EI contributions for 2006 are Ontario Ministry of Finance estimates.
4 The number of social assistance cases from 1998 to 2006 includes recipients of the Ontario Works program, the Ontario Disability Support Program, Temporary Care Assistance and the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities program. The Ontario Works Act was proclaimed in May 1998 and replaced the General Welfare Act. The Ontario Disability Support Program Act was proclaimed in June 1998.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Department of Finance Canada, Ontario Ministry of Finance and Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services.

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Table 26
Ontario, Labour Compensation, 1993–2006
  1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 612.33 628.16 634.17 649.55 663.73 672.67 683.70
Increase (%) 2.3 2.6 1.0 2.4 2.2 1.3 1.6
CPI Inflation (%) 1.8 0.0 2.5 1.6 1.8 0.9 2.0
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 0.5 2.6 (1.5) 0.8 0.4 0.4 (0.4)
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 739.20 761.95 770.80 794.09 821.28 841.78 852.13
Increase (%) 3.2 3.1 1.2 3.0 3.4 2.5 1.2
Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) 1.4 3.1 (1.3) 1.4 1.6 1.6 (0.8)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)2  
All Sectors 1.0 0.4 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.6 2.1
Public 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.7 1.3 1.4
Private 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.2 3.3 2.1 3.1
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and              
Lockouts (000s) 371 488 477 1,915 1,904 1,061 651
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 6.35 6.70 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85
Table 26 (continued)
  2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Average Weekly Earnings ($)1 700.12 709.37 722.97 731.07 743.43 764.52 782.02
Increase (%) 2.4 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.3
CPI Inflation (%) 2.9 3.0 2.0 2.7 1.9 2.2 1.8
AWE Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.5) (1.7) (0.1) (1.6) (0.2) 0.6 0.5
AWE – Manufacturing ($) 869.40 884.38 909.22 918.82 935.25 955.16 970.15
Increase (%) 2.0 1.7 2.8 1.1 1.8 2.1 1.6
Increase Less CPI Inflation (%) (0.9) (1.3) 0.8 (1.6) (0.1) (0.1) (0.2)
Wage Settlement Increases (%)2  
All Sectors 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5
Public 2.7 2.9 2.9 3.5 3.2 2.7 3.0
Private 2.4 3.0 3.0 1.9 2.7 2.4 1.8
Person Days Lost Due to Strikes and              
Lockouts (000s) 650 672 1,511 495 487 403 395
Minimum Wage at Year-end ($/hour) 6.85 6.85 6.85 6.85 7.15 7.45 7.75

1 Average Weekly Earnings (AWE) includes overtime. In 2001, Statistics Canada changed its estimates of AWE from the 1980 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
2 Wage settlement increases are for collective agreements covering 200 or more employees, Ontario Ministry of Labour.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Ontario Ministry of Labour and Ontario Ministry of Finance.

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Table 27
Ontario, Employment by Occupation, 1995–2006
(Thousands)
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Management 544 535 546 550 546 562
Business, Finance and Administrative 982 981 974 1,010 1,031 1,056
Natural and Applied Sciences 304 295 327 354 398 427
Health 258 253 267 264 272 280
Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion 398 400 403 422 442 453
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 142 149 149 156 169 172
Sales and Service 1,152 1,185 1,199 1,237 1,281 1,342
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators 756 769 808 825 820 835
Primary Industry 142 141 143 138 152 142
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 423 459 477 496 526 548
Total 5,100 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817
Table 27 (continued) (Thousands)
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Management 551 562 587 620 625 660
Business, Finance and Administrative 1,115 1,119 1,149 1,203 1,176 1,225
Natural and Applied Sciences 455 445 448 437 470 469
Health 291 321 332 345 346 356
Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion 468 472 474 476 544 547
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 183 177 188 200 199 199
Sales and Service 1,359 1,393 1,457 1,435 1,448 1,479
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators 850 867 890 899 910 912
Primary Industry 130 123 131 134 143 158
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 524 552 558 568 537 489
Total 5,926 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493

Note: Occupational groupings based on National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001.
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 28
Ontario, Distribution of Employment by Occupation, 1995–2006
(Per Cent)
  1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
Management 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.1 9.7 9.7
Business, Finance and Administrative 19.2 19.0 18.4 18.5 18.3 18.1
Natural and Applied Sciences 6.0 5.7 6.2 6.5 7.1 7.3
Health 5.1 4.9 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.8
Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.0
Sales and Service 22.6 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7 23.1
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators 14.8 14.9 15.3 15.1 14.5 14.4
Primary Industry 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.7 2.4
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 8.3 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.3 9.4
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Table 28 (continued) (Per Cent)
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Management 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.8 9.8 10.0
Business, Finance and Administrative 18.8 18.6 18.5 19.0 18.4 18.9
Natural and Applied Sciences 7.7 7.4 7.2 6.9 7.3 7.2
Health 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.5
Social Science, Education, Government Service and Religion 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.5 8.5 8.4
Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 3.1
Sales and Service 22.9 23.1 23.5 22.7 22.6 22.8
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.1
Primary Industry 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4
Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities 8.8 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.4 7.5
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Note: Occupational groupings based on National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2001.
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 29
Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1997–2006
(Thousands)
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Goods Producing Industries 1,404 1,457 1,533 1,576 1,575
Primary Industries 141 143 152 133 119
Agriculture 100 105 114 98 84
Manufacturing 935 981 1,035 1,075 1,068
Construction 280 285 298 323 336
Utilities 48 48 49 46 51
Services Producing Industries 3,887 3,996 4,103 4,241 4,352
Trade 791 799 838 877 928
Transportation and Warehousing 249 261 259 273 275
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 371 370 378 379 389
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 347 371 393 415 437
Business, Building and Other Support 195 208 222 242 241
Educational Services 342 345 363 367 358
Health Care and Social Assistance 496 518 515 541 559
Information, Culture and Recreation 248 244 258 282 303
Accommodation and Food Services 318 335 337 337 331
Public Administration 279 284 286 281 283
Other Services 252 263 254 248 248
Total Employment 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926
Table 29 (continued): Ontario, Employment by Industry, 1997–2006 (Thousands)
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Goods Producing Industries 1,603 1,630 1,639 1,637 1,601
Primary Industries 112 113 113 128 139
Agriculture 77 82 79 93 100
Manufacturing 1,094 1,093 1,100 1,064 1,007
Construction 345 369 368 395 405
Utilities 53 55 58 50 49
Services Producing Industries 4,428 4,584 4,678 4,761 4,892
Trade 923 945 970 995 1,016
Transportation and Warehousing 279 290 295 289 296
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 393 415 436 452 477
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 436 449 441 443 454
Business, Building and Other Support 247 264 278 283 296
Educational Services 369 376 390 428 445
Health Care and Social Assistance 582 612 635 626 638
Information, Culture and Recreation 298 289 303 301 320
Accommodation and Food Services 361 370 366 364 373
Public Administration 293 310 312 322 315
Other Services 247 264 254 257 264
Total Employment 6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 30
Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1997–2006
(Per Cent Change)
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Goods Producing Industries 2.6 3.8 5.2 2.8 (0.1)
Primary Industries (5.9) 1.6 5.9 (12.5) (10.0)
Agriculture (3.0) 5.0 8.1 (13.6) (14.7)
Manufacturing 3.1 4.8 5.6 3.8 (0.6)
Construction 7.4 1.9 4.3 8.4 4.2
Utilities (5.0) 0.2 1.9 (5.7) 11.0
Services Producing Industries 2.3 2.8 2.7 3.4 2.6
Trade 2.1 1.1 4.8 4.7 5.9
Transportation and Warehousing 1.6 4.8 (0.5) 5.2 0.7
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 0.7 (0.2) 2.2 0.2 2.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 11.1 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.5
Business, Building and Other Support 9.0 6.7 7.1 8.8 (0.4)
Educational Services 0.4 0.8 5.2 1.0 (2.4)
Health Care and Social Assistance (1.4) 4.5 (0.7) 5.1 3.4
Information, Culture and Recreation 5.6 (1.8) 5.9 9.2 7.3
Accommodation and Food Services 2.3 5.1 0.7 0.1 (1.9)
Public Administration (3.2) 1.6 0.9 (1.8) 0.9
Other Services 3.3 4.6 (3.3) (2.4) (0.3)
Total Employment 2.4 3.1 3.4 3.2 1.9
Table 30 (continued): Ontario, Growth in Employment by Industry, 1997–2006 (Per Cent Change)
   2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Goods Producing Industries 1.8 1.7 0.6 (0.1) (2.2)
Primary Industries (6.4) 1.0 0.2 13.2 8.8
Agriculture (8.4) 6.3 (3.2) 18.0 7.8
Manufacturing 2.5 (0.1) 0.6 (3.3) (5.3)
Construction 2.4 7.1 (0.4) 7.4 2.6
Utilities 3.1 3.0 7.2 (14.6) (1.8)
Services Producing Industries 1.8 3.5 2.1 1.8 2.8
Trade (0.6) 2.4 2.6 2.6 2.1
Transportation and Warehousing 1.4 4.1 1.5 (1.8) 2.3
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing 1.1 5.6 5.0 3.8 5.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (0.2) 2.8 (1.6) 0.5 2.3
Business, Building and Other Support 2.5 7.0 5.0 1.8 4.7
Educational Services 3.2 1.8 3.7 9.8 3.8
Health Care and Social Assistance 4.0 5.1 3.8 (1.4) 1.9
Information, Culture and Recreation (1.5) (3.0) 4.7 (0.8) 6.3
Accommodation and Food Services 9.2 2.4 (1.1) (0.4) 2.4
Public Administration 3.5 5.6 0.9 3.3 (2.5)
Other Services (0.3) 7.1 (4.1) 1.3 2.8
Total Employment 1.8 3.0 1.7 1.3 1.5

Note: Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 31
Ontario, Employment Level by Economic Regions, 1996–2006
(Thousands)
  1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Ontario 5,167 5,291 5,453 5,637 5,817 5,926
Region:*            
East 675 686 723 749 758 784
Ottawa (510) 506 513 539 552 572 593
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 169 173 184 197 186 192
Greater Toronto Area (530)1 2,237 2,336 2,407 2,481 2,581 2,665
Central 1,202 1,222 1,267 1,311 1,358 1,363
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 146 147 148 156 159 152
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 475 493 512 541 550 559
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 580 582 607 614 649 651
Southwest 697 702 711 741 760 755
London (560) 278 282 285 298 307 305
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 278 276 284 293 302 302
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 141 144 142 149 152 148
North 356 345 345 356 360 359
Northeast (590) 246 240 241 246 249 251
Northwest (595) 110 105 104 110 111 107
Table 31 (continued) (Thousands)
    2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Ontario   6,031 6,213 6,317 6,398 6,493
Region:*            
East   793 816 818 830 844
Ottawa (510)   595 617 614 624 642
Kingston-Pembroke (515)   199 199 204 205 202
Greater Toronto Area (530)1   2,721 2,799 2,854 2,912 2,947
Central   1,387 1,451 1,476 1,494 1,529
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520)   155 175 180 170 181
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540)   579 597 611 637 655
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550)   653 680 686 687 693
Southwest   765 775 801 797 812
London (560)   307 317 330 328 331
Windsor-Sarnia (570)   306 307 307 315 324
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580)   151 150 164 155 157
North   365 371 367 364 360
Northeast (590)   251 254 255 256 256
Northwest (595)   113 117 112 108 105

* Standard deviations vary significantly across regions, decreasing as the size of the region increases.
1 Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.
Note: All figures are average annual employment levels.
Source: Statistics Canada

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Table 32
Ontario, Employment Level by Industry for Economic Regions, 2006
(Thousands)
  All Industries Agriculture Resources1 Manufacturing
Ontario 6,493 100 39 1,007
Region:        
East 844 14 2 83
Ottawa (510) 642 8 - 56
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 202 6 - 27
Greater Toronto Area (530) 2,947 8 5 448
Central 1,529 36 5 275
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 181 5 2 24
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 655 11 2 137
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 693 20 2 114
Southwest 812 38 4 166
London (560) 331 13 - 62
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 324 9 - 76
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 157 16 3 28
North 360 5 23 35
Northeast (590) 256 4 18 24
Northwest (595) 105 - 5 11
Table 32 (continued) (Thousands)
  Construction Distributive2 Finance, Prof.
& Mgmt.3
Info., Culture
& Recreation4
Ontario 405 590 1,226 320
Region:        
East 44 57 148 42
Ottawa (510) 32 39 121 35
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 11 17 27 7
Greater Toronto Area (530) 176 296 697 169
Central 114 137 232 67
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 16 15 23 9
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 49 57 101 27
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 49 65 108 31
Southwest 48 68 109 29
London (560) 18 27 52 13
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 18 25 40 12
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 12 16 16 4
North 23 32 41 12
Northeast (590) 18 22 29 9
Northwest (595) 5 10 12 3
Table 32 (continued) (Thousands)
  Retail
Trade
Personal
Services5
Education
Ontario 771 637 444
Region:        
East 97 91 62
Ottawa (510) 72 67 42
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 24 24 19
Greater Toronto Area (530) 348 269 191
Central 183 160 107
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 23 22 15
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 76 68 43
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 84 69 50
Southwest 97 81 54
London (560) 37 32 27
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 39 36 20
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 21 13 7
North 47 36 30
Northeast (590) 33 25 20
Northwest (595) 14 11 9
Table 32 (continued) (Thousands)
  Health & Soc. Assistance Public Administration
Ontario 638 314
Region:    
East 92 113
Ottawa (510) 65 102
Kingston-Pembroke (515) 27 11
Greater Toronto Area (530) 246 95
Central 154 60
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) 20 8
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) 61 24
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) 73 28
Southwest 97 21
London (560) 41 9
Windsor-Sarnia (570) 39 8
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) 17 4
North 50 26
Northeast (590) 35 19
Northwest (595) 15 7

All figures are average annual employment levels.
Sub-regional figures may not add up to regional totals due to rounding.
Employment numbers under 1,500 are suppressed because they are statistically unreliable.
See standard deviation and GTA note for Table 31.
Industrial groupings based on North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
1 Includes Forestry, Fishing, Mining, Oil and Gas.
2 Includes Transportation and Warehousing, Utilities and Wholesale Trade.
3 Includes Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Leasing; Management of Companies, Administrative and Support Services; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.
4 Includes industries such as Publishing, Motion Picture and Sound Recording, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Information Services and Data Processing Services, Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries, Heritage Institutions and Amusement, Gambling and Recreation.
5 Includes Accommodation and Food Services and Other Services (such as Repair and Maintenance, Personal and Laundry, Religious, Grant-making, Civic, Professional and Similar Organizations).
Source: Statistics Canada.

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Table 33
Ontario Economic Regions1
East  
Ottawa (510) The united counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Prescott and Russell, Leeds and Grenville, the county of Lanark and the Ottawa Division
Kingston-Pembroke (515) The counties of Lennox and Addington, Hastings, Renfrew and Frontenac and the Prince Edward Division
Central  
Muskoka-Kawarthas (520) The counties of Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton, the Muskoka District Municipality and the Kawartha Lakes Division
Kitchener-Waterloo-Barrie (540) The counties of Dufferin, Wellington and Simcoe and the Waterloo Regional Municipality
Hamilton-Niagara Peninsula (550) The counties of Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk, the Niagara Regional Municipality, the Hamilton Division and the city of Burlington in the Halton Regional Municipality
Greater Toronto Area2  
Toronto (530) Toronto Division, the regional municipalities of Durham, York, Peel and Halton (excluding the city of Burlington)
Southwest  
London (560) The counties of Oxford, Elgin and Middlesex
Windsor-Sarnia (570) The counties of Lambton and Essex and the Chatham-Kent Division
Stratford-Bruce Peninsula (580) The counties of Perth, Huron, Bruce and Grey
North  
Northeast (590) The districts of Nipissing, Parry Sound, Manitoulin, Sudbury, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Algoma and the Greater Sudbury Division
Northwest (595) The districts of Thunder Bay, Rainy River and Kenora

1 As defined by Statistics Canada, Standard Geographical Classification SGC 2001.
2 Economic Region 530 closely matches the GTA, the main exception being that it excludes the city of Burlington.

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