Provincial and Territorial Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Income and by Expenditure Accounts

Expenditures of general government sector, value

Expenditure refers to the values of the amounts that buyers pay, or agree to pay, to sellers in exchange for goods or services that sellers provide to them or to other institutional units designated by the buyers. The buyer incurring the liability to pay need not be the same unit that takes possession of the good or service. It is common for government units or non-profit institutions serving households to pay for goods or services that the sellers provide to households.

General government sector refers to all resident government units and all resident non-market, non-profit institutions that are controlled and mainly financed by resident government units. The economic activities of governments are shown in the general government sector. Government business enterprises (GBEs) are classified to either the non-financial corporations sector or the financial corporations sector.

The data for this variable are reported using the following measurements:

• Canadian dollar at current prices