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

Contributions to percent change in gross domestic product, expenditure-based, proportion

Contributions to percent change refers to the contribution of a sub-aggregate to the percent change in an aggregate. For example, if consumer expenditures increased 2% and the contribution to the percent change by motor vehicle purchases was 1%, then motor vehicle purchases have accounted for half of the increase in consumer expenditure.

Gross domestic product, expenditure-based refers to the total unduplicated value of the goods and services produced in the economic territory of a country or region during a given period calculated based on the sum of expenditure on final consumption plus gross capital formation plus exports less imports. Gross domestic product, or GDP, is expressed at market prices, a valuation in terms of the prices actually paid by the purchaser after all applicable taxes and subsidies.

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

• Percentage