EXHIBIT I
SELECTED ECONOMIC STATISTICS
1994 to 1997
    %     %

%       

1997

Change

1996

Change 1995 Change

1994

Population as of July 1 (000's)

561.9

-1.3

569.6

-1.0

575.4

-0.9

580.5

Gross Domestic Product at Market Prices ($ Millions)

n/a

n/a

10,394

-0.3

10,425

6.2

9,816

Total Personal Income ($ Millions)

n/a

n/a

10,254

-1.4

10,397

0.4

10,359

Per Capita Personal Income ($)

n/a

n/a

18,003

-0.4

18,069

1.3

17,844

Labour Force, Annual Average (000's)

236.2

0.3

235.5

-2.5

241.5

-1.2

244.5

Employment, Annual Average (000's)

191.9

1.1

189.7

-3.9

197.3

1.4

194.6

Unemployment Rate, Annual Average (%)

18.8

-3.1

19.4

6.0

18.3

-10.3

20.4

Wages and Salaries ($ Millions)

4,706

-2.6

4,831

-0.7

4,863

1.9

4,771

Consumer Price Index(1992=100)

108.2

2.1

106.0

1.5

104.4

1.5

102.9

Total Volume of Fish Landings (000's of
  Metric Tonnes)

204

12.6

182

37.9

132

3.2

128

Total Value of Fish Landings ($ Millions)

295

15.7

255

-22.6

330

63.8

201

Newsprint Shipments (Thousands of Metric Tonnes)

741

3.8

714

-2.9

735

-0.3

737

Iron Ore Shipments (Millions of Metric Tonnes)

21.8

9.0

20.0

0.0

20.0

-1.5

20.3

Gross Value of Manufacturing Shipments ($ Millions)

1,657

-3.9

1,725

5.2

1,639

15.2

1,423

Private and Public Capital Investment ($ Millions)

2,505

9.3

2,292

-19.0

2,829

-2.7

2,906

Dwelling Starts (Number)

1,696

-16.6

2,034

18.8

1,712

-23.7

2,243

Retail Trade ($ Millions)

3,643

5.7

3,447

-0.9

3,478

2.0

3,409

New Motor Vehicle Sales (Number)

20,985

29.5

16,199

-5.3

17,112

-15.4

20,225


Note:      Some data are preliminary.
                Some percent changes are based on unrounded data.

Source:     Statistics Canada; Economics and Statistics Branch,
                  Department of Finance
 


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