The BC Economic Accounts	For more information contact Lillian Hallin (250) 387-0366

Please note: Since January 2006, Statistics Canada has posted a System of National Accounts module on their site. This module offers free access to economic accounts information that is vital to understanding the national and provincial accounts.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What are Economic Accounts?
• GDP: What does it mean and how is it measured?
• Constant dollar estimates and implicit price indices
• How are the British Columbia Economic Accounts structured?

Glossary and Notes

• Glossary
• Sources and Methods
• Quality Assessment of Estimates
• Chain Fisher Volume Index methodology

Economic Accounts Data (Updated Apr 2009)

• Annual Provincial Economic Accounts 2007-2008
• BC GDP at Market Prices and Final Domestic Demand 1981-2008
• Economic Activity: British Columbia and Canada 1991-2008
• International and Interprovincial Trade Flows: 1981-2008 in Current $ and Chained 2002$

BC Gross Domestic Product at Basic Prices, by Industry (Updated Apr 2009)
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS):

• 1984-1996 Current $
• 1997-2005 Current $
• 1997-2008 Chained 2002$
• Tourism and High Technology Satellite Accounts 1997-2008