Table 5 Investment by Transportation Industries,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Millions of Canadian dollars
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Commodities,1971,,1976,,1981,,1986,,1991,,1996,
,Dollars,%,Dollars,%,Dollars,%,Dollars,%,Dollars,%,Dollars,%
Transportation equipment ,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Aircraft, parts, and repairs",98,8.3,43,2.5,907,17.6,451,12.3,"2,014",28.4,"1,095",15.9
"Automobiles, including passenger vans",13,1.1,9,0.5,21,0.4,23,0.6,28,0.4,40,0.6
"Trucks, road tractors, and chassis",22,1.9,49,2.9,50,1.0,315,8.6,292,4.1,283,4.1
Other complete equipment,19,1.6,90,5.3,209,4.1,181,4.9,182,2.6,764,11.1
"Motor vehicle parts, including bodies and tires",5,0.4,10,0.6,4,0.1,39,1.1,34,0.5,18,0.3
Railroad equipment and parts,109,9.3,188,11.0,359,7.0,277,7.6,114,1.6,448,6.5
Shipbuilding and ship repair,23,2.0,75,4.4,284,5.5,77,2.1,217,3.1,249,3.6
Other equipment,52,4.4,153,8.9,381,7.4,265,7.2,400,5.7,"1,209",17.5
   Total,341,29.0,617,36.1,"2,215",42.9,"1,628",44.4,"3,281",46.3,"4,106",59.5
Transportation construction,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Road, highway, and airport runway construction",8,0.7,5,0.3,12,0.2,49,1.3,29,0.4,452,6.5
Other construction,737,62.6,964,56.3,"2,697",52.3,"1,711",46.6,"3,375",47.7,"1,816",26.3
   Total,745,63.3,969,56.6,"2,709",52.5,"1,760",48.0,"3,404",48.1,"2,268",32.9
Transportation margins,9,0.8,7,0.4,17,0.3,17,0.5,43,0.6,24,0.3
Trade margins,30,2.5,63,3.7,102,2.0,133,3.6,239,3.4,366,5.3
Indirect taxes,53,4.5,56,3.3,117,2.3,128,3.5,113,1.6,138,2.0
"Total, transportation","1,174",100.0,"1,712",100.0,"5,160",100.0,"3,666",99.9,"7,080",100.0,"6,902",100.0
Total investment by transportation industries,"1,174", ,"1,711",,"5,159", ,"3,668", ,"7,080", ,"6,902",