BTS | Table 7 - Transportation-Related Investment by Government

Table 7
Transportation-Related Investment by Government

Proportion of government investment; millions of Canadian dollars

Government	1971		1976		1981		1986		1991		1996
Government	Dollars	%	Dollars	%	Dollars	%	Dollars	%	Dollars	%	Dollars	%
Transportation equipment
Aircraft, parts, and repairs	16	0.4	27	0.4	87	0.8	60	0.4	31	0.2	0	0.0
Automobiles, including passenger vans	40	1.0	87	1.3	63	0.6	98	0.7	110	0.6	137	0.7
Trucks, road tractors, and chassis	27	0.6	46	0.7	82	0.8	129	0.9	156	0.8	139	0.7
Other complete equipment	17	0.4	32	0.5	24	0.2	73	0.5	64	0.3	90	0.5
Motor vehicle parts, including bodies and tires	2	0.0	5	0.1	3	0.0	4	0.0	6	0.0	0	0.0
Railroad equipment and parts	0	0.0	63	0.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0
Shipbuilding and ship repair	9	0.2	25	0.4	89	0.8	129	0.9	74	0.4	70	0.4
Total	111	2.6	285	4.3	348	3.3	493	3.5	441	2.3	436	2.3
Transportation construction
Road, highway, and airport runway construction	1,232	29.3	1,764	26.3	2,805	26.3	3,610	25.6	4,082	21.3	4,463	23.4
Total	1,232	29.3	1,764	26.3	2,805	26.3	3,610	25.6	4,082	21.3	4,463	23.4
Transportation margins	9	0.2	16	0.2	29	0.3	41	0.3	48	0.3	35	0.2
Total, transportation	1,352	32.2	2,065	30.8	3,182	29.8	4,144	29.4	4,571	23.8	4,934	25.9
Total, government investment	4,205		6,696		10,665		14,089		19,208		19,066