Table 7 Transportation-Related Investment by Government,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Proportion of government investment; millions of Canadian dollars
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Government,1971,,1976,,1981,,1986,,1991,,1996,
,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",