BTS | Table 5 - Investment by Transportation Industries

Table 5
Investment by Transportation Industries

Millions of Canadian dollars

Commodities	1971		1976		1981		1986		1991		1996
Commodities	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