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Country or Region: Canada › Change country
Economic Indicator: General Government Balance (National Currency) › See all Canada indicators, › See General Government Balance (National Currency) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Canadian Dollar
Currency Symbol: CAD

Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue). Source: Haver Analytics. The source for gross and net debt is OECD. Latest actual data: 2010 Notes: Fiscal data are on a calendar year basis. Fiscal assumptions: Projections use the baseline forecasts in the latest Budget 2011?A Low-Tax Plan for Jobs and Growth. The IMF staff makes some adjustments to this forecast for differences in macroeconomic projections. The IMF staff forecast also incorporates the most recent data releases from Finance Canada (Update of Economic and Fiscal Projections, Oct.) and Statistics Canada, including federal, provincial, and territorial budgetary outturns through the end of 2010:Q4. Start/end months of reporting year: January/December GFS Manual used: 2001. Comment: Preliminary data: based on quarterly data. Basis of recording: Noncash (accrual) General gover

General Government Balance (National Currency) for Canada is CAD -79.104 Billion.

In the previous year, 2009, General Government Balance (National Currency) for Canada was CAD -70.09 Billion General Government Balance (National Currency) for Canada in 2010 was or will be 12.87% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General Government Balance (National Currency) for Canada was or will be CAD -70.88 Billion, which is 10.40% more than the 2010 figure.