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Yukon fact sheet
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Economic facts
Earnings, Income & Employment
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(in millions of current dollars)
|
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 | |
| G.D.P.* |
1,767 |
1,622 |
1,522 |
1,394 |
1,292 |
|
Wages and salaries & supplementary income |
972 |
906 |
826 |
783 |
729 |
* G.D.P. figures are at market prices
Average Weekly Earnings (Annual Averages)
Industrial Aggregate, excluding unclassified and including overtime
|
CANADA |
YUKON |
DIFFERENCE | |
|
2008 |
$810.45 |
$856.60 |
5.7% |
|
2007 |
$788.17 |
$849.47 |
7.8% |
|
2006 |
$755.50 |
$816.69 |
8.1% |
|
2005 |
$737.29 |
$793.83 |
7.7% |
|
2004 |
$709.41 |
$765.16 |
7.9% |
|
2003 |
$690.79 |
$740.74 |
7.2% |
|
2002 |
$672.68 |
$754.68 |
12.2% |
|
2001 |
$656.74 |
$719.77 |
9.6% |
Personal Income
|
2006 |
2005 |
2004 | |
|
Total Number of Returns |
22,610 |
22,290 |
21,780 |
|
Total Income ($000) |
958,902 |
868,500 |
798,571 |
|
Average Income ($) |
42,411 |
38,964 |
36,665 |
|
Taxable Income ($000) |
787,542 |
698,105 |
642,317 |
|
Average Taxable Income ($) |
34,832 |
31,319 |
29,491 |
Total Employed and Government Employment
(Annual Averages)
|
TOTAL |
Total |
Federal |
Territorial |
Municipal | |
|
2008(p) |
17,100 |
5,958 |
610 |
4,694 |
653 |
|
2007 |
16,400 |
5,663 |
606 |
4,539 |
518 |
|
2006 |
16,900 |
5,502 |
580 |
4,421 |
501 |
|
2005 |
17,000 |
5,368 |
584 |
4,322 |
462 |
|
2004 |
16,700 |
5,248 |
594 |
4,184 |
470 |
|
2003 |
15,100 |
5,120 |
642 |
3,999 |
479 |
|
2002 |
15,100 |
5,001 |
853 |
3,684 |
464 |
Number of Employees, by Selected Sector (Annual averages)
|
2008 |
2007 |
2006 | ||
|
*Industrial Aggregate |
19,492 |
18,776 |
18,059 | |
|
Goods Producing Industries |
1,938 |
2,074 |
1,977 | |
| Construction |
964 |
1,010 |
1,094 | |
|
Service Producing Industries |
17,403 |
16,528 |
15,834 | |
| Trade |
2,927 |
2,756 |
2,219 | |
| Transportation & Warehousing |
1,782 |
1,624 |
1,564 | |
| Accommodation & Food Services |
1,604 |
1,561 |
1,674 | |
| Public Administration |
5,985 |
5,618 |
5,513 | |
| * Including Unclassified | ||||
Unemployment Rate (%), 2008
(Seasonally adjusted estimates)
|
|
CANADA |
YUKON |
|
January |
5.8 |
5.0 |
|
February |
5.9 |
5.0 |
|
March |
6.1 |
4.5 |
|
April |
6.0 |
3.9 |
|
May |
6.1 |
3.9 |
|
June |
6.2 |
5.1 |
| July |
6.1 |
5.0 |
| August |
6.2 |
5.6 |
| September |
6.2 |
5.0 |
| October |
6.3 |
5.0 |
| November |
6.4 |
4.9 |
| December |
6.6 |
5.5 |
Consumer Prices
Consumer Price Index, Whitehorse, 2008
|
2002=100 |
ANNUAL AVERAGE | ||
|
All items |
113.4 |
3.6% | |
|
|
Food |
111.9 |
3.1% |
|
|
Shelter |
128.5 |
8.4% |
|
|
Household Operations |
101.4 |
0.8% |
|
|
Clothing and Footwear |
100.6 |
1.2% |
|
|
Transportation |
119.1 |
2.1% |
|
|
Health and Personal Care |
107.6 |
0.3% |
|
|
Recreation, Education and Reading |
95.0 |
-0.9% |
|
|
Alcohol and Tobacco |
125.1 |
6.3% |
|
|
Energy |
156.7 |
14.2% |
Food Price Index, Whitehorse (2002 = 100)
|
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 | ||
|
Food Purchased |
109.3 |
105.4 |
103.4 |
102.3 | |
| Meat |
104.9 |
105.1 |
104.9 |
105.2 | |
| Dairy Products |
117.5 |
114.9 |
111.5 |
108.6 | |
| Bakery and Cereal Products |
117.0 |
108.7 |
105.3 |
100.9 | |
| Fresh Fruit |
102.5 |
96.5 |
95.8 |
89.2 | |
| Fresh Vegetables |
96.0 |
92.9 |
92.1 |
91.6 | |
| Food Purchased From Restaurants |
117.8 |
115.8 |
111.8 |
110.1 | |
Trade
|
Retail Trade ($) |
Wholesale Trade ($) | |||
|
2008 |
530,215,000 |
2008 |
146,085,000 | |
|
2007 |
500,268,000 |
2007 |
140,105,000 | |
|
2006 |
451,308,000 |
2006 |
118,432,000 | |
|
2005 |
433,914,000 |
2005 |
91,876,000 | |
|
2004 |
413,966,000 |
2004 |
77,739,000 | |
Construction
Building Permits, 2008 (Value in $000)
|
RESIDENTIAL |
INDUSTRIAL | |||
|
Number |
Value |
Number |
Value | |
|
Dawson City |
72 |
2,193 |
0 |
0 |
|
Haines Junction |
26 |
1,040 |
0 |
0 |
|
Watson Lake |
54 |
909 |
0 |
0 |
|
Whitehorse |
905 |
30,691 |
30 |
2,578 |
|
|
| |||
|
GOV’T/ |
COMMERCIAL | |||
|
Number |
Value |
Number |
Value | |
|
Dawson City |
3 |
441 |
14 |
626 |
|
Haines Junction |
2 |
26 |
4 |
115 |
|
Watson Lake |
11 |
908 |
4 |
158 |
|
Whitehorse |
22 |
2,681 |
73 |
9,269 |
Legend:
(p) = preliminary
(..) = unavailable
