A historical perspective on recent movements in Canada’s purchasing power parity / by Ryan Macdonald and Luke Rispoli.: CS11-626/2016-65E-PDF

"The U.S.–Canada purchasing power parity (PPP) is a measure of the relative price level between Canada and the United States. It measures the difference, in dollars, that exists between the two countries for an individual or firm wishing to purchase an equivalent basket of goods and services in each country. In the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, the U.S.–Canada PPP was US$0.84, meaning that for every dollar Canadians spent on goods and services, Americans spent 84 cents to buy comparable items"--Introduction.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Statistics Canada.
Title A historical perspective on recent movements in Canada’s purchasing power parity / by Ryan Macdonald and Luke Rispoli.
Series title Economic insights, 1927-503X ; No. 065
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) "Release date: December 22, 2016."
Issued also in French under title: Une perspective historique des récentes fluctuations de la parité de pouvoir d'achat du Canada.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, 2016.
Author / Contributor MacDonald, Ryan.
Rispoli, Luke.
Description 3 p. : charts.
ISBN 978-0-660-06944-9
Catalogue number
  • CS11-626/2016-65E-PDF
Subject terms Economic analysis
Purchasing power parity
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