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Government Final Consumption Expenditure

(CONS_GOVERNMENT)
Observations
Q2 2026: 561381
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:24:06 a.m. ET
Units
Millions of chained 2017 dollars,
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Frequency
Quarterly
Source
Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts
Series ID
CONS_GOVERNMENT
Table 36-10-0104-01
CREDGovernment Final Consumption Expenditure
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial CrisisEarly 1990s recessionEarly 1980s recession1974 recession1000001500002000002500003000003500004000004500005000005500006000001961196819751982198919962003201020172024Millions of chained 2017 dollars1961-01-01: 980781961-04-01: 984881961-07-01: 1025351961-10-01: 1018861962-01-01: 1028191962-04-01: 1066881962-07-01: 1051171962-10-01: 1067501963-01-01: 1088201963-04-01: 1087321963-07-01: 1110411963-10-01: 1116831964-01-01: 1179061964-04-01: 1158361964-07-01: 1150211964-10-01: 1183211965-01-01: 1201001965-04-01: 1206181965-07-01: 1221731965-10-01: 1248121966-01-01: 1274411966-04-01: 1312241966-07-01: 1344001966-10-01: 1385731967-01-01: 1387651967-04-01: 1447931967-07-01: 1455851967-10-01: 1471471968-01-01: 1485751968-04-01: 1515931968-07-01: 1557221968-10-01: 1585091969-01-01: 1582241969-04-01: 1613701969-07-01: 1615401969-10-01: 1641861970-01-01: 1702511970-04-01: 1766391970-07-01: 1726001970-10-01: 1762311971-01-01: 1734341971-04-01: 1797171971-07-01: 1826901971-10-01: 1852671972-01-01: 1816161972-04-01: 1844511972-07-01: 1885821972-10-01: 1917261973-01-01: 1913531973-04-01: 1934351973-07-01: 1944621973-10-01: 2021261974-01-01: 2008561974-04-01: 2063071974-07-01: 2093351974-10-01: 2121731975-01-01: 2139341975-04-01: 2211871975-07-01: 2237471975-10-01: 2235441976-01-01: 2226151976-04-01: 2251821976-07-01: 2240161976-10-01: 2264941977-01-01: 2306531977-04-01: 2354181977-07-01: 2337021977-10-01: 2354651978-01-01: 2349471978-04-01: 2364871978-07-01: 2368561978-10-01: 2372671979-01-01: 2367201979-04-01: 2400171979-07-01: 2380291979-10-01: 2396131980-01-01: 2411431980-04-01: 2442021980-07-01: 2476791980-10-01: 2466711981-01-01: 2477901981-04-01: 2473121981-07-01: 2503301981-10-01: 2510101982-01-01: 2488991982-04-01: 2514461982-07-01: 2535891982-10-01: 2543031983-01-01: 2498961983-04-01: 2545441983-07-01: 2572231983-10-01: 2575051984-01-01: 2581381984-04-01: 2582371984-07-01: 2612381984-10-01: 2645751985-01-01: 2685731985-04-01: 2708761985-07-01: 2687731985-10-01: 2754381986-01-01: 2755891986-04-01: 2737881986-07-01: 2764991986-10-01: 2754631987-01-01: 2777761987-04-01: 2799021987-07-01: 2779621987-10-01: 2814441988-01-01: 2847711988-04-01: 2874171988-07-01: 2887191988-10-01: 2888051989-01-01: 2898881989-04-01: 2938881989-07-01: 2973181989-10-01: 2969041990-01-01: 3026831990-04-01: 2990971990-07-01: 3057041990-10-01: 3091111991-01-01: 3075091991-04-01: 3132891991-07-01: 3110161991-10-01: 3134471992-01-01: 3139521992-04-01: 3121841992-07-01: 3121181992-10-01: 3171341993-01-01: 3141001993-04-01: 3154411993-07-01: 3117951993-10-01: 3115411994-01-01: 3070031994-04-01: 3108891994-07-01: 3111841994-10-01: 3095731995-01-01: 3092161995-04-01: 3083061995-07-01: 3058151995-10-01: 3030171996-01-01: 3032381996-04-01: 3032111996-07-01: 2985821996-10-01: 2979121997-01-01: 3003341997-04-01: 2981011997-07-01: 2987121997-10-01: 2986511998-01-01: 3066841998-04-01: 3035421998-07-01: 3046961998-10-01: 3038771999-01-01: 3072601999-04-01: 3092291999-07-01: 3141321999-10-01: 3145462000-01-01: 3181132000-04-01: 3216192000-07-01: 3231232000-10-01: 3250952001-01-01: 3292592001-04-01: 3333962001-07-01: 3343532001-10-01: 3348062002-01-01: 3371342002-04-01: 3385132002-07-01: 3418552002-10-01: 3444462003-01-01: 3482232003-04-01: 3494622003-07-01: 3503642003-10-01: 3531192004-01-01: 3554002004-04-01: 3547612004-07-01: 3576772004-10-01: 3596132005-01-01: 3576872005-04-01: 3589522005-07-01: 3609822005-10-01: 3650042006-01-01: 3664652006-04-01: 3703752006-07-01: 3715772006-10-01: 3739072007-01-01: 3754052007-04-01: 3771612007-07-01: 3824222007-10-01: 3825522008-01-01: 3859772008-04-01: 3944012008-07-01: 3942582008-10-01: 3999732009-01-01: 4000122009-04-01: 4031502009-07-01: 4052872009-10-01: 4086132010-01-01: 4122742010-04-01: 4118052010-07-01: 4132632010-10-01: 4161262011-01-01: 4164612011-04-01: 4180382011-07-01: 4198602011-10-01: 4207802012-01-01: 4213372012-04-01: 4201902012-07-01: 4227952012-10-01: 4225102013-01-01: 4180892013-04-01: 4162272013-07-01: 4183122013-10-01: 4208842014-01-01: 4220972014-04-01: 4205192014-07-01: 4207112014-10-01: 4194382015-01-01: 4251532015-04-01: 4255992015-07-01: 4280682015-10-01: 4268812016-01-01: 4303802016-04-01: 4349642016-07-01: 4348782016-10-01: 4357982017-01-01: 4401222017-04-01: 4407462017-07-01: 4440402017-10-01: 4478282018-01-01: 4521032018-04-01: 4566862018-07-01: 4582622018-10-01: 4614362019-01-01: 4593932019-04-01: 4590712019-07-01: 4628082019-10-01: 4669572020-01-01: 4663982020-04-01: 4496032020-07-01: 4746212020-10-01: 4810092021-01-01: 4879752021-04-01: 4935392021-07-01: 4958542021-10-01: 4995142022-01-01: 5044292022-04-01: 5046402022-07-01: 5098182022-10-01: 5144892023-01-01: 5138632023-04-01: 5192232023-07-01: 5255192023-10-01: 5238802024-01-01: 5319392024-04-01: 5379192024-07-01: 5446672024-10-01: 5478472025-01-01: 5503582025-04-01: 5559112025-07-01: 5529292025-10-01: 5560992026-01-01: 5559982026-04-01: 561381
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts

Units: Millions of chained 2017 dollars, Seasonally adjusted at annual rates

Frequency: Quarterly

Notes: Real government final consumption expenditure in millions of chained 2017 dollars, covering services such as health, education and public administration. It is the steadiest GDP component, since public payrolls move less with the cycle than private spending. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates; published quarterly.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, Government Final Consumption Expenditure CONS_GOVERNMENT, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/CONS_GOVERNMENT, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry via CRED
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian System of Macroeconomic Accounts via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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