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GDP: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

(GDP_PROF_SERVICES)
Observations
Jul 2026: 168620
Updated: 2026-10-09, 6:21:15 a.m. ET
Units
Millions of chained 2017 dollars,
Seasonally adjusted at annual rates
Frequency
Monthly
Source
Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry
Series ID
GDP_PROF_SERVICES
Table 36-10-0434-02
CREDGDP: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis60000800001000001200001400001600001800001997200020032006200920122015201820212024Millions of chained 2017 dollars1997-01-01: 555041997-02-01: 556441997-03-01: 562721997-04-01: 567811997-05-01: 572511997-06-01: 572871997-07-01: 584121997-08-01: 588901997-09-01: 592871997-10-01: 595281997-11-01: 597971997-12-01: 607461998-01-01: 616081998-02-01: 628981998-03-01: 632541998-04-01: 633461998-05-01: 638291998-06-01: 644101998-07-01: 651771998-08-01: 660381998-09-01: 665091998-10-01: 673791998-11-01: 677361998-12-01: 687411999-01-01: 682721999-02-01: 692741999-03-01: 700241999-04-01: 705201999-05-01: 709281999-06-01: 715081999-07-01: 718781999-08-01: 720111999-09-01: 728551999-10-01: 739131999-11-01: 751371999-12-01: 761662000-01-01: 766142000-02-01: 770442000-03-01: 779272000-04-01: 786102000-05-01: 792502000-06-01: 799852000-07-01: 808692000-08-01: 811602000-09-01: 815652000-10-01: 817932000-11-01: 819382000-12-01: 813122001-01-01: 819342001-02-01: 814262001-03-01: 810052001-04-01: 810272001-05-01: 807782001-06-01: 804882001-07-01: 799602001-08-01: 801262001-09-01: 796552001-10-01: 794862001-11-01: 794062001-12-01: 791852002-01-01: 798622002-02-01: 807592002-03-01: 807062002-04-01: 804652002-05-01: 803062002-06-01: 805592002-07-01: 811172002-08-01: 816492002-09-01: 822072002-10-01: 825612002-11-01: 829722002-12-01: 830042003-01-01: 836982003-02-01: 836872003-03-01: 835252003-04-01: 833762003-05-01: 839202003-06-01: 838532003-07-01: 846282003-08-01: 839062003-09-01: 842942003-10-01: 845572003-11-01: 846572003-12-01: 848482004-01-01: 847142004-02-01: 846942004-03-01: 851542004-04-01: 854852004-05-01: 858262004-06-01: 856002004-07-01: 854852004-08-01: 855922004-09-01: 856042004-10-01: 857282004-11-01: 857992004-12-01: 858152005-01-01: 859532005-02-01: 859482005-03-01: 864052005-04-01: 867552005-05-01: 873142005-06-01: 878262005-07-01: 886052005-08-01: 889082005-09-01: 889652005-10-01: 892992005-11-01: 897812005-12-01: 902382006-01-01: 908972006-02-01: 912562006-03-01: 916202006-04-01: 916802006-05-01: 918402006-06-01: 920262006-07-01: 922312006-08-01: 925132006-09-01: 929562006-10-01: 934292006-11-01: 940422006-12-01: 940742007-01-01: 945322007-02-01: 943712007-03-01: 947062007-04-01: 952732007-05-01: 961322007-06-01: 968482007-07-01: 970612007-08-01: 969232007-09-01: 968932007-10-01: 975092007-11-01: 979632007-12-01: 979282008-01-01: 979072008-02-01: 981492008-03-01: 982962008-04-01: 985922008-05-01: 988982008-06-01: 992052008-07-01: 992072008-08-01: 1001752008-09-01: 1004282008-10-01: 999342008-11-01: 991812008-12-01: 988192009-01-01: 989782009-02-01: 987852009-03-01: 977242009-04-01: 976642009-05-01: 974092009-06-01: 973272009-07-01: 970952009-08-01: 969092009-09-01: 965822009-10-01: 964952009-11-01: 967552009-12-01: 963932010-01-01: 966022010-02-01: 965632010-03-01: 969222010-04-01: 970342010-05-01: 967732010-06-01: 969182010-07-01: 976172010-08-01: 974732010-09-01: 977582010-10-01: 983382010-11-01: 988752010-12-01: 995242011-01-01: 1001152011-02-01: 1006422011-03-01: 1009652011-04-01: 1010082011-05-01: 1013692011-06-01: 1022112011-07-01: 1021632011-08-01: 1027102011-09-01: 1033092011-10-01: 1038302011-11-01: 1042382011-12-01: 1046452012-01-01: 1044632012-02-01: 1045612012-03-01: 1044002012-04-01: 1045932012-05-01: 1047592012-06-01: 1048102012-07-01: 1056002012-08-01: 1056942012-09-01: 1057332012-10-01: 1055472012-11-01: 1053432012-12-01: 1057712013-01-01: 1061332013-02-01: 1060462013-03-01: 1065002013-04-01: 1070502013-05-01: 1077432013-06-01: 1079182013-07-01: 1080032013-08-01: 1085562013-09-01: 1096322013-10-01: 1098602013-11-01: 1104342013-12-01: 1109092014-01-01: 1104662014-02-01: 1109462014-03-01: 1117782014-04-01: 1124662014-05-01: 1129532014-06-01: 1144232014-07-01: 1155902014-08-01: 1158892014-09-01: 1153412014-10-01: 1151312014-11-01: 1156242014-12-01: 1150052015-01-01: 1144592015-02-01: 1139952015-03-01: 1135802015-04-01: 1132902015-05-01: 1131162015-06-01: 1128842015-07-01: 1128862015-08-01: 1131862015-09-01: 1128602015-10-01: 1132072015-11-01: 1135892015-12-01: 1139542016-01-01: 1142772016-02-01: 1146392016-03-01: 1151082016-04-01: 1149062016-05-01: 1157152016-06-01: 1158462016-07-01: 1161432016-08-01: 1164952016-09-01: 1170472016-10-01: 1170932016-11-01: 1173372016-12-01: 1176092017-01-01: 1172632017-02-01: 1181122017-03-01: 1187522017-04-01: 1193632017-05-01: 1198102017-06-01: 1199112017-07-01: 1198302017-08-01: 1201762017-09-01: 1208652017-10-01: 1204982017-11-01: 1213272017-12-01: 1224732018-01-01: 1230382018-02-01: 1238132018-03-01: 1245622018-04-01: 1249642018-05-01: 1249922018-06-01: 1253642018-07-01: 1256092018-08-01: 1257012018-09-01: 1258612018-10-01: 1262662018-11-01: 1268682018-12-01: 1284462019-01-01: 1286642019-02-01: 1287362019-03-01: 1288722019-04-01: 1297532019-05-01: 1295812019-06-01: 1304812019-07-01: 1314492019-08-01: 1322582019-09-01: 1321762019-10-01: 1327172019-11-01: 1336522019-12-01: 1340692020-01-01: 1331552020-02-01: 1343182020-03-01: 1194002020-04-01: 1182232020-05-01: 1197422020-06-01: 1246462020-07-01: 1282692020-08-01: 1308752020-09-01: 1331192020-10-01: 1355922020-11-01: 1374302020-12-01: 1374432021-01-01: 1390182021-02-01: 1398122021-03-01: 1404352021-04-01: 1401182021-05-01: 1405082021-06-01: 1415982021-07-01: 1434442021-08-01: 1449942021-09-01: 1473492021-10-01: 1486372021-11-01: 1495992021-12-01: 1507482022-01-01: 1516782022-02-01: 1530412022-03-01: 1544312022-04-01: 1548592022-05-01: 1556592022-06-01: 1561662022-07-01: 1577122022-08-01: 1588202022-09-01: 1601392022-10-01: 1607032022-11-01: 1603952022-12-01: 1614172023-01-01: 1627572023-02-01: 1636412023-03-01: 1646742023-04-01: 1651832023-05-01: 1655342023-06-01: 1656392023-07-01: 1647102023-08-01: 1650992023-09-01: 1651072023-10-01: 1653992023-11-01: 1652282023-12-01: 1653252024-01-01: 1665832024-02-01: 1666752024-03-01: 1673452024-04-01: 1679442024-05-01: 1681392024-06-01: 1686172024-07-01: 1693322024-08-01: 1690752024-09-01: 1692632024-10-01: 1693692024-11-01: 1698922024-12-01: 1695982025-01-01: 1690322025-02-01: 1694182025-03-01: 1690082025-04-01: 1691852025-05-01: 1694852025-06-01: 1689392025-07-01: 1691592025-08-01: 1685542025-09-01: 1686352025-10-01: 1684492025-11-01: 1687382025-12-01: 1685152026-01-01: 1684442026-02-01: 1683452026-03-01: 1680682026-04-01: 1679862026-05-01: 1679882026-06-01: 1681342026-07-01: 168620
Source: Statistics Canada, Gross Domestic Product by Industry via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).
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Notes

Source: Statistics Canada

Release: Gross Domestic Product by Industry

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

Frequency: Monthly

Notes: Monthly value-added of professional, scientific and technical services in millions of chained 2017 dollars, covering engineering, legal, consulting and computer services. It measures the output of the knowledge-intensive business services sector. Seasonally adjusted at annual rates.

Suggested Citation: Statistics Canada, GDP: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services GDP_PROF_SERVICES, retrieved from CRED, Canadian Research Economic Data; https://cred.nshipyard.com/series/GDP_PROF_SERVICES, October 9, 2026.

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Source: Statistics Canada, Wholesale Trade Survey via CRED
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CREDIndustrial Capacity Utilization Rate
COVID-19 recessionGlobal Financial Crisis707274767880828486881996199920022005200820112014201720202023Percent1996-01-01: 82.11996-04-01: 82.21996-07-01: 83.51996-10-01: 83.11997-01-01: 841997-04-01: 84.31997-07-01: 85.41997-10-01: 85.61998-01-01: 85.61998-04-01: 84.71998-07-01: 83.71998-10-01: 841999-01-01: 84.81999-04-01: 84.21999-07-01: 84.81999-10-01: 85.42000-01-01: 852000-04-01: 84.82000-07-01: 85.12000-10-01: 85.22001-01-01: 83.92001-04-01: 83.72001-07-01: 82.32001-10-01: 81.62002-01-01: 83.22002-04-01: 84.22002-07-01: 84.12002-10-01: 83.62003-01-01: 83.62003-04-01: 82.92003-07-01: 83.42003-10-01: 84.92004-01-01: 84.82004-04-01: 85.32004-07-01: 85.72004-10-01: 85.72005-01-01: 85.52005-04-01: 85.72005-07-01: 85.92005-10-01: 86.22006-01-01: 86.22006-04-01: 85.32006-07-01: 84.42006-10-01: 842007-01-01: 85.22007-04-01: 85.42007-07-01: 84.82007-10-01: 82.92008-01-01: 80.92008-04-01: 80.62008-07-01: 80.92008-10-01: 78.72009-01-01: 73.82009-04-01: 71.82009-07-01: 732009-10-01: 75.42010-01-01: 77.82010-04-01: 792010-07-01: 79.32010-10-01: 79.42011-01-01: 80.12011-04-01: 79.72011-07-01: 81.32011-10-01: 81.42012-01-01: 81.12012-04-01: 81.32012-07-01: 80.32012-10-01: 79.72013-01-01: 80.52013-04-01: 802013-07-01: 80.12013-10-01: 80.72014-01-01: 80.52014-04-01: 81.62014-07-01: 81.52014-10-01: 82.22015-01-01: 80.72015-04-01: 79.42015-07-01: 802015-10-01: 79.22016-01-01: 79.12016-04-01: 77.52016-07-01: 78.62016-10-01: 78.92017-01-01: 78.82017-04-01: 79.12017-07-01: 79.72017-10-01: 80.52018-01-01: 822018-04-01: 82.22018-07-01: 81.72018-10-01: 80.52019-01-01: 79.82019-04-01: 81.32019-07-01: 80.42019-10-01: 802020-01-01: 79.42020-04-01: 69.62020-07-01: 76.32020-10-01: 78.42021-01-01: 79.92021-04-01: 80.12021-07-01: 79.52021-10-01: 80.12022-01-01: 80.82022-04-01: 81.52022-07-01: 81.22022-10-01: 80.52023-01-01: 80.72023-04-01: 80.52023-07-01: 802023-10-01: 79.22024-01-01: 78.52024-04-01: 78.92024-07-01: 78.52024-10-01: 78.42025-01-01: 78.52025-04-01: 782025-07-01: 78.92025-10-01: 78.5
Source: Statistics Canada, Industrial Capacity Utilization via CRED
Shaded areas indicate Canadian recessions (C.D. Howe Institute).

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