Economy of Quebec
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Currency
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Canadian dollar (CAD)
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Fiscal year
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1 April - 31 March
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Trade organisations
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NAFTA, OECD, WTO and others
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Statistics [1]
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GDP ranking
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13th (2004) [2]
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GDP
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$1.023 trillion(2004)
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GDP growth
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2.4% (2004)
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GDP per capita
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$31,500 (2004)
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GDP by sector
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agriculture (2.3%), industry (26.4%), services (71.3%) (2004)
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Inflation
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1.9% (2004)
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Pop below poverty line
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N/A (2004)
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Labour force
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17.37 million (2004)
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Labour force by occupation
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agriculture (3%), manufacturing (15%), construction (5%), services (74%), other (3%)(2000)
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Unemployment
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7% (2004)
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Main industries
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transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products, wood and paper products, fish products, petroleum and natural gas
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Trading Partners [3]
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Exports
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$315.6 billion (2004)
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Export - Commodities
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motor vehicles and parts, industrial machinery, aircraft, telecommunications equipment, chemicals, plastics, fertilizers, wood pulp, timber, crude petroleum, natural gas, electricity, aluminum
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Main partners
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US 85.2%, Japan 2.1%, UK 1.6% (2004)
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Imports
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$256.1 billion (2004)
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Imports - Commodities
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machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and parts, crude oil, chemicals, electricity, durable consumer goods
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Main Partners
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US 58.9%, China 6.8%, Mexico 3.8% (2004)
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Public finances [4]
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Public debt
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N/A (2004)
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Revenues
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$151 billion (2004)
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Expenses
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$144 billion (2004)
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Economic aid
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$2 billion (donor) (2004)
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