The Daily Friday, March 2, 2018
Press Release
Gross domestic product, income and expenditure, fourth quarter 2017
Real gross domestic product grew 0.4% in the fourth quarter, the same rate as the previous quarter. Final domestic demand increased 1.0%.
Gross domestic product by industry, December 2017
Real gross domestic product edged up 0.1% in December as 13 of 20 industrial sectors increased. This followed a 0.4% gain in November.
Residential construction investment, fourth quarter 2017
Investment in residential construction totalled $34.5 billion in the fourth quarter, up 9.2% (+$2.9 billion) compared with the same period in 2016.
Investment in non-residential building construction (revised data), fourth quarter 2017
Following the release of gross domestic product by income and expenditure for the fourth quarter, revised data on investment in non-residential building construction for the fourth quarter are now available.
Quarterly capital spending: Oil and gas industries, fourth quarter 2017
Capital expenditures for the oil and gas extraction industries, including exploration and evaluation, rose 23.5% from the fourth quarter of 2016 to $12.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2017. For the full year, capital spending totalled $43.0 billion in 2017, up 13.0% over 2016.
Spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries, 2016
Total operating revenue for the spectator sports, event promoters, artists and related industries grew 4.5% to $9.1 billion in 2016, while operating expenses increased 3.5% to $8.0 billion. This resulted in an operating profit margin of 11.3%, up slightly from 10.5% in 2015.
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