The Purpose of This Problem Is to Make You Acquainted

Essay

The purpose of this problem is to make you acquainted with Statistics Canada's web site. Open _{HYPERLINK "http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html"} http://www.statcan.gc.ca/start-debut-eng.html and look for Economic Account, then open the link "Gross Domestic Product" page. Open "Summary Tables," then open the table "Real Gross Domestic Product, Expenditure-Based, by Province and Territory." Answer the following questions based on this table.
a.Which three provinces had the greatest real GDP per capita in 2008?
b.Calculate the shares of each of these provinces in Canada's real GDP in 2008.
c.Now, look for another table (you can use the "Search" function), "Consumer price index, historical summary, by province or territory." In which province was the consumer price index the highest in each of the years 2006 to 2009? Can you think of an explanation for that?