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Figure 1 World FDI Stock, Exports and GDP, 1980-2005 (Index: 1980 = 100)

Source: UNCTAD 2005 as cited by the Department of Finance
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Figure 2 Average Annual Labour Productivity Growth, 2001-2005 (percent)

Source: OECD, Factbook 2007
*Growth in average annual labour productivity per hour worked
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Figure 3 Relative Labour Productivity in the Total Economy, Canada, 1961-2006 (as a percentage of that in the United States)
Source: Centre for the Study of Living Standards, Aggregate Income and Productivity Trends: Canada vs United States, 1961-2006.
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Figure 4 FDI Stocks as a Percentage of GDP among the G7, 2006

Source: UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2007, Annex table B.3.
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Figure 5 – FDI in Canada, by Top-10 Sources, 2006 (Billions CAD)
| Region | 1995 |
2005 |
2006 |
World
Share |
World
Share |
World |
168.2 |
407.6 |
448.9 |
100 |
100 |
United States |
112.9 |
259.0 |
273.7 |
67.2 |
61.0 |
United Kingdom |
14.1 |
30.0 |
39.0 |
8.4 |
8.7 |
France |
5.7 |
28.4 |
29.5 |
3.4 |
6.6 |
Netherlands |
6.3 |
22.1 |
22.6 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
Switzerland |
3.4 |
13.2 |
14.1 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
Japan |
7.0 |
10.5 |
11.3 |
4.2 |
2.5 |
Germany |
5.0 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
3.0 |
2.2 |
Brazil |
0.3 |
3.1 |
9.4 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
Luxembourg |
0.1 |
3.7 |
5.8 |
0.1 |
1.3 |
Bermuda |
1.6 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
Source: Statistics Canada, International investment position, Canadian direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in Canada, by country, annual (dollars), CANSIM Table 376-0051. |
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Figure 6 Canadian Inward and Outward M&A Activity, 1993-2006 (Billions CAD)
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM Table 376-0016.
A negative value for Canadian inward M&A activity could indicate net repatriation of assets of foreign-owned companies operating in Canada. Inward M&A is defined within Canada's Balance of International Payments system as the difference between the sales of existing interests in Canada and the acquisitions of direct investment interests from non-residents.