Figure 1: Trends in the Economy, Population, Federal Program Spending and the Size of the Federal Public Service, 1983-84 to 2010-11

Fiscal Year Canadian Population Index Federal Public Service WorkforceIndex Real GDP Index Real Program Expenses Index
Sources: Office of the Chief Human Resources Officer, Treasury Board Secretariat; Statistics Canada; Department of Finance (Fiscal Reference Tables).
Note: Program expenses include transfers and were deflated using the Consumer Price Index.
1983-84 100 100 100 100
1984-85 101 101 106 105
1985-86 102 101 111 100
1986-87 103 100 114 101
1987-88 104 99 118 104
1988-89 106 99 124 104
1989-90 108 99 128 104
1990-91 109 100 128 104
1991-92 111 101 125 104
1992-93 112 101 126 109
1993-94 113 101 129 108
1994-95 114 98 135 108
1995-96 116 96 139 104
1996-97 117 88 141 94
1997-98 118 83 147 96
1998-99 119 81 153 96
1999-00 120 81 162 96
2000-01 121 84 170 103
2001-02 122 89 173 105
2002-03 124 95 178 110
2003-04 125 97 182 113
2004-05 126 97 188 127
2005-06 127 97 193 123
2006-07 129 100 199 130
2007-08 130 101 203 135
2008-09 132 105 204 137
2009-10 132 109 199 161
2010-11 134 113 205 155

Return to Figure 1: Trends in the Economy, Population, Federal Program Spending and the Size of the Federal Public Service, 1983-84 to 2010-11