Economy of Quebec
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) |
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| April 1 to March 31 | |
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Trade organisations
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NAFTA, OECD, |
| Statistics | |
| GDP | US$ 358.0 billion (2012) |
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GDP per capita
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US$ 44,286 (2012) |
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Population below poverty line
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facts about economy |
| Unemployment | 7.8 % (2012) |
| External | |
| Exports | $147.6 billion (2008) goods: 75.7 % services: 24.3 % international: 60.4 % interprovincial: 39.6 % |
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Export goods
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aluminium airplanes paper airplane parts copper and alloys |
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Main export partners
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United States (72.2%) United Kingdom (2.6 %) Germany (2.0 %) France (1.9 %) Netherlands (1.8 %) |
| Imports | $167.0 billion (2008) goods: 75.5 % services: 24.5 % international: 62.9 % interprovincial: 37.1 % |
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Import goods
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petrol automobils airplanes trucks and frames |
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Main import partners
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United States (31.1 %) China (8.3 %) Algeria (8.1 %) United Kingdom (7.9 %) Germany (4.0 %) Japan (4.0 %) |
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All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. |
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The economy of Quebec is diversified and post-industrial with an average potential for growth. Manufacturing and the Service sectors dominate the economy. If Quebec were a country, its economy would be ranked the 44th largest in the world just behind Norway. Quebec is also ranked the 21st largest in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The economy of Quebec represents 19.65% of the total GDP of Canada.
Since 2006, Quebec has a green plan in order to achieve the objective of the on climate change. The Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs du Québec (Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks) is primarily responsible for implementing environmental policy. For its part, the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec (SEPAQ) is the lead agency for the management of national parks and wildlife reserves. Quebec currently protects nearly 8.12% (135,326 km2) of its territory. The first protected area was the creation of Parc du Mont-Royal in 1876 followed by the Parc national du Mont-Tremblant in 1894.
The Quebec government has been working to introduce the electric car since 1994, including contributing financing for technologies such as the TM4 MФTIVE, an electric motor designed and manufactured in Quebec.Hydro-Québec has recently tested more than 50 i-MiEV in order to gradually introduce the charging stations across the province. This is the largest pilot test of electric cars in Canada. Quebec was the first province in Canada to allow the ZENN car to drive on the roads. During the inaugural speech of 2011, Jean Charest announced five priorities for the next 30 years including the Plan Nord and called for a revolution in electric cars.
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