market survey on automobile parts industry in canada 2005 06 prepared by engineering export promotion council india chicago country profile full name population est is 32 3 million capital city ottawa ethnic groups white 73 black 10 asian 7 aborigines 4 others 6 currency 1 us dollar 12 canadian government a constitutional monarchy and federal state with democratic climate colder the north warmer south winters are long hard basic economic facts gdp purchasing power parity 061 9 billion 05 per head 905 annual growth 2 inflation unemployment january 2006 major industries highly diversified technologically advanced transportation equipment chemicals processed unprocessed minerals food products wood paper fish petroleum natural gas trading partners s biggest partner global markets 88 followed japan 0 uk china exports 453 060 commodities machinery automotive industrial goods materials energy raw imports 388 210