Statistics Canada
Interactive
The Work
Statistics Canada publishes the quarterly national accounts as tables of numbers. This is one quarter of that release, April to June 2026, read as an infographic.
Keywords
Information design / Data visualization / Interactive / Editorial
The Challenge
The source material from the Government of Canada is quite dry and difficult to parse. This infographic is a way to see the salient quarterly changes infographically, in a responsive web and mobile layout.
Source
Statistics Canada Tables
36-10-0103-01, 36-10-0104-01, 36-10-0105-01, 36-10-0112-01
Design System
Variables · Text styles · Components
01 Colour
All variables 10
Surface
Content
Data
Semantic
| Name | Value | + |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | ||
| paper | F2EFE9 | |
| bar | E9E6E0 | |
| panel | 111111 5% | |
| Content | ||
| ink | 111111 | |
| line | 8C8B85 | |
| rule | 111111 18% | |
| Data | ||
| red | E8382F | |
| red-40 | E8382F 40% | |
| Semantic | ||
| data/active | red | |
| data/rest | red-40 | |
+ Create variable
02 Typography
Styles
+Text styles
Helvetica Neue · Regular, Bold
- Ag Display · 84/86
- Ag Figure / Hero · 96/82
- Ag Figure / Tile · 52/100
- Ag Headline L · 40/102
- Ag Headline S · 20/100
- Ag Body L · 26/140
- Ag Body · 19/130
- AG Label · 13/100
All variables 8
Size
| Name | Desktop | Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| # Display | 84 | 46 |
| # Figure / Hero | 96 | 54 |
| # Figure / Tile | 52 | 34 |
| # Headline L | 40 | 24 |
| # Headline S | 20 | 17 |
| # Body L | 26 | 22 |
| # Body | 19 | 15 |
| # Label | 13 | 13 |
+ Create variable
Type scale — spec sheet
Desktop
| Name | Size | Weight | Line-height | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 84 | 700 | 86% | GDP up close |
| Figure / Hero | 96 | 700 | 82% | +0.8% |
| Figure / Tile | 52 | 700 | 100% | +2.1% |
| Headline L | 40 | 700 | 102% | 2026 Q2 |
| Headline S | 20 | 700 | 100% | Key indicators |
| Body L | 26 | 400 | 140% | Auto exports up 27% |
| Body | 19 | 400 | 130% | Population fell |
| Label | 13 | 400 | 100% | National accounts |
Mobile
| Size | Weight | Line-height | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 700 | 86% | GDP up close |
| 54 | 700 | 82% | +0.8% |
| 34 | 700 | 100% | +2.1% |
| 24 | 700 | 102% | 2026 Q2 |
| 17 | 700 | 100% | Key indicators |
| 22 | 400 | 140% | Auto exports up 27% |
| 15 | 400 | 130% | Population fell |
| 13 | 400 | 100% | National accounts |
03 Components
Masthead
Statistics Canada / National accounts
GDP up close
Statistics Canada / National accounts
GDP up close
Statistics Canada / National accounts
GDP
up close
Event line
Readout
2026 Q2
+0.8%
2026 Q2
+0.8%
2026 Q2
+0.8%
Column chart
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Q3 2025
Q4 2025
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Q3 2025
Q4 2025
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Q1 2025
Q2 2025
Q3 2025
Q4 2025
Q1 2026
Q2 2026
Indicator grid
Real GDP per capita
+1.0%
Household disposable income
+2.1%
Household saving rate
+3.7%
GDP deflator
+2.5%
Export prices
+6.5%
Terms of trade
+3.3%
Real GDP per capita
+1.0%
Household disposable income
+2.1%
Household saving rate
+3.7%
GDP deflator
+2.5%
Export prices
+6.5%
Terms of trade
+3.3%
Real GDP per capita
+1.0%
Household disposable income
+2.1%
Household saving rate
+3.7%
GDP deflator
+2.5%
Export prices
+6.5%
Terms of trade
+3.3%
Next
Point
Handle
Rule