Use the data in Table 1.1 to calculate the following: the rate of growth in total government expenditures, in real government spending, and in real, per capita spending over the period from 2000 to 2009.
(i) What do the data tell you about the growth in government spending relative to population growth in Canada over this nine-year period?
(ii) Based on the data for the period 2000 to 2009, would you argue that the size of government has increased or decreased over this period? Explain.

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TABLE I.I Local, Provincial, and Federal Government Expenditures, Selected Years 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2014 Total Expenditure ($ millions) 352,796 390,496 2007 Dollars ($ millions) 493,421 511,790 524,764 In 2007 $ Per Capita 17,599 17,466 17,261 17,610 Percentage of GDP 50.9% 47.5% 41.8% 39.6% 418,762 493,117 557,194 589,927 589,927 720,678 667,913 774,877 685,732 Sources: Statistics Canada. CANSIM data from the following series v52531007, v62471023, v466668, v62471340 series. 17,937 19,448 19,294 37.7% 40.9% 39.6%