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The economy of Ontario is rich and diversified. Ontario is the largest economy in Canada, with a GDP nearly twice that of neighbouring Quebec, which is Canada's second largest economy. Though manufacturing plays an important role in Ontario's economy, it is the service sector that takes up 76.9%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Ontario )〕 Ontario's deficit was CAD$9.8 billion in 2012-2013 (1.5% of the GDP),〔"()". March 28th, 2014.〕 and is expected to rise to CAD$11.7 billion in 2013-2014.〔 Ontario is the most populous province of Canada, with a population of approximately 13.5 million permanent residents in 2013. It is Canada's leading manufacturing province, accounting for 46% of the manufacturing GDP in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Gross domestic product (GDP) at basic prices, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), provinces and territories )〕 Inflation is at 1.0% as of July 2013, and the unemployment rate is at 7.5%.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ontario Fact Sheet March 2014 )〕 In 2012, the ratings agency Moody's downgraded the province's credit rating from an AA1 negative outlook to an AA2 stable outlook in April 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Moody's downgrades Ontario credit rating )〕 In 2013, Ontario's main international exports were motor vehicles and parts (34.2%), Precious Metals and Stones (12.3%), Mechanical Equipment (8.8%), Electrical machinery (3.8%), and plastic products (3.6%).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ontario Fact Sheet March 2014 )〕 Ontario's main international imports were motor vehicles parts and accessories (21.7%), mechanical equipment(14.2%), electrical machinery (11.8%), precious metals & stones (4.5%) and plastic products (3.7%).〔 Ontario was the leading state/province for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) in North America in 2013, with $7.23bn. This accounted for more than one-tenth of all FDI in North America. It was also the 4th biggest state for outward FDI, recording $7.74bn.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The fDi Report 2014 - North America )〕 ==History== The beginning of recorded history in Ontario is marked by the fur trade between Europeans and Native Americans, from which spawned various battles between various European and Native Americans peoples (the French, English, Iroquois and Hurons). As a result of the Jay Treaty in 1793, the fur trade spread to the Northwest and the need for better transport facilities (in addition to the population) grew. 6000 bushels of wheat were bought at Kingston in 1799, and flour was sold in Montreal and Toronto in 1800.〔 The American Revolution, French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars (in addition to subsequent immigration from the War of 1812) greatly stimulated the burgeoning timber trade in Ontario. The St. Lawrence became a monopoly route as other regions (like New York) lacked the waterways and rivers needed to transport timber. Between 1864 and 1866, 400 million board feet of British North American lumber passed through New York, and wood exports to the States from Canada were worth almost $7 million in 1866 to 1867.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/timber-trade-history/ )〕 All the while, the demand for wheat and other agricultural products was growing, but was subjected to considerably greater competition from other regions, and the livestock and dairy industries, in addition to banks, began to flourish.〔 In the early 20th century, Western Canada swelled with the influx of immigrant populations, and Ontario made the shift from being an export to domestic economy: the exported butter and cheese industry shifted into the milk industry for domestic consumption, winter dairying expanded, and the Ontario's apple industry declined in exports but increased consumption in Ontario and Western Canada.〔 In this time period, rail lines were constructed across Ontario and that the economy shifted toward greater industrialism and tapping into mineral resources—the mining, pulp and paper, and agriculture industries (in addition to hydro-electric power development) grew, and led to the growth of towns. Further industrial growth (which included those such as road construction, automobile factories, and the tourist trade) were encouraged by the war period.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Ontario」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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