Canada's space sector is extraordinary. More than 200 organizations are generating $3.8 billion to the GDP. We've done a space sector report. This is our 28th, I believe, this year. They're vibrant and growing. We've seen the business expenditures and research and development increase by 17%, and we've seen a growth rate of 15%. They generated $5 billion in revenues. They're extraordinary. About half of their revenues, almost 50%, comes from global markets.
Our main market at the moment is the United States, but as I mentioned, Europe is another important market. One of the things they tell us is that the Canadian Space Agency's procurements and our technology development programs are an important driver for them. Having anchor contracts helps them when they go to international markets.
Increasingly, the Canadian Space Agency is not the buyer of space services and solutions. Increasingly, it's Environment Canada, Natural Resources Canada, National Defence.... At the beginning, it was us, but more and more it's the other departments and agencies that can achieve their goals through space services and solutions. Our portion is truly the pure space segment.