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| Average expenditures by household type, 2006 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Couples with children | Lone parent female | One person | Senior couples, both 65+ | Home owners | Renters | Urban households | Rural households | |
| $ | |||||||||
| Total expenditure | 67,736 | 97,911 | 50,026 | 36,270 | 48,450 | 81,361 | 41,313 | 69,028 | 58,580 |
| Total current consumption | 48,765 | 68,087 | 41,574 | 27,240 | 37,150 | 56,898 | 32,554 | 49,430 | 44,055 |
| Food | 7,046 | 9,862 | 6,445 | 3,825 | 6,424 | 7,971 | 5,346 | 7,112 | 6,579 |
| Shelter | 12,986 | 16,994 | 11,170 | 8,703 | 9,543 | 14,899 | 8,805 | 13,448 | 9,706 |
| Household operation | 3,251 | 4,755 | 3,247 | 1,829 | 2,322 | 3,815 | 2,192 | 3,246 | 3,281 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 2,131 | 2,952 | 1,684 | 1,104 | 1,379 | 2,509 | 1,155 | 2,143 | 2,045 |
| Clothing | 2,870 | 4,290 | 2,700 | 1,281 | 1,822 | 3,349 | 1,966 | 2,953 | 2,282 |
| Transportation | 9,240 | 13,538 | 6,512 | 4,313 | 7,168 | 11,249 | 5,416 | 9,137 | 9,969 |
| Health care | 1,867 | 2,304 | 1,396 | 1,116 | 2,738 | 2,251 | 1,184 | 1,855 | 1,959 |
| Personal care | 1,158 | 1,634 | 1,230 | 599 | 933 | 1,323 | 833 | 1,187 | 949 |
| Recreation | 3,975 | 6,124 | 2,969 | 1,969 | 2,338 | 4,869 | 2,235 | 4,026 | 3,614 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 264 | 321 | 204 | 190 | 294 | 315 | 168 | 273 | 201 |
| Education | 1,157 | 2,179 | 1,747 | 329 | 139 | 1,287 | 938 | 1,226 | 667 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,475 | 1,630 | 947 | 1,103 | 870 | 1,482 | 1,434 | 1,463 | 1,560 |
| Games of chance (net) | 258 | 247 | 109 | 197 | 347 | 278 | 227 | 257 | 266 |
| Miscellaneous expenditures | 1,087 | 1,259 | 1,213 | 682 | 833 | 1,300 | 656 | 1,103 | 977 |
| Personal taxes | 13,634 | 22,126 | 5,617 | 6,096 | 7,588 | 17,846 | 5,756 | 14,148 | 9,993 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 3,832 | 6,334 | 2,242 | 1,577 | 1,039 | 4,788 | 2,040 | 3,914 | 3,254 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,505 | 1,364 | 592 | 1,357 | 2,673 | 1,829 | 962 | 1,537 | 1,278 |
| Budget share of major spending categories by income quintile, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest quintile | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Highest quintile | |
| $ | |||||
| Average household expenditures | 23,778 | 38,510 | 57,353 | 81,227 | 137,815 |
| Budget share for major spending categories | % | ||||
| Food | 15.6 | 13.9 | 11.8 | 10.2 | 8.0 |
| Shelter | 29.8 | 23.7 | 20.9 | 18.7 | 15.6 |
| Clothing | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Transportation | 12.9 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 12.6 |
| Personal taxes | 3.3 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 19.4 | 28.7 |
