Table 1
Average total expenditure and shares of spending of major categories for provinces and territories, 2009
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Average household spending | Food | Shelter | Clothing | Transportation | Personal taxes1 | |
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$ | shares of spending2 (%) | |||||
Canada | 71,120 | 10.2 | 19.8 | 4.0 | 13.7 | 20.2 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 57,600 | 11.3 | 16.6 | 4.3 | 16.0 | 18.5 |
Prince Edward Island | 56,900 | 11.8 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 14.0 | 16.8 |
Nova Scotia | 60,870 | 11.0 | 18.9 | 3.6 | 14.6 | 18.2 |
New Brunswick | 61,210 | 10.9 | 17.4 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 17.5 |
Quebec | 60,120 | 12.0 | 18.8 | 3.9 | 13.9 | 19.9 |
Ontario | 76,580 | 9.5 | 20.3 | 4.1 | 13.4 | 21.1 |
Manitoba | 66,610 | 9.8 | 18.3 | 3.9 | 14.3 | 20.2 |
Saskatchewan | 69,380 | 9.1 | 17.9 | 3.8 | 15.9 | 19.4 |
Alberta | 84,980 | 9.2 | 19.0 | 4.0 | 14.0 | 22.2 |
British Columbia | 73,570 | 10.3 | 22.2 | 3.9 | 12.7 | 17.9 |
Yukon | 69,860 | 10.7 | 19.9 | 3.7 | 12.8 | 18.5 |
Northwest Territories | 82,970 | 11.5 | 21.5 | 3.9 | 12.2 | 21.3 |
Nunavut | 84,440 | 17.5 | 15.2 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 18.7 |
Percentage of spending on personal taxes depends on provincial and federal income tax rates as well as household income distribution.
Shares of spending represent the proportions of average household spending.
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