Table 2
Shares of total expenditure of major spending categories by income quintile, Canada, 2015
Lowest quintile | Second quintile | Third quintile | Fourth quintile | Highest quintile | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | dollars | |
Average household expenditures | 33,705 | 49,750 | 68,893 | 96,493 | 164,599 |
share of total expenditure (%) | share of total expenditure (%) | share of total expenditure (%) | share of total expenditure (%) | share of total expenditure (%) | |
Food | 14.8 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 10.5 | 8.1 |
Shelter | 32.2 | 27.3 | 23.6 | 20.7 | 16.3 |
Clothing and accessories | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
Transportation | 15.4 | 15.6 | 15.8 | 15.0 | 12.5 |
Income taxes | 1.5 | 6.6 | 11.6 | 16.5 | 29.7 |
Note(s):
Data include the 10 provinces only.
Source(s):
Data were derived from CANSIM table 203-0022.
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