Table 2 
Shares of total expenditure of major spending categories by income quintile, Canada, 2015 

Shares of total expenditure of major spending categories by income quintile, Canada, 2015
  Lowest quintile Second quintile Third quintile Fourth quintile Highest quintile
  dollarsdollarsdollarsdollarsdollars
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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