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Type of consumption expenditure by median age of generation, inflation-adjusted (2019) average dollars per household

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Pre-1946 (age 68) Baby boom (age 63) Baby boom (age 47) Generation X (age 47) Generation X (age 31) Millennials (age 31) 0 50,000 100,000 150,000 2019 dollars Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuelsHousing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels TransportTransport Food and accommodation services, recreation and cultureFood and accommodation services, recreation and culture Food and non-alcoholic beveragesFood and non-alcoholic beverages Insurance and financial servicesInsurance and financial services Other types of expenditure, not elsewhere classifiedOther types of expenditure, not elsewhere classified
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Special tabulation based on data from Statistics Canada, Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, and table 18-10-0005-01.

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Type of consumption expenditure by median age of generation, inflation-adjusted (2019) average dollars per household, 2019 dollars
  Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels Transport Food and accommodation services, recreation and culture Food and non-alcoholic beverages Insurance and financial services Other types of expenditure, not elsewhere classified
Pre-1946 (age 68) 15,747 10,116 11,701 6,656 5,858 17,411
Baby boom (age 63) 20,847 12,591 12,614 7,650 9,502 18,070
Baby boom (age 47) 18,599 13,519 15,286 7,926 7,534 22,047
Generation X (age 47) 23,111 16,558 16,139 8,852 8,288 29,518
Generation X (age 31) 13,970 10,905 12,531 6,676 5,106 19,500
Millennials (age 31) 18,428 14,176 13,038 7,064 5,426 22,057
Source(s):
Special tabulation based on data from Statistics Canada, Distributions of Household Economic Accounts, and table 18-10-0005-01.
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