Household spending declines
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In 2010, Canadian households reported average total expenditures of $70,574. Of this, 75.1% was spent on goods and services, while income taxes, gifts, insurance premiums and pension contributions accounted for the remainder (24.9%).
Households with the lowest income reported total spending of $28,583 in 2010. In contrast, households with the highest income spent $139,001.
Of the $53,016 that households spent on goods and services, 28.3% was on shelter, 20.7% on transportation and 14.0% on food. Spending on clothing represented 6.5% of the total, health care, 4.1%, and communications, 3.3%.
On average, couples with children spent the most on goods and services ($74,126). The lowest spending was by one-person households ($30,563).
Provincially, the highest average spending on goods and services was by households in Alberta ($61,134). Households in Prince Edward Island ($44,856) reported the lowest spending.
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