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CAN | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | |
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% difference between January 1992 and February 2004 | |||||||||||
Seniors-only CPI increase | 26.1 | 21.6 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 24.9 | 21.2 | 28.8 | 26.8 | 28.9 | 32.0 | 27.1 |
All others’ CPI increase | 24.4 | 20.4 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 27.5 | 25.5 | 27.2 | 30.5 | 23.4 |
Difference | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
contribution to the difference in percentage point1 | |||||||||||
Food & non-alcoholic beverages from stores | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.05 | -0.17 | -0.07 | 0.09 | -0.14 | -0.10 | -0.24 | -0.55 | -0.08 |
Food & non-alcoholic drinks from restaurants | -0.01 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.01 | -0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
Rent / Tenants’ expenses | -0.22 | -0.05 | -0.42 | -0.22 | -0.30 | -0.52 | -0.15 | -0.55 | -0.11 | -0.40 | 0.08 |
Mortgage, taxes and other homeowners’ expenses | 0.68 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.56 | -0.30 | 0.91 | 0.35 | 0.51 | 0.09 | 1.95 |
Utilities (water, electricity, gas, heating oil) | 0.60 | 1.38 | 0.90 | 1.59 | 1.38 | 0.18 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 1.87 | 2.17 | 0.28 |
Household goods and operation | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.14 | -0.05 | 0.03 |
Clothing and footwear | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.49 | 0.37 | 0.65 | 0.55 | 0.30 |
Private transportation (car, licence, gas, etc.) | -0.31 | -0.20 | 0.23 | -0.04 | -0.24 | -0.17 | -0.46 | -0.47 | -0.10 | 0.07 | -0.14 |
Public transportation | -0.06 | -0.04 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.08 | -0.18 | -0.13 | 0.04 | -0.03 | -0.02 |
Health and personal care | -0.04 | -0.44 | 0.03 | -0.10 | -0.24 | 0.13 | -0.05 | 0.16 | -0.70 | -0.35 | 0.04 |
Recreational/sports equipment and services | 1.98 | 1.61 | 1.11 | 1.97 | 1.72 | 1.68 | 2.24 | 1.93 | 1.59 | 2.14 | 2.27 |
Tuition fees, reading and educational materials | -1.10 | -1.71 | -1.05 | -1.79 | -0.80 | -0.10 | -1.70 | -0.42 | -1.19 | -1.95 | -0.89 |
Alcohol and tobacco | -0.32 | -0.31 | -0.64 | -0.35 | -0.34 | -0.61 | -0.17 | -0.45 | -0.76 | -0.15 | -0.20 |
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