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Contribution to difference between lower- and higher-income households, from expenditures items with long-term price movements
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| Expenditure items with continuous effects (from a total of 88) |
Price change from Jan. 1992 to Feb. 2004 |
Contribution to the difference between higher- and lower-income households |
|---|---|---|
| % | % point | |
| Cooking appliances | -6 | -0.01 |
| City bus & subway transportation | 58 | -0.19 |
| Rail, highway bus and other inter-city transportation | 57 | -0.03 |
| Other health care goods | 0 | 0.00 |
| Computer equipment & supplies | -82 | -0.85 |
| Home entertainment equipment & services | -13 | -0.13 |
| Spectator - entertainment performances | 68 | 0.18 |
| Cablevision (including pay TV) | 74 | -0.27 |
| Tuition fees | 134 | -0.04 |
| Total continuous effects | . | -1.33 |
| Total difference between higher- and lower-income | ... | -0.33 |
| . not available ... not applicable Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation based on the Survey of Household Spending and the Consumer Price Index. |
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