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Table 15
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials,
as of October 2007, for selected groups of consumer goods and services,
not seasonally adjusted
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| Canada CPI weight 1 | St. John's, N.L. | Charlottetown- Summerside, P.E.I. | Halifax, N.S. | Saint John, N.B. | Montréal, Que. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | combined city average=100 | |||||
| All-items | 100.0 | 98.0 | 94.0 | 99.0 | 96.0 | 95.0 |
| Food | 17.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Food purchased from stores | . | 105.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Meat, poultry and fish | . | 101.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Dairy products and eggs | . | 108.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Bakery and other cereal products | . | 100.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 101.0 |
| Fruit and vegetables | . | 116.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 | 102.0 |
| Other food purchased from stores 2 | . | 102.0 | 101.0 | 97.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | . | 102.0 | 102.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Shelter | 26.6 | 89.0 | 80.0 | 92.0 | 85.0 | 88.0 |
| Rented accommodation | . | 82.0 | 70.0 | 86.0 | 76.0 | 83.0 |
| Owned accommodation | . | 85.0 | 74.0 | 87.0 | 81.0 | 87.0 |
| Water, fuel and electricity | . | 116.0 | 118.0 | 124.0 | 115.0 | 99.0 |
| Household operations and furnishings | 11.1 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 | 103.0 | 98.0 |
| Household operations | . | 105.0 | 105.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 | 96.0 |
| Household furnishings | . | 101.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.4 | 101.0 | 96.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Transportation | 19.9 | 101.0 | 96.0 | 95.0 | 95.0 | 99.0 |
| Private transportation | . | 101.0 | 93.0 | 95.0 | 94.0 | 98.0 |
| Purchase of automotive vehicles | . | 101.0 | 104.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Gasoline | . | 110.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Other private transportation | . | 93.0 | 73.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 90.0 |
| Public transportation | . | 102.0 | 112.0 | 92.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Health and personal care | 4.7 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Health care | . | 98.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 | 99.0 |
| Personal care | . | 103.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.2 | 94.0 | 103.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 | 87.0 |
| Recreation | . | 101.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Education and reading | . | 80.0 | 109.0 | 125.0 | 130.0 | 66.0 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.1 | 111.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 |
| Alcoholic beverages | . | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 |
| Tobacco products and smokers' supplies | . | 122.0 | 109.0 | 113.0 | 99.0 | 85.0 |
| Canada CPI weight 1 | Ottawa, Ont. | Toronto, Ont. | Winnipeg, Man. | Regina, Sask. | Edmonton, Alta. | Vancouver, B.C. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| percent | combined city average=100 | ||||||
| All-items | 100.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 | 94.0 | 93.0 | 98.0 | 103.0 |
| Food | 17.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Food purchased from stores | . | 99.0 | 98.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Meat, poultry and fish | . | 101.0 | 98.0 | 93.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Dairy products and eggs | . | 104.0 | 104.0 | 92.0 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 99.0 |
| Bakery and other cereal products | . | 92.0 | 93.0 | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 | 116.0 |
| Fruit and vegetables | . | 96.0 | 95.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Other food purchased from stores 2 | . | 99.0 | 98.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 | 106.0 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | . | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 | 99.0 |
| Shelter | 26.6 | 106.0 | 117.0 | 84.0 | 82.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 |
| Rented accommodation | . | 109.0 | 124.0 | 81.0 | 73.0 | 96.0 | 104.0 |
| Owned accommodation | . | 104.0 | 115.0 | 84.0 | 77.0 | 94.0 | 101.0 |
| Water, fuel and electricity | . | 109.0 | 117.0 | 90.0 | 113.0 | 117.0 | 88.0 |
| Household operations and furnishings | 11.1 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 |
| Household operations | . | 105.0 | 106.0 | 99.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Household furnishings | . | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 94.0 | 100.0 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.4 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 | 100.0 |
| Transportation | 19.9 | 96.0 | 104.0 | 94.0 | 94.0 | 92.0 | 104.0 |
| Private transportation | . | 94.0 | 103.0 | 94.0 | 95.0 | 92.0 | 106.0 |
| Purchase of automotive vehicles | . | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 | 101.0 |
| Gasoline | . | 97.0 | 96.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 | 96.0 | 106.0 |
| Other private transportation | . | 84.0 | 113.0 | 80.0 | 83.0 | 86.0 | 113.0 |
| Public transportation | . | 108.0 | 108.0 | 98.0 | 94.0 | 88.0 | 90.0 |
| Health and personal care | 4.7 | 102.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 | 99.0 |
| Health care | . | 105.0 | 102.0 | 96.0 | 96.0 | 105.0 | 98.0 |
| Personal care | . | 99.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 | 96.0 | 99.0 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.2 | 106.0 | 106.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Recreation | . | 100.0 | 102.0 | 98.0 | 94.0 | 99.0 | 104.0 |
| Education and reading | . | 116.0 | 115.0 | 89.0 | 111.0 | 117.0 | 111.0 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.1 | 96.0 | 100.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Alcoholic beverages | . | 99.0 | 99.0 | 94.0 | 98.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Tobacco products and smokers' supplies | . | 92.0 | 101.0 | 119.0 | 116.0 | 109.0 | 115.0 |
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.
