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Table 4-3
The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Household operations, furnishings and equipment

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Household operations, furnishings and equipment
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change December 2008 from
December  2008 November  2008 December  2007 November  2008 December  2007
    2002=100
Household operations, furnishings and equipment (v41691067) 105.5 105.5 103.5 0.0 1.9
Household operations (v41691068) 111.4 111.3 107.3 0.1 3.8
Communications (v41691069) 104.7 104.7 102.5 0.0 2.1
Telephone services (v41691070) 105.7 105.7 102.0 0.0 3.6
Internet access services (v41693216) 93.9 93.9 98.0 0.0 -4.2
Postal services and other communication services (v41691071) 122.3 122.3 120.9 0.0 1.2
Child care and domestic services (v41691072) 122.9 122.9 116.8 0.0 5.2
Child care (v41691073) 121.8 121.8 117.1 0.0 4.0
Domestic services (v41691074) 125.9 125.9 117.2 0.0 7.4
Household chemical products (v41691075) 109.7 108.8 104.4 0.8 5.1
Paper, plastic and foil supplies (v41691078) 108.9 108.6 106.1 0.3 2.6
Other household goods and services (v41691081) 116.4 116.5 110.3 -0.1 5.5
Pet food and supplies (v41691082) 109.5 108.9 103.9 0.6 5.4
Seeds, plants and cut flowers (v41691083) 106.5 106.1 104.9 0.4 1.5
Other horticultural goods (v41691084) 104.4 104.4 98.3 0.0 6.2
Financial services (v41693229) 123.3 122.8 113.9 0.4 8.3
Household furnishings and equipment (v41691087) 95.5 95.7 96.8 -0.2 -1.3
Furniture and household textiles (v41691088) 96.7 96.9 98.6 -0.2 -1.9
Furniture (v41691089) 94.5 94.7 97.3 -0.2 -2.9
Household textiles (v41691093) 104.9 104.7 102.9 0.2 1.9
Household equipment (v41691097) 87.1 87.3 88.8 -0.2 -1.9
Household appliances (v41691098) 85.6 85.8 89.3 -0.2 -4.1
Non-electric kitchen utensils and tableware (v41691103) 80.4 83.8 85.6 -4.1 -6.1
Services related to household furnishings and equipment (v41691107) 143.7 143.7 135.2 0.0 6.3