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Table 4-7
The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Recreation, education and reading

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Recreation, education and reading
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change December 2008 from
December  2008 November  2008 December  2007 November  2008 December  2007
    2002=100
Recreation, education and reading (v41691170) 101.2 101.9 101.2 -0.7 0.0
Recreation (v41691171) 94.5 95.6 95.5 -1.2 -1.0
Recreational equipment and services (excluding recreational vehicles) (v41691172) 66.9 68.1 71.3 -1.8 -6.2
Purchase and operation of recreational vehicles (v41691179) 106.6 108.2 111.4 -1.5 -4.3
Home entertainment equipment, parts and services (v41691184) 79.8 80.4 84.1 -0.7 -5.1
Travel services (v41691190) 90.6 92.3 89.1 -1.8 1.7
Traveller accommodation 1 (v41691191) 74.2 77.0 73.5 -3.6 1.0
Travel tours (v41691192) 110.5 110.5 108.0 0.0 2.3
Other cultural and recreational services (v41691193) 125.2 125.0 120.5 0.2 3.9
Spectator entertainment (excluding cablevision) (v41691194) 121.7 121.3 117.4 0.3 3.7
Cablevision and satellite services (including pay television) (v41691195) 130.3 130.3 124.8 0.0 4.4
Use of recreational facilities and services (v41691196) 121.7 121.7 117.9 0.0 3.2
Education and reading (v41691197) 122.1 121.6 118.7 0.4 2.9
Education (v41691198) 125.6 125.6 121.9 0.0 3.0
Tuition fees (v41691199) 130.7 130.7 125.7 0.0 4.0
Reading material and other printed material (excluding textbooks) (v41691202) 110.1 107.5 107.5 2.4 2.4
Newspapers (v41691203) 121.0 121.0 117.6 0.0 2.9
Magazines and periodicals (v41691204) 119.2 119.2 117.3 0.0 1.6