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Table 4-6
The Consumer Price Index, major components and
selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Health and personal care
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| CANSIM vector number | Indexes | Percentage change March 2009 from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | February 2009 | March 2008 | February 2009 | March 2008 | ||
| 2002=100 | ||||||
| Health and personal care | (v41691153) | 110.5 | 110.4 | 107.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| Health care | (v41691154) | 113.6 | 113.7 | 111.6 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| Health care goods | (v41713463) | 104.9 | 105.1 | 104.5 | -0.2 | 0.4 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products | (v41691156) | 102.2 | 103.2 | 102.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| Prescribed medicines | (v41691157) | 101.0 | 101.5 | 100.8 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Non-prescribed medicines | (v41691158) | 104.3 | 106.2 | 104.5 | -1.8 | -0.2 |
| Optical goods | (v41713381) | 110.1 | 109.5 | 110.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Health care services | (v41713464) | 125.6 | 125.5 | 121.3 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| Optical services | (v41693244) | 103.7 | 102.6 | 101.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| Dental care | (v41691161) | 124.5 | 124.5 | 120.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| Personal care | (v41691163) | 107.7 | 107.4 | 104.5 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Personal care supplies and equipment | (v41691164) | 101.2 | 100.7 | 98.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| Personal care services | (v41691169) | 116.9 | 116.9 | 113.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
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