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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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Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2007, for selected groups of consumer goods and services, not seasonally adjusted: Part 1
  Canada CPI weight 1 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island Halifax, Nova Scotia Saint John, New Brunswick Montréal, Quebec
  percent combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 98 94 99 96 95
Food 17.0 104 101 100 100 102
Food purchased from stores . 105 101 101 100 101
Meat, poultry and fish . 101 100 101 102 103
Dairy products and eggs . 108 99 102 101 101
Bakery and other cereal products . 100 97 97 97 101
Fruit and vegetables . 116 107 107 106 102
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 102 101 97 96 100
Food purchased from restaurants . 102 102 99 99 102
Shelter 26.6 89 80 92 85 88
Rented accommodation . 82 70 86 76 83
Owned accommodation . 85 74 87 81 87
Water, fuel and electricity . 116 118 124 115 99
Household operations and furnishings 11.1 103 104 106 103 98
Household operations . 105 105 109 104 96
Household furnishings . 101 103 101 101 101
Clothing and footwear 5.4 101 96 102 101 101
Transportation 19.9 101 96 95 95 99
Private transportation . 101 93 95 94 98
Purchase of automotive vehicles . 101 104 101 101 101
Gasoline . 110 103 106 100 103
Other private transportation . 93 73 80 80 90
Public transportation . 102 112 92 105 103
Health and personal care 4.7 101 101 103 102 101
Health care . 98 100 103 101 99
Personal care . 103 101 103 103 103
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 94 103 109 110 87
Recreation . 101 99 100 99 98
Education and reading . 80 109 125 130 66
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 111 105 107 99 94
Alcoholic beverages . 105 103 104 99 100
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 122 109 113 99 85
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2007, for selected groups of consumer goods and services, not seasonally adjusted: Part 2
  Canada CPI weight 1 Ottawa-Gatineau, Ontario part, Ontario/Quebec Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  percent combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 102 107 94 93 98 103
Food 17.0 99 99 100 100 100 103
Food purchased from stores . 99 98 101 101 102 105
Meat, poultry and fish . 101 98 93 98 99 103
Dairy products and eggs . 104 104 92 94 95 99
Bakery and other cereal products . 92 93 109 107 109 116
Fruit and vegetables . 96 95 105 103 104 105
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 99 98 105 103 102 106
Food purchased from restaurants . 100 100 98 97 97 99
Shelter 26.6 106 117 84 82 98 100
Rented accommodation . 109 124 81 73 96 104
Owned accommodation . 104 115 84 77 94 101
Water, fuel and electricity . 109 117 90 113 117 88
Household operations and furnishings 11.1 104 104 99 99 100 104
Household operations . 105 106 99 100 103 106
Household furnishings . 101 101 100 98 94 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 101 100 98 96 100
Transportation 19.9 96 104 94 94 92 104
Private transportation . 94 103 94 95 92 106
Purchase of automotive vehicles . 102 100 100 99 94 101
Gasoline . 97 96 101 103 96 106
Other private transportation . 84 113 80 83 86 113
Public transportation . 108 108 98 94 88 90
Health and personal care 4.7 102 101 98 97 100 99
Health care . 105 102 96 96 105 98
Personal care . 99 99 99 98 96 99
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 106 106 95 100 105 106
Recreation . 100 102 98 94 99 104
Education and reading . 116 115 89 111 117 111
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 96 100 104 105 106 109
Alcoholic beverages . 99 99 94 98 104 105
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 92 101 119 116 109 115
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.