Table 15
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: 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
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 96 97 98 96 95
Food 17.0 105 103 101 100 102
Food purchased from stores . 104 103 101 101 101
Meat, poultry and fish . 103 102 103 101 99
Dairy products and eggs . 102 93 94 91 96
Bakery and other cereal products . 103 98 99 99 103
Fruit and vegetables . 113 107 106 107 105
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 101 110 99 103 100
Food purchased from restaurants . 107 103 101 100 103
Shelter 26.6 85 86 90 81 89
Rented accommodation . 77 73 83 71 82
Owned accommodation . 80 77 85 75 86
Water, fuel and electricity . 120 146 126 122 111
Household operations and furnishings 11.1 103 104 105 103 97
Household operations . 104 102 109 103 96
Household furnishings . 101 106 96 104 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 96 98 106 100
Transportation 19.9 100 96 96 96 99
Private transportation . 99 94 97 95 99
Purchase of automotive vehicles . 96 105 100 97 103
Gasoline . 107 100 103 95 104
Other private transportation . 96 79 89 92 91
Public transportation . 104 108 93 104 101
Health and personal care 4.7 103 103 103 104 101
Health care . 102 103 105 104 99
Personal care . 103 104 100 105 103
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 93 103 105 107 87
Recreation . 103 102 98 101 98
Education and reading . 75 105 121 119 64
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 111 110 116 101 96
Alcoholic beverages . 104 102 106 100 101
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 122 123 131 103 88
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 2
  Canada CPI weight 1 Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 103 107 94 97 102 101
Food 17.0 100 99 101 102 100 105
Food purchased from stores . 100 99 103 102 102 106
Meat, poultry and fish . 100 99 96 98 103 108
Dairy products and eggs . 107 107 97 97 103 109
Bakery and other cereal products . 93 92 111 109 108 114
Fruit and vegetables . 95 94 106 106 105 103
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 104 101 103 102 96 101
Food purchased from restaurants . 102 99 96 100 96 101
Shelter 26.6 105 115 85 93 106 102
Rented accommodation . 107 121 82 86 108 107
Owned accommodation . 103 113 84 88 103 102
Water, fuel and electricity . 110 116 96 126 115 92
Household operations and furnishings 11.1 105 105 100 99 100 103
Household operations . 107 107 99 99 103 104
Household furnishings . 101 101 102 100 95 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 100 100 102 99 101
Transportation 19.9 98 109 94 91 93 95
Private transportation . 96 109 93 91 94 95
Purchase of automotive vehicles . 101 101 99 94 93 101
Gasoline . 96 98 96 98 90 106
Other private transportation . 91 123 85 83 98 83
Public transportation . 110 108 98 93 87 92
Health and personal care 4.7 103 100 98 99 105 98
Health care . 106 101 96 99 113 97
Personal care . 100 100 101 100 96 98
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 108 108 95 102 105 105
Recreation . 103 101 100 99 98 102
Education and reading . 118 121 85 109 118 109
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 95 96 102 111 112 108
Alcoholic beverages . 98 97 92 105 107 106
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 92 94 119 119 119 110
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.