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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Health and personal care
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
June  2010 May  2011 June  2011 May 2011 to June 2011 June 2010 to June 2011
    2002=100 %
Health and personal care (v41691153) 114.7 117.2 116.9 -0.3 1.9
Health care (v41691154) 118.6 120.5 120.3 -0.2 1.4
Health care goods (v41713463) 106.6 107.3 107.0 -0.3 0.4
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products (v41691156) 104.9 105.2 104.9 -0.3 0.0
Prescribed medicines (v41691157) 102.3 97.9 97.6 -0.3 -4.6
Non-prescribed medicines (v41691158) 109.6 118.4 118.0 -0.3 7.7
Eye care goods (v41713381) 111.5 111.1 111.5 0.4 0.0
Health care services (v41713464) 135.2 138.8 138.8 0.0 2.7
Eye care services (200704=100) (v41693244) 108.2 111.5 111.5 0.0 3.0
Dental care (v41691161) 132.2 135.4 135.4 0.0 2.4
Personal care (v41691163) 111.1 114.2 113.8 -0.4 2.4
Personal care supplies and equipment (v41691164) 104.7 105.2 104.6 -0.6 -0.1
Personal care services (v41691169) 119.9 126.8 126.8 0.0 5.8