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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The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Health and personal care


Table summary
This table displays the results of health and personal care cansim vector number, indexes, percentage change and october  2010, calculated using october  2010, september  2011, october  2011, september 2011 to october 2011, october 2010 to october 2011, 2002=100 and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
October  2010 September  2011 October  2011 September 2011 to October 2011 October 2010 to October 2011
    2002=100 %
Health and personal care (v41691153) 116.0 117.5 117.4 -0.1 1.2
Health care (v41691154) 119.1 120.6 120.1 -0.4 0.8
Health care goods (v41713463) 106.9 107.1 106.3 -0.7 -0.6
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
products
(v41691156) 105.0 104.8 104.1 -0.7 -0.9
Prescribed medicines (v41691157) 99.5 96.8 96.8 0.0 -2.7
Non-prescribed medicines (v41691158) 114.7 119.0 117.1 -1.6 2.1
Eye care goods (v41713381) 111.2 111.2 110.9 -0.3 -0.3
Health care services (v41713464) 136.0 139.4 139.4 0.0 2.5
Eye care services (200704=100) (v41693244) 109.1 112.1 112.1 0.0 2.7
Dental care (v41691161) 132.7 135.6 135.6 0.0 2.2
Personal care (v41691163) 113.1 114.8 115.0 0.2 1.7
Personal care supplies and equipment (v41691164) 104.5 105.5 105.9 0.4 1.3
Personal care services (v41691169) 125.2 127.9 127.9 0.0 2.2