Table 15
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of inter-city indexes of retail price differentials canada cpi weight , st. john's, newfoundland and labrador, charlottetown and summerside, prince edward island, halifax, nova scotia, saint john, new brunswick and montréal, quebec, calculated using % and combined city average=100 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canada CPI weight  Note 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 95 93 99 94 95
Food 17.0 104 102 104 102 102
Food purchased from stores Note .: not available for any reference period 103 102 103 101 102
Meat, poultry and fish Note .: not available for any reference period 100 97 103 102 99
Dairy products and eggs Note .: not available for any reference period 108 102 101 95 104
Bakery and other cereal products Note .: not available for any reference period 95 95 95 95 102
Fruit and vegetables Note .: not available for any reference period 118 112 112 112 105
Other food purchased from storesNote 2 Note .: not available for any reference period 99 104 104 100 100
Food purchased from restaurants Note .: not available for any reference period 105 103 105 103 103
Shelter 26.6 85 80 90 78 89
Rented accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 80 76 84 76 81
Owned accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 76 63 85 66 89
Water, fuel and electricity Note .: not available for any reference period 128 160 122 128 98
Household operations, furnishings
and equipment		 11.1 100 102 104 99 97
Household operations Note .: not available for any reference period 100 102 105 98 95
Household furnishings and equipment Note .: not available for any reference period 101 103 103 101 101
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 96 103 101 100
Transportation 19.9 98 91 98 95 99
Private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 99 91 99 93 98
Purchase of passenger vehicles Note .: not available for any reference period 101 104 103 100 101
Gasoline Note .: not available for any reference period 105 95 112 97 108
Other private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 91 76 86 84 89
Public transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 95 92 89 109 101
Health and personal care 4.7 101 100 103 101 98
Health care Note .: not available for any reference period 100 98 103 104 95
Personal care Note .: not available for any reference period 103 102 103 98 100
Recreation, education and
reading		 12.2 90 101 102 104 87
Recreation Note .: not available for any reference period 100 100 100 100 98
Education and reading Note .: not available for any reference period 71 104 105 113 65
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
products		 3.1 109 109 115 101 93
Alcoholic beverages Note .: not available for any reference period 107 106 108 104 97
Tobacco products and smokers'
supplies		 Note .: not available for any reference period 113 114 124 96 87
. not available for any reference period

Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of inter-city indexes of retail price differentials canada cpi weight , ottawa, ontario, toronto, ontario, winnipeg, manitoba, regina, saskatchewan, edmonton, alberta and vancouver, british columbia, calculated using % and combined city average=100 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canada CPI weight  Note 1 Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 103 107 93 94 99 103
Food 17.0 101 99 99 98 97 104
Food purchased from stores Note .: not available for any reference period 102 98 99 98 100 105
Meat, poultry and fish Note .: not available for any reference period 105 100 95 98 102 106
Dairy products and eggs Note .: not available for any reference period 105 105 88 90 92 95
Bakery and other cereal products Note .: not available for any reference period 103 94 106 107 104 112
Fruit and vegetables Note .: not available for any reference period 96 93 104 100 103 107
Other food purchased from storesNote 2 Note .: not available for any reference period 100 98 101 98 98 104
Food purchased from restaurants Note .: not available for any reference period 100 100 100 98 91 100
Shelter 26.6 105 113 84 90 102 106
Rented accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 108 119 85 94 108 109
Owned accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 101 109 83 82 99 108
Water, fuel and electricity Note .: not available for any reference period 116 122 85 120 102 90
Household operations, furnishings
and equipment		 11.1 105 104 100 98 97 103
Household operations Note .: not available for any reference period 107 105 101 98 99 104
Household furnishings and equipment Note .: not available for any reference period 101 101 100 98 94 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 101 100 99 96 100
Transportation 19.9 98 110 94 86 91 94
Private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 97 111 93 85 91 93
Purchase of passenger vehicles Note .: not available for any reference period 99 100 102 98 95 101
Gasoline Note .: not available for any reference period 102 102 87 92 83 97
Other private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 90 127 88 67 93 83
Public transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 108 106 99 92 94 96
Health and personal care 4.7 104 102 96 96 102 101
Health care Note .: not available for any reference period 105 103 96 99 108 101
Personal care Note .: not available for any reference period 104 101 95 94 96 101
Recreation, education and
reading		 12.2 107 109 91 97 104 108
Recreation Note .: not available for any reference period 101 103 95 90 98 109
Education and reading Note .: not available for any reference period 117 123 83 110 114 108
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
products		 3.1 96 97 112 111 108 109
Alcoholic beverages Note .: not available for any reference period 97 97 105 107 108 104
Tobacco products and smokers'
supplies		 Note .: not available for any reference period 96 97 122 117 107 115
. not available for any reference period
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.