Table 15
Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2011, of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2011, of consumer goods and services
  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 94 93 100 94 93
Food 17.0 105 102 102 101 100
Food purchased from stores . 104 104 103 102 102
Meat, poultry and fish . 98 101 102 104 100
Dairy products and eggs . 109 103 102 97 103
Bakery and other cereal products . 102 100 100 101 102
Fruit and vegetables . 117 112 111 112 105
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 96 102 99 97 100
Food purchased from restaurants . 108 97 100 97 96
Shelter 26.6 81 78 95 77 83
Rented accommodation . 71 68 89 67 81
Owned accommodation . 74 69 89 69 82
Water, fuel and electricity . 134 139 135 136 90
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.1 101 104 106 101 98
Household operations . 101 104 108 101 96
Household furnishings and equipment . 101 103 102 101 101
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 96 103 101 101
Transportation 19.9 98 93 96 97 101
Private transportation . 98 92 96 94 101
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 101 100 100 100 100
Gasoline . 103 96 101 99 104
Other private transportation . 89 75 85 80 100
Public transportation . 98 100 96 118 101
Health and personal care 4.7 100 100 103 102 98
Health care . 102 99 103 104 95
Personal care . 97 101 103 100 101
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 90 101 99 102 83
Recreation . 102 101 98 97 95
Education and reading . 67 102 101 113 61
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 110 113 117 110 94
Alcoholic beverages . 109 110 110 108 97
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 113 118 128 114 88
Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2011, of consumer goods and services (continued)
  Canada CPI weight 1 Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 102 107 93 95 99 105
Food 17.0 101 100 100 98 98 103
Food purchased from stores . 103 99 99 100 98 102
Meat, poultry and fish . 108 101 94 95 96 101
Dairy products and eggs . 105 102 91 93 94 96
Bakery and other cereal products . 99 96 103 106 103 107
Fruit and vegetables . 101 97 100 99 94 100
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 100 98 103 104 101 104
Food purchased from restaurants . 96 102 102 96 97 107
Shelter 26.6 106 115 82 92 102 113
Rented accommodation . 105 116 80 86 98 120
Owned accommodation . 104 111 82 88 97 115
Water, fuel and electricity . 116 127 86 119 127 92
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.1 102 103 97 96 97 108
Household operations . 103 104 96 95 99 111
Household furnishings and equipment . 101 101 100 98 94 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 100 100 99 95 100
Transportation 19.9 98 106 96 90 94 97
Private transportation . 96 107 95 89 93 97
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 100 100 101 98 100 101
Gasoline . 98 98 92 97 86 110
Other private transportation . 88 125 87 68 91 80
Public transportation . 110 105 103 98 96 93
Health and personal care 4.7 102 101 98 98 103 101
Health care . 103 102 97 100 109 101
Personal care . 102 100 100 96 98 101
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 104 111 90 103 104 105
Recreation . 99 104 95 100 99 107
Education and reading . 114 123 78 108 112 103
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 99 99 112 109 106 102
Alcoholic beverages . 98 98 104 107 109 102
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 99 99 125 114 100 100
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.
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