Table 15
Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2012, of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2012, 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 95 94 100 94 93
Food 16.0 105 102 103 103 101
Food purchased from stores . 106 106 105 105 102
Meat, poultry and fish . 103 106 105 106 101
Dairy products and eggs . 104 98 101 98 103
Bakery and other cereal products . 100 103 100 101 100
Fruit and vegetables . 122 119 114 119 105
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 101 100 102 99 100
Food purchased from restaurants . 103 94 99 99 98
Shelter 27.5 82 81 94 76 82
Rented accommodation . 73 72 87 64 82
Owned accommodation . 74 73 88 68 81
Water, fuel and electricity . 137 136 134 136 91
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.6 102 102 105 99 98
Household operations . 102 101 106 98 96
Household furnishings and equipment . 100 103 102 100 102
Clothing and footwear 5.3 101 95 103 100 102
Transportation 20.6 100 96 99 98 100
Private transportation . 100 95 99 96 100
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 100 103 103 101 102
Gasoline . 104 102 105 102 107
Other private transportation . 97 78 87 84 88
Public transportation . 100 105 96 109 102
Health and personal care 5.0 100 98 102 101 100
Health care . 103 96 101 100 97
Personal care . 98 99 103 101 103
Recreation, education and reading 11.2 88 100 100 105 83
Recreation . 103 98 99 99 97
Education and reading . 64 103 102 114 59
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.9 111 112 116 109 94
Alcoholic beverages . 107 108 109 105 97
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 119 119 128 116 87
Inter-city indexes of price differentials, as of October 2012, 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 97 99 105
Food 16.0 100 100 100 98 98 103
Food purchased from stores . 102 99 100 99 98 101
Meat, poultry and fish . 106 101 96 94 97 99
Dairy products and eggs . 104 103 94 95 96 96
Bakery and other cereal products . 99 98 105 104 105 106
Fruit and vegetables . 101 96 101 102 96 102
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 102 100 103 101 96 102
Food purchased from restaurants . 95 101 101 95 99 106
Shelter 27.5 105 114 82 100 102 115
Rented accommodation . 105 115 81 97 99 120
Owned accommodation . 103 110 83 97 98 116
Water, fuel and electricity . 113 125 84 122 126 98
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.6 103 104 97 94 96 103
Household operations . 104 105 95 92 98 105
Household furnishings and equipment . 100 100 99 98 93 100
Clothing and footwear 5.3 101 100 100 98 95 100
Transportation 20.6 98 106 95 90 93 97
Private transportation . 96 107 95 90 92 97
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 100 101 100 98 94 99
Gasoline . 97 97 96 99 88 106
Other private transportation . 90 125 87 69 95 85
Public transportation . 110 105 97 91 95 95
Health and personal care 5.0 103 101 99 100 103 99
Health care . 101 102 99 103 106 100
Personal care . 104 100 99 96 101 98
Recreation, education and reading 11.2 106 113 90 101 105 101
Recreation . 102 105 97 97 101 99
Education and reading . 114 125 77 109 111 103
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.9 99 98 113 108 105 103
Alcoholic beverages . 98 98 105 106 107 103
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 100 98 127 112 102 102
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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