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Table 4-11
Average expenditure per household, Canada, provinces
and territories, recent years — British Columbia
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | |||||
| Total expenditure | 62,904 | 67,017 | 71,580 | 72,621 | 73,119 |
| Food | 6,985 | 7,348 | 7,156 | 7,745 | 7,938 |
| Shelter | 12,708 | 13,647 | 14,521 | 15,056 | 15,201 |
| Principal accommodation | 11,987 | 12,846 | 13,467 | 13,980 | 13,965 |
| Rented living quarters | 2,684 | 2,971 | 3,004 | 2,982 | 3,007 |
| Owned living quarters | 7,609 | 8,118 | 8,649 | 9,199 | 8,982 |
| Water, fuel and electricity for principal accommodation | 1,694 | 1,757 | 1,814 | 1,800 | 1,976 |
| Other accommodation | 720 | 801 | 1,054 | 1,076 | 1,235 |
| Household operation | 2,793 | 3,160 | 3,453 | 3,357 | 3,451 |
| Communications | 1,352 | 1,540 | 1,608 | 1,612 | 1,651 |
| Child care expenses | 214 | 245 | 285 | 295 | 253 |
| Pet expenses | 374 | 426 | 473 | 486 | 541 |
| Other | 853 | 949 | 1,087 | 964 | 1,006 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 1,663 | 2,026 | 2,095 | 2,036 | 2,086 |
| Clothing | 2,329 | 2,558 | 2,896 | 2,818 | 2,900 |
| Transportation | 8,459 | 9,223 | 10,200 | 9,896 | 10,107 |
| Private transportation | 7,439 | 8,192 | 8,927 | 8,567 | 8,665 |
| Public transportation | 1,019 | 1,032 | 1,273 | 1,328 | 1,443 |
| Health care | 2,033 | 2,131 | 2,178 | 2,177 | 2,382 |
| Personal care | 804 | 1,038 | 1,098 | 1,135 | 1,148 |
| Recreation | 3,833 | 4,175 | 3,894 | 4,577 | 4,500 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 272 | 282 | 291 | 233 | 241 |
| Education | 1,332 | 1,456 | 1,529 | 1,215 | 1,259 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,415 | 1,670 | 1,515 | 1,624 | 1,562 |
| Tobacco products and smokers' supplies | 500 | 604 | 525 | 567 | 487 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 916 | 1,065 | 991 | 1,058 | 1,075 |
| Games of chance (net) | 207 | 266 | 260 | 223 | 224 |
| Miscellaneous expenditures | 1,039 | 1,123 | 1,246 | 1,303 | 1,090 |
| Total current consumption | 45,871 | 50,103 | 52,334 | 53,394 | 54,089 |
| Personal taxes | 11,764 | 11,636 | 13,929 | 13,297 | 13,668 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 3,351 | 3,404 | 3,725 | 3,850 | 3,763 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,918 | 1,875 | 1,592 | 2,080 | 1,599 |
Note(s):
Beginning with 2006, the distinction between full-year and part-year
members and households has been removed. Spending data are collected for the
reference year for all members of the household at the time of the interview.
Since the data for the 1997-2005 were based on full-year members
only, to maintain the comparability with prior years, the data for 1997-2005 have
been revised to include both full-year and part-year households.
