Table 20.2
Purchasing power remaining at the end of each decade of non-indexed pensions that began pay at the start of the decade, 1950s through 1990s, Canada

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Decade	Purchasing power remaining
1950s	87%
1960s	77%
1970s	44%
1980s	58%
1990s	84%
Source: Author's calculations based on Statistics Canada CANSIM data reported in: Canadian Institute of Actuaries, "Economic Statistics, 19 to 20". Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, New Frontiers of Research on Retirement, catalogue number 75-511-XWE.

Table 20.2 Purchasing power remaining at the end of each decade of non-indexed pensions that began pay at the start of the decade, 1950s through 1990s, Canada

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Table 20.2
Purchasing power remaining at the end of each decade of non-indexed pensions that began pay at the start of the decade, 1950s through 1990s, Canada