Revision of the Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), beginning with the April 2013 CPI

Background

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the rate at which the prices of representative goods and services change over time in a fixed consumer basket. Statistics Canada periodically reviews and updates the concepts and methods applied to the various components of the CPI program to ensure it accurately reflects changes in the market and in the behavior of consumers.

The Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index, part of the CPI, has been updated with the April CPI release on May 17, 2013. The Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index component accounts for 1.8% of the 2011 CPI basket and belongs to the Transportation Index, a major component of the CPI.

The market structure for the Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index has experienced relatively important changes over the past few years. For example, as a result of quality improvements, some vehicle parts are not replaced as often for newer vehicles, which may potentially affect product classification and weights. The methodological review of the Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index was conducted in order to have an index that captures these changes in the classification of products and services, as well as in their relative importance.

The Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index Review

The following changes have been made to the index:

  1. The sample and the classification of the Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs Index has been updated to represent the most important parts and repair services purchased by Canadian automobile drivers during the life cycle of their passenger vehicles. The new classification includes two categories of vehicle parts and three categories of repair services. Prices are collected for 17 different parts and services that belong to these five categories and for various popular models/years of vehicles aged four to eight years. This represents an important simplification to the product sample as compared to the previous product sample, while maintaining the same level of representativeness. Prices were previously collected for 40 different parts and services to calculate this index, a process which created a high response and processing burden. The five categories of the classification have been selected as the most important and representative ones based on industry data over a 5-year period.
  2. New representative products (RPs) have been defined for the five categories of parts and repair services and for two types of vehicles (cars as opposed to trucks, vans or SUVs). For some categories of parts and services, there is more than one representative product. This aims at taking into account the potential differentiation of price movements by type of vehicle or by product quality. Prices are collected for these new representative products for a number of popular vehicles. Popular vehicles were identified using a database on counts of new car sales available at the provincial/territories level from 2004 to 2009.
  3. The price collection frequency has been increased from twice a year (April and November) to four times a year (January, April, July and October).
  4. The outlet sample has been reviewed to ensure it is more representative and to reduce response burden. The new outlet sample is selected from a target population which consists of all relevant locations on Statistics Canada's Business Register (BR). Those locations are classified by industry, using the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2012), along with the revenues from the sales by commodity group (Passenger Vehicle Parts, Maintenance and Repairs) derived from Statistics Canada's Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey (QRCS) as well as the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Repair and Maintenance Service. The NAICS codes included in the target population are 4411 (Automobile dealers), 4413 (Automotive Parts, Accessories and Tire Stores), 4471 (Gasoline Stations), 4521 (Department stores), 4529 (Other general merchandise stores) and 8111 (Automotive Repair and Maintenance).
  5. The outlet sample review involved a reduction in the number of outlets along with a geographic rebalancing to ensure that there is adequate coverage across the regions. previously collected. Another important consideration was adequate diversification in the types of outlets that would be surveyed. There is now a better mix of outlets that is more representative of where consumers purchase parts and services for their vehicles.

The updated methodology will contribute to making the CPI a better reflection of changing consumption patterns and product characteristics. In future, parts and services classes, the samples of products, model/year vehicles and outlets will also be updated more frequently. This regular update process will more effectively capture product substitutions. As well, new products or new varieties of existing products will be introduced into the classification and product sample in a more timely fashion than in the past.

This short form questionnaire has been designed for use by respondents whose operations are such that the long form is not necessary.  As a consequence, this short form does not request data on refinery operations. Further, only the major refined petroleum products are indicated.  However, respondents are requested to complete one "Other Product" section for each additional product (from the list below) in which they deal.

Additional Products

  • Butane and butane mixes
  • Petrochemical feedstocks
  • Naphtha specialties
  • Aviation gasoline
  • Aviation turbo fuel (Kerosene type)
  • Aviation turbo fuel (Naphtha type)
  • Asphalt
  • Petroleum coke (including coke from catalytic cracker)
  • Wax and candles
  • Unfinished products

a) Transfers ‑ Inter-products

Report the net movement of product into or out of another product within a given province.  Such transfers should be restricted to marketing purposes where, for example, the situation requires the sale of diesel as light fuel oil.

Net transfers into a product are to be shown on that product page as a positive entry, and net transfers out of a product are to be shown on the relevant product page as a negative entry.  The sum of all such product movements should thus equal zero.

b) and c)  Transfers ‑ Inter-provincial in and Transfers Inter-provincial out

Report the gross movement of each product between provinces.  The company holding title to the product as it crosses a provincial boundary will report the amounts involved. Do not report transfers made for another account if ownership lies with the other company. Conversely, you should report transfers made on your behalf by another company provided ownership remains with you during the period of transfer.

Note 1:  An inter-provincial transfer may be necessary following an import or a receipt from a reporting or non-reporting company.

The following example illustrates how a combined inter-provincial transfer and inter-product transfer should be recorded.

Company "A" purchases diesel fuel oil from Company "B" in Quebec (both are respondents to this survey) and the change in ownership takes place in Quebec.  Company "A" then sells this product as light fuel oil in Ontario.

Company "A" should report the following:

  • (i) A receipt "From other reporting companies" of diesel fuel in Quebec, (line 7).
  • (ii) An inter-provincial transfer of diesel fuel out of Quebec, into Ontario (lines 5 and 6).
  • (iii) An inter-product transfer out of diesel fuel into light fuel oil in Ontario (line 2).

Company "B" should report only a delivery of diesel fuel "to other reporting companies" in Quebec (line 12).

Note 2:  For each product, the Canadian level total shown on line 5 must equal that reported on line 6.

d) Receipts from Other Reporting Companies

Receipts from and deliveries to another reporting company relate to situations where a change in title to the product being transferred has occurred even if the product remains in the tanks of the "delivering" company.  This concept of "receipts" and "deliveries" therefore obviously affects the measurement of inventories ‑ see sections g) and h) of these instructions.

Report all receipts of product from any companies listed on the back of the first page of the questionnaire. Include actual receipts emanating from sales agreements, processing agreements, exchanges, loans, etc.  Exclude, however, loan agreements, exchanges, loans, etc., which are based on future production. The quantities reported as receipts should agree with the amounts shown on the delivering companies' invoices or delivery notices and should be entered under the provinces where the change in title occurred. In most instances, this transaction takes place at the supply point ‑ i.e. Refinery, Terminal or Bulk plant gates.  If all or any part of the amounts received are then shipped to another province before disposition, please make the appropriate inter-provincial transfers entries (lines 5 and 6).

Receipts of LPG's from gas processing plants should be recorded on line 8 "Receipts from non-reporting companies" even though such plants could be owned by reporting companies.
If refinery-produced butane is purchased from another reporting company for blending into some other product, show both the receipt of the butane and an "Inter-product transfer" to the appropriate product.

Details of inter-company transactions are required where the transactions are for amounts of 200 cubic metres or more.

Please report the receipts in the same product classifications as those shown on the delivering companies' invoices.  If all or any part of the amounts received are used in product classifications other than those shown on the invoices, the receiving company must make the appropriate inter-product transfer entries on line 2.

On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the reporting companies involved and the amount received from each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with line 7 entries on the front of the page.

e) Receipts from Non-reporting Companies

Report all receipts of product from any companies whose names do not appear on the "List of Reporting Companies" (see back of the first page of the questionnaire).

Note 1:  "Paybacks" of quantities of product delivered in a previous month to a non-reporting company and originally reported as a "Net sale in Canada" (under an exchange agreement), should not be recorded and "corrected" in the current month as "negative" receipt (line 8) or as a "negative" sale (line 16).  Instead of adjusting a current month for a previous entry, please inform Statistics Canada by way of a note, indicating in detail the nature of the transaction.

Note 2:  On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the "non-reporting" companies involved and the amounts received from each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with line 8 entries on the front of the page.

f) Imports

Report the physical receipts of finished and unfinished products received from sources outside Canada. The company which clears the product through customs, or on whose behalf it was cleared, should report the import.  If all or any part of the amount imported is used in a product classification other than that indicated on the customs entry document, the appropriate inter-products transfer must be made (line 2). Similarly, if the product is transported to a province other than that indicated on the entry form, the proper inter-provincial transfer (lines 5 and 6) must be made after recording the import in the province of entry.

g) and h)  Inventories

Report all marketing inventories.  The opening inventory for the reporting month should match the reported closing inventory of the previous month. Inventories should include those that result from inter-company transactions.  As a consequence, if a change in title of a product has occurred (and has been reported), even if the product remains in the tanks of the "delivering" company, this product should nonetheless be reported as inventory of the "receiving" company.  Inventories should not include any quantities of product linked to future production for the purpose of loan or repayment.

Revisions to Inventories:

It is noted that the inventory figures are sometimes subject to revision.  When such revisions are made, respondents should be guided by the following:

  • Minor adjustments of under 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would remain unchanged, with the difference being absorbed in the losses and adjustment item for the current month.
  • Major adjustments of over 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error should be reported correctly.  Revised figures for the previous (incorrectly reported) month should also be provided.

i) Deliveries to Other Reporting Companies

Report all deliveries of product to any companies listed on the reverse side of the first page of the questionnaire.  Include actual deliveries emanating from sales agreements, processing agreements, exchanges, loans, etc.  Exclude, however, any agreements, exchanges, loans, etc. based on future production.  The quantities reported as deliveries should be credited to the province where the change in ownership occurred. In most instances, this transaction takes place at the supply point ‑ i.e. Terminal or Bulk plant gates.

Details of inter-company transactions are required where the transactions are 200 cubic metres and over. On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the reporting companies involved and the amount delivered to each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with line 12 entries on the front of the page.

j) Exports

Report all sales of finished or unfinished products for export (include domestic sales known for export market) outside Canada credited to the province of exit.  Note that any inter-provincial movement should be recorded as an inter-provincial transfer on lines 5 and 6.

k) Losses & Adjustments

Report all marketing losses due to metering differences, shrinkage, spillage, etc.  Include also any adjustments caused by inventory revisions.

l) Own Consumption

Report all amounts of product produced or purchased and used in company operations.  Exclude petro-chemical feedstocks shipments to own petro-chemical complexes, and own production fuels used to generate electricity, to heat office buildings and to move goods (by air, road or ship).  These products should be reported on line 16 ‑ Net Sales in Canada.

m) Net Sales in Canada

Report all sales of finished and unfinished products (exclude domestic sales known for export market) for the provinces where such sales have taken place.

Note: Net Sales include any Ethanol/Methanol, MTBE/ETBE (Methyl or Ethyl-Tertiary-Butyl-Ether), TAME (Tertiary-Amyl-Methyl-Ether), TBA (Tertiary-Butyl-Alcohol) and other components blended into gasoline which has been added before final sale of any motor gasoline.  This line is the sum of lines 7 to 10 (Receipts from Other Reporting companies + Receipts from Other Non-Reporting Companies + Imports + Opening Inventories), and lines 2 and 5 (Transfers Inter-Products + Inter-Provincial Transfers In) LESS lines 11 to 15 (Closing Inventories, Deliveries to Other Reporting Companies, Exports, Losses and Adjustments, and Own Consumption) and LESS line 6 (Inter-Provincial Transfers Out).

This figure should thus agree with the total monthly sales, by product and province, actually made by the company, less any sales "to other reporting companies" (line 12) and less any direct exports (line 13).

n) Page 5, Line 17 ‑ All Sales of Motor Gasoline Through Retail Pumps

Report here all sales of motor gasoline (including any ethanol/ methanol, MTBE/ETBE, TAME, TBA and other similar additives added) to retail outlets, including marinas, irrespective of the type of ownership or operation.  Include own brands, subsidiary brands, or an authoritative estimate of retail sales of the respondent's jobbers, resellers, agents, etc.

Note: Any "Card-lock" (Key-lock) facility sales should not be included in this category.

Page 7, Line 17 ‑ Volume of Net Sales (low sulphur content)

Report here all sales of diesel fuel oil with sulphur content lower than 0.05%.

Page 9, Line 17 ‑ Volume of Net Sales (low sulphur content)

Report here all sales of heavy fuel oil with sulphur content lower than 1.0%.

Page 11 ‑ Total, All Products

This section of the report is the sum of all products reported.

Note 1:  The totals of all inter-products transfers (line 2) should add to "zero".

Note 2:  The Canadian total line 5 should equal the total of line 6.

Supplement ‑ Motor Gasoline Sales: Disposition of Motor Gasoline

1. Sales by "Grade"

Report here by grade (Premium, Mid-grade, Regular no-lead and Regular leaded) a breakdown of the net sales shown on page 5 line 16 of the motor gasoline section.

2. Components Blended into Motor Gasoline

a) Report all quantities of alcohols:

  • Line 6 (i) Ethanol – A light volatile alcohol intended for gasoline blending.

  • Line 7 (ii) Methanol – The simplest alcohol blended to increase the oxygen level in gasoline. Also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol and wood spirit.

  • Line 8 (iii) TBA (Tertiary Butyl Alcohol) – An alcohol primarily used as a chemical feedstock, a solvent or feedstock for isobutylene production for MTBE.

b) Report all quantities of ethers such as

  • Line 9 (i) MTBE (Methyl tertiary butyl ether) – A gasoline additive produced from methanol and isobutylene used to increase the octane number and oxygen content of gasoline.
    (ii) ETBE (Ethyl tertiary butyl ether) – A gasoline additive produced from ethanol and isobutylene for increasing the octane rating and oxygen content of gasoline while reducing its volatility.  Similar to MTBE.
    (iii) TAME (Tertiary amyl methyl ether) – An oxygenate blend stock formed by the catalytic etherification of isoamylene with methanol.

c) Report all other blending components.


Annex 1: Product Classification of Refined Petroleum Products

The following list should be used as a guide when completing the questionnaire.  As it is not feasible to list all brand names in use in the industry, this list is intended only to give a reasonable sample of product names that have been established by common use.  It should be noted that, where descriptive names do not provide adequate identification, the emphasis for classification purposes has been put on the end use of the product. In cases where products have brand names that are misleading for classification purposes, or are re‑brands of basic products, classification should be determined according to the basic products used, e.g. Weed Killer (Naphtha Specialties), Pole Treating Oil (Heavy Fuel), Dust Layer (Asphalt), etc.

Product Classification of Refined Petroleum Products
Table summary

This table displays the results of Product Classification of Refined Petroleum Products. The information is grouped by Product Category (appearing as row headers), Description (appearing as column headers).
Product Category Description
1. (a) Propane and propane mixes A normally gaseous paraffinic compound (C3 H8) extracted from refinery gases.
(b) Butane and butane mixes A normally gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon (C4 H10 ) extracted from refinery gases.
2. Petrochemical feedstocks Refinery gases or other petroleum derivatives to be used as a raw material in a petrochemical complex.
3. Naphtha specialties Industrial and commercial solvents, lighting naphtha, mineral spirits and paint thinners.
4. Aviation gasoline All gasoline type fuels for piston-type aircraft engines.
5. Motor gasoline All gasoline type fuels for internal combustion engines other than aircraft.
6. Aviation turbo fuel.
(Kerosene type)
All kerosene type fuels (JetA-1) for turbo-jet or straight jet type aircraft engines.
7. Aviation turbo fuel.
(Naphtha type)
All naphtha type fuels (Jet B) for turbo-jet or straight jet type aircraft engines.
8. Kerosene, stove oil Kerosene, mineral lamp oil, no.1 fuel oil
Stove oil (including all vapourizing burning oil).
9. Diesel fuel oil. All grades of distillate fuel sold for diesel engine use including low sulphur content (with sulphur content lower than 0.05%).
10.  Light fuel oil (nos.2 and 3) All distillate type fuels for power burners
Fuel oil No. 2 (heating oil No. 2)
Fuel oil No. 3 (heating oil No. 3)
Furnace fuel oil
Gas oils
Light industrial fuel
11.  Heavy fuel oil (Nos. 4, 5 and 6). All grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur (with sulphur content lower than 1%) for both steam and diesel engines.
Bunker B and Bunker C
Fuel oils Nos.4, 5 and 6
Residual fuel oil.
12.  Asphalt Asphalt flux, asphalt primers, asphaltic saturants, bitumuls, briquetting binder, cutback asphalts, liquid or solid asphalts, oxidized asphalt, paving compounds, road oil, roofing compound, fluxes or primers.
13.  Petroleum coke..
(including coke from catalytic cracker)
All petroleum coke included.
Petroleum coke is obtained mainly by cracking and carbonising of residue feedstocks, tar and pitches in processes such as delayed coking or fluid coking. The two most important qualities are green coke and calcinated coke. This category also includes catalyst coke deposited on the catalyst during refining processes: this coke is not recoverable and is usually burned as refinery fuel.
14.  Lubricating oil and grease. All oils and greases of petroleum origin manufactured or sold for lubricating purposes.
Automotive or industrial oils which may be described as having special properties other than lubricating alone, such as brake fluids, automatic transmission oils or coolants and rust preventatives.
Cordate oils.
15.  Wax and candles.. All types of paraffin candles, crude scales waxes, dark raw waxes, microcrystalline wax and paraffin waxes.
16.  Unfinished product Imports or purchases of blending agents in inventory where the end product may be in doubt.
17.  Total all products.. Grand total of all Petroleum Products.

Section A Concerns Refining Companies Only

Section A ‑ Refinery Supply of Crude Oil and Equivalent - Page 1

Note: Please ensure that data reported in questions 1 through 8 do not include any crude tops, crude bottoms or partially refined products.  Please refer to question 9 for the treatment of such products.

1. Receipts From Fields In

Report actual receipts at refineries of all domestic crude oil and equivalent for refinery consumption or storage excluding any propane or butanes received for refinery processing, blending or for sale as specification product. Give separate figures for receipts from each supply region, credited to the province or region in which the refinery is located.

Supplying regions are Western and Eastern Canada:
Western   =   Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest and Yukon Territories.
Eastern   =  Specify: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Québec and Ontario.

2. Imports From

Report actual imports of all foreign crude oil and equivalent at refineries.  Give separate figures for each supplying foreign country, credited to the province or region in which the refinery is located.

3. Grand Total of Receipts

This total (line 17) must agree, by province or region, to the sum of lines 3 (domestic) and 16 (imported).

Note: If your refinery has been involved in the exchange of crude in the surveyed month, it should be reported on question 4.

  • (i) By pipeline
    Report the total of all domestic and foreign crude oil and equivalent actually received into refinery tankage from pipeline, for refinery consumption.
    These reported receipts from pipelines must agree with the deliveries to refineries as reported by the pipeline companies to Statistics Canada.

  • (2) By other means
    Report the total of all domestic and foreign crude oil and equivalent actually received into the refinery from means other than pipelines, i.e. tank car, tank truck, tankers, etc.

Note 1:  The sum of (i) and (ii) must agree, by province and region, with the entry "Grand total of receipts" line 17.

Note 2:  Transfers by a reporting company from itself to itself in the current month from one province to another of crude and equivalent reported as a receipt in a previous period should be treated as follows: the amount transferred should be shown as a negative in the "Delivering" province and as a positive in the "Receiving" provinces on the relevant line/lines of questions 1 and 2 (i.e. lines 1 through 16).  In this manner a "double-count" of crude from domestic or foreign sources will be avoided.

Transfers of crude and equivalent from one province to another sent "by other means" but received by "pipeline" should be shown as a negative quantity in line 19 "other means" in the "delivering" province and as a positive quantity in "pipeline" line 18 in the "receiving" province. The reverse can obviously also apply.

4. Transfers ‑ to other reporting companies and from other reporting companies

Report here any domestic and imported crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus which has been transferred to other reporting companies and/or which has been received from other reporting companies.

5. Inventories

Inventories reported must be in refinery tankage only. Do not include pipeline fill. Report, by province or region, both crude oil and equivalent held in inventory at the beginning and the end of the month.

Revisions to Inventories:

It is noted that the inventory figures are sometimes subject to revision.  When such revisions are made, respondents should be guided by the following:

  • Minor adjustments of under 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would remain unchanged, with the difference being absorbed in the losses and adjustment item for the current month.
  • Major adjustments of over 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error should be reported correctly.  Revised figures for the previous (incorrectly reported) month should also be provided.

6. Losses and Adjustments

Report any losses due to spillage, metering differences, etc. after receipt of the crude into refinery storage.  Also include any adjustments caused by inventory revisions.

7. Total Crude and Equivalent Charged

Indicate the total quantity of crude oil and equivalent run to stills.  Total crude and equivalent charged (line 25) should correspond to grand total of receipts (line 17) minus transfers to other reporting companies (line 20) plus transfers from other reporting companies (line 21) plus opening inventories (line 22) minus closing inventories (line 23) minus losses and adjustments (line 24).

Section A ‑ Feedstocks charged - Page 2

8. Crude and Equivalent Charged, By Type

The total reported at line 25 of page 1 should be reported according to the five following categories:

  • (i) Conventional Crude Oil, Light/Medium — all crude of 26o API and over, but excluding processed synthetic production (Syncrude, Suncor), condensate and pentanes plus.
  • (ii) Conventional Crude Oil, Heavy — all crude under 26o API (900 kg) which in its natural viscous state could initially be recovered with primary pumping techniques (based on Alberta Energy Utilities Board).
  • (iii) Synthetic Crude Oil — the processed production from Syncrude, Suncor and any future similar synthetic crude plants.  In terms of specific gravity, this oil is classified as "light".
  • (iv) Crude Bitumen — heavy oil, normally below 20o API, never recoverable at a commercial rate without in-situ technology.  This oil is produced from the defined Oil Sands areas of Alberta, as is Synthetic Crude of (iii) above.
  • (v) Condensate and Pentanes — those low density oils having an API rating over 40o API.

9. Other Materials Used in Operation

The following explanation concerns refinery, feedstocks, other than crude oil, includes any materials:

  • a. commingled with the crude charged
  • b. charged directly through the distillation tower
  • c. charged into refinery processing units such as alkylation’s, cracking, reforming, etc.

Other materials used in operation must be materials received from sources external to the reporting refinery.  These must not include any internal reprocessing of materials withdrawn from inventories or from refinery recycling operations.

Note 1:  Excludes internal reprocessing of unfinished products produced and reported in a previous month.  If unfinished products are being recharged to a process within the same refinery, the derived production would be transferred from page 21 to the appropriate products using the "inter products transfers" line.
Includes unfinished products received from other refineries which will be charged into the refinery process.  See annex 2 for definition of unfinished products.

Note 2:  LPG's received from outside the refinery and used for blending or sold as such should not be included.

For each of the following products, indicate the quantity charged, and if imported, please indicate the country of origin in the stub.

  • (i) Crude tops — that portion of the crude oil input that remains after the refinery (e.g. asphalt plant) has extracted the desired heavy products and which portion must be transferred to another refinery for further processing.
  • (ii) Crude bottoms — that portion of the crude oil input that remains after the refinery has extracted the desired light products and which portion must be transferred to another refinery for further processing.
  • (iii) Liquefied petroleum gases
  • (iv) Natural gas used as a refinery feedstock (exclude any natural gas used for heating or as fuel). Such natural gas should be expressed in cubic metres of heavy fuel oil equivalent.
  • (v) Lubricating oils and lubricating base stock etc. to be reprocessed.
  • (vi) Other feedstock including additives.

Note:   Each of the products listed above must appear as a receipt at lines (5), (7), (8) or (9) of Section B of the questionnaire on the page of the most appropriate product.  Further, the quantity must also appear at line 3 "Transfers to Refinery Feedstocks" of the same product page.  The resultant "production" (line 1) of any given refined product will thus be the production from both 'crude and equivalent' and 'other materials charged'.

For example, a quantity of Butane, commingled with crude charged must be shown in 4 places:

  1. an input on page 2 line 8 "Liquefied petroleum gases".
  2. on the most appropriate product page "Butane" page 4. In this example line 8 as a receipt from a non-reporting company.
  3. transfer to refinery feedstock line 3 of the Butane page.
  4. refinery production line 1 for possibly several products.

Total Other Materials Charged as Feedstock

Indicate the sum of items reported on lines 6 through 11.  This figure should agree with line 3, page 22.

10. Total Feedstocks Charged

Indicate the sum of "Crude Oil and Equivalent Charged" (line 25, page 1) and "Other Materials Charged" (line 12, page 2).  This figure should agree with line 1, page 22.

Section B Concerns Both Refiners and Distributors

Section B ‑ Refiners petroleum products - pages 3 to 23

Except where indications are given to the contrary, the following instructions relate to all the products shown on the questionnaire numbered 1 to 18, except for product #17, "refinery losses", where lines 1 and 14, are the only lines to apply.

a) Refinery Production

Report, by province or region in which the refinery is located, the calendar month's refinery production from crude oil and equivalent and from other materials used in the refining operation.  Production of each product should be measured on a "net yield" level; that is, the stage after exchanges between the various processes of the refinery.

However, for propane and propane mixes ‑ Product 1(A), and butane and butane mixes ‑ Product 1(B), report all refinery production of these products intended:

  1. for own use at the refinery, including:
    • (i) butane for blending with motor gasoline
    • (ii) LPG's used as petrochemical feedstocks In these two instances, the quantities of LPG's used for these purposes, should initially be reported at a) production line 1 and then at b) Inter-product Transfers line 2 on the LPG pages.
    • (iii) all other refinery own use
  2. for sale as such
  3. for inter‑provincial transfer or for sale to other reporting companies even though the eventual use of the product may be for blending into some other product.

Under no circumstances should propane or butanes be shown as unfinished products merely because of doubt regarding final disposition.

Further, for Petrochemical Feedstocks ‑ Product 2, page 5 report refinery gases and other first derivates of petroleum used internally ‑ or sold ‑ as raw material for the production of petrochemical products.  (However, the production of LPG's for petrochemical feedstock must be treated in the manner described above, namely that the quantity of LPG's used as petrochemical feedstock will initially be shown as production on the LPG's pages and will then be transferred to the petrochemical feedstock page by use of the interproduct transfer line 2).  Petrochemical feedstock are therefore defined as those products fed into crackers to produce such basic petrochemicals as ethylene, propylene, butylenes, butadiene, benzene, toluene, and xylene: Exclude from petrochemical feedstocks naphtha used to make hydrocarbon solvents see "Naphtha Specialties".  For a more detailed description of the method of treating petrochemical feedstocks, see Annex I.

Finally, in the case of refinery losses, product 17, page 20, since there is produced a greater volume of finished products (whose specific gravity is lighter than the raw material input run to stills) than the volume of feedstock charged, this section is normally used to balance production to "Runs to stills" by means of a negative entry.  Respondents should make proper use of this section, and not incorrectly enter negative production figures in "Unfinished products", product 18, as the balancing item.

b) Transfers ‑ Inter‑products

Report the net movement of product into or out of another product within a given province.  Since the production is measured at the 'net yield' level, the inter-product transfer line should be restricted to marketing purposes where for example, the situation requires the sale of Diesel as, say, Light fuel oil.

Net transfers into a product are to be shown on the product page without parentheses e.g. 12,345.
Net transfers out of a product are to be shown as in parentheses e.g. (12,345).

Exception 1: In product 1A Propane and propane mixes page 3 and 1B Butane and butane mixes page 4, the inter-product transfers line is to be used for other than market­ing purposes; that is, to record transfers to Petrochemical feedstocks and to Motor Gasoline.  The same amounts must also be reported on the petrochemical feedstock and/or Motor gasoline product pages.

Exception 2: For product 18, Unfinished Products, the inter-products transfers' line is used to transfer amounts of unfinished product to the appropriate end product.

c) Transfers to Refinery Feedstocks

This line must be used for reporting those quantities of previously refined products, partially refined products and other materials used which are to be processed through the refinery for the production of refined products.

Report, by province and region, the quantity of these materials used as refinery feedstock i.e. quantities sent to distillation or other refinery units which were previously received from sources outside of the reporting refinery.  These materials (crude tops, crude bottoms, LPG's, lube oil for recycling, other feedstocks) should be shown on the most appropriate product page(s) and the total should equate with figures shown on page 2 question 9 "Other Materials used in operation".  Thus the addition of line 3 product 1A (propane) and line 3 product 1B (butane) should equal line 8, page 2, "LPG's used as refinery feedstock".  The amounts of these non-crude feeds being transferred to refinery feedstock at line 3 will also be shown as a receipt on the same page on the most appropriate line:

  • 5   Transfers inter-provincial in
  • 7   Receipts from other reporting companies
  • 8   Receipts from non-reporting companies
  • 9   Imports

The subtraction of line 3 precludes the possibility of double counting since the quantities have already been included in production and in the receipt line(s) 5, 7, 8, 9.

d) This line applies only to the three products indicated below.  The quantities reported form a part of the total reported at line 2, Transfers — Interproducts.  This line, i.e. line 4, is a non-additive line and must be excluded from the calculations used to arrive at the final entry, namely "Net Sales in Canada".

Product 1(A) Propane and propane mixes
Product 1(B) Butane and butane mixes

Use line 4 to indicate that quantity of these products transferred to "Petrochemical Feedstocks".

Product 2.  Petrochemical Feedstocks

Use line 4 to indicate that quantity of energy by-products returned to the refinery operations from the petrochemical operations.  (See Annex I for a more detailed description).

e) Transfers ‑ Inter-provincial in

Report the gross movement of each product entering one province from another.  The company holding title to the product as it crosses a provincial boundary will report the amounts involved.  Do not report transfers made for another account if ownership lies with the other company.  Conversely, you should report transfers made on your behalf by another company provided ownership remains with you during the period of transfer.

f) Transfers ‑ Inter-provincial out

Report the gross movement of each product leaving one province for another.  The company holding title to the product as it crosses a provincial boundary will report the amounts involved.  Do not report transfers made for another account if ownership lies with the other company.  Conversely, you should report transfers made on your behalf by another company provided ownership remains with you during the period of transfer.

Note 1:  An inter-provincial transfer may be necessary following a receipt from a reporting or non-reporting company, or an import.

The following example illustrates how a combined inter-provincial transfer and inter-product transfer should be recorded.

Company "A" purchases diesel fuel oil from Company "B" in Quebec (both are respondents to this survey) and the change in ownership takes place in Quebec.  Company "A" then sells this product as light fuel oil in Ontario.
Company "A" should report the following:

  1. A receipt "From other reporting companies" of diesel fuel in Quebec, (line 7).
  2. An inter-provincial transfer of diesel fuel out of Quebec, into Ontario, (lines 5 and 6).
  3. An inter-product transfer out of diesel fuel into light fuel oil in Ontario, (line 2) in products 9 and 10.

Company "B" should report only a delivery of diesel fuel "to other reporting companies" in Quebec, (line 12).

Note 2:  For each product, the Canadian level total shown on line 5 must equal that reported on line 6.

g) Receipts From other Reporting Companies

Receipts from and deliveries to another reporting company relate to situations where a change in title to the product being transferred has occurred even if the product remains in the tanks of the "delivering" company. This concept of "receipts" and "deliveries" therefore obviously affects the measurement of inventories ‑ see sections j) and k) of these instructions.

Report all receipts of product from any companies listed on the back of the first page of the questionnaire. Include actual receipts emanating from sales agreements, processing agreements, exchanges, loans, etc. Exclude, however, any agreements, exchanges, loans, etc., which are based on future production. The quantities reported as receipts should agree with the amounts shown on the delivering companies' invoices or delivery notices and should be entered under the provinces where the change in title occurred. In most instances, this transaction takes place at the supply point ‑ i.e. Refinery, Terminal or Bulk plant gates.  If all or any part of the amounts received are then shipped to another province before disposition, make the appropriate inter‑provincial transfers entries (lines 5 and 6).

Receipts of LPG's from gas processing plants should be recorded on line 8 "Receipts from non-reporting companies" even though such plants could be owned by reporting companies. If refinery-produced butane is purchased from another reporting company for blending into some other product, show both the receipt of the butane and an "Inter-product transfer" to the appropriate product.

Details of inter-company transactions are required where the transactions are for amounts of 200 cubic metres or more.

Please report the receipts in the same product classifications as those shown on the delivering companies' invoices.  If all or any part of the amounts received are used in product classifications other than those shown on the invoices, the receiving company must make the appropriate inter-product transfer entries on line 2.

On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the reporting companies involved and the amount received from each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with line 7 entries on the front of the page.

Sample Transactions:

(i)   A selling company which markets in more than one province could make the following entries: in line 6 "Inter-provincial Out" of his own province to the province of secondary receipt, which would be recorded under the appropriate section of line 5 "Inter-provincial In" and from there disposed as a delivery to another reporting company, as an export, a loss or adjustment or as a net sale in Canada, etc.
(ii)   A company could perform the above "Inter-provincial transfers In" or "Out" and then transfer the product to another classification through use of line 2 "Transfers ‑ inter-products" e.g. Diesel fuel to light fuel oil, Butane to Petrochemical feedstocks, etc.

h) Receipts From Non-reporting Companies

Report all receipts of product from any companies whose names do not appear on the "List of Reporting Companies" (see back of the first page of the questionnaire).

Note 1:  "Paybacks" of quantities of product delivered in a previous month to a non-reporting company and originally reported as a "Net sale in Canada" (under an exchange agreement), should not be recorded and "corrected" in the current month as "negative" receipt (line 8) or as a "negative" sale (line 16).  Instead of adjusting a current month for a previous entry, please inform Statistics Canada by way of a note, indicating in detail the nature of the transaction.

Note 2:  On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the "non-reporting" companies involved and the amounts received from each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with line 8 entries on the front of the page.

All receipts of LPG from gas processing plants (even if owned by a reporting company) for use within the reporting refinery should be initially recorded on the propane/butane pages as "receipts from non-reporting companies". Subsequently:

  1. Any quantity blended with other products should be recorded as a movement 'out' on the inter-products transfers’ line to the relevant products.
  2. Any quantity destined to petrochemical feedstocks should be similarly recorded, but with the actual quantity also shown at line 4 of the propane/butane pages.
  3. Any quantity used in alkylation’s and similar processing units should be recorded at line 3 "Transfers to refinery feedstocks".  Such quantity would then be recorded at line 8 of page 2, and the resultant production there from would be included in the production of the relevant refined products.
  4. Any quantity commingled with crude oil would be accorded the same treatment as (3) above.

i) Imports

Report the physical receipts of finished and unfinished products received from sources outside Canada. The company which clears the product through customs, or on whose behalf it was cleared, should report the import.  If all or any part of the amount imported is used in a product classification other than that indicated on the customs entry document, the appropriate inter-products transfer must be made, (lines 2).  Similarly, if the product is transported to a province other than that indicated on the entry form, the proper inter-provincial transfer (lines 5 and 6) must be made after recording the import in the province of entry.

j) and k)  Inventories

Report all refinery and marketing inventories.  The opening inventory for the reporting month should match the reported closing inventory of the previous month.

Inventories should include those that result from inter company transactions.  As a consequence, if a change in title of a product has occurred (and has been reported), even if the product remains in the tanks of the "delivering" company, this product should nonetheless be reported as inventory of the "receiving" company.  Inventories should not include any quantities of product linked to future production for the purpose of loan or repayment.

Revisions to Inventories:

It is noted that the inventory figures are sometimes subject to revision. When such revisions are made, respondents should be guided by the following:

  • Minor adjustments of under 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would remain unchanged, with the difference being absorbed in the losses and adjustment item for the current month.
  • Major adjustments of over 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would be corrected with the provision to Statistics Canada of an explanation and also the corrected entities.

l) Deliveries to Other Reporting Companies

Report all deliveries of product to any companies listed on the reverse side of the first page of this schedule.  Include actual deliveries emanating from sales agreements, processing agreements, exchanges, loans, etc.  Exclude, however, any agreements, exchanges, loans, etc. based on future production.  The quantities reported as deliveries should be credited to the province where the change in ownership occurred.  In most instances, this transaction takes place at the supply point ‑ i.e. Refinery, Terminal or Bulk plant gates.

Details of inter-company transactions are required where the transactions are 200 cubic metres and over.

On the reverse side of the product pages, please enter the names of the reporting companies involved and the amount delivered to each.  For each province, the sum of these amounts should agree with the line 12 entries on the front of the page.

m) Export

Report all sales of finished or unfinished products for exports (include domestic sales known for export market) outside Canada credited to the province of exit.  Note that any inter-provincial movement should be recorded as an inter-provincial transfer on lines 5 and 6.

n) Losses & Adjustments

Reports all refinery or marketing losses due to metering differences, shrinkage, spillage, etc.  Include also any adjustments caused by inventory revisions.

o) Own Consumption

Report all amounts of product produced or purchased and used in company operations. Exclude petro-chemical feedstocks shipments to own petro-chemical complexes, and own production fuels used to generate electricity, to heat office buildings and to move goods (by air, road or ship). These products should be reported on line 16 -Net Sales in Canada.

p) Net Sales in Canada

Report all sales of finished and unfinished products (exclude domestic sales known for export market) for the provinces where such sales have taken place.

Note:   On page 8, include any Ethanol/Methanol, MTBE/ETBE (Methyl or Ethyl-Tertiary-Butyl-Ether), Tame (Tertiary-Amyl-Methyl-Ether), TBA (Tertiary-Butyl Alcohol) and other components blended into gasoline which have been added before the final sale of any motor gasoline.  This line is the sum of lines 7 to 10 (Receipts from Other Reporting companies + receipts from other Non Reporting companies + Imports + Opening Inventories), and lines 1, 2 and 5 (Refinery Production + Transfers + Interprovincial Transfers In) LESS lines 11 to 15 (Closing Inventories, Deliveries to other reporting companies, Exports, losses and adjustments, and own consumption) and LESS lines 3 and 6 (Transfers to Refinery Feedstock and Interprovincial Transfers Out). This figure should thus agree with the total monthly sales, by product and province, actually made by the company, less any sales "to other reporting companies", (line 12) and less any direct exports (line 13).

q) Page 8, Line 17 — All sales of motor gasoline through retail pumps

Report here all sales of motor gasoline (including ethanol/ methanol, MTBE/ETBE, TAME, TBA and other similar additives added) to retail outlets including marinas, irrespective of the type of ownership or operation. Include own brands, subsidiary brands, the known, or an authoritative estimate of retail sales of the respondent's jobbers, resellers, agents, etc.

Note:   Any "Card-lock" (Key-lock) facility sales should not be included on this line.

Page 12, Line 17 — VOLUME OF NET SALES (LOW SULPHUR CONTENT)

Report here all sales of diesel fuel oil with sulphur content lower than 0.05%.

Page 14, Line 17 — VOLUME OF NET SALES (LOW SULPHUR CONTENT)

Report here sales of heavy fuel oil (4+5+6) with sulphur content lower than 1%.

Page 22, Product 19 — Total All Products

This page of the report is the sum of products 1A) to 18 of Section B.

Note 1:  Line 1, "Refinery production" should agree with the volumes shown in Section A, page 2 final line i.e. Total feedstocks charged.

Note 2:  The totals of all inter-products transfers (line 2) should add to "nil".

Note 3:  Line 3, "Transfers to refinery feedstocks" should equal line 12 of page 2, "Total Other Materials Charged as Feedstock".

Note 4:  The Canadian total, line 5 should equal the total of line 6.

Page 23, Supplement to page 8 — Motor Gasoline Sales: Disposition of Motor Gasoline

1. Sales by "Grade"

Report here by grade (Premium, Mid-grade, Regular non-leaded and Regular leaded) a breakdown of the net sales shown on page 8, line 16.

2. Components Blended Into Motor Gasoline

  • a) Report all quantities of alcohols:
    • Line 6   (i)   Ethanol — a light volatile alcohol intended for gasoline blending.
    • Line 7   (ii)   Methanol — the simplest alcohol blended to increase the oxygen level in gasoline. Also called methyl alcohol, wood alcohol and wood spirit.
    • Line 8   (iii)  TBA (Tertiary Butyl Alcohol) — an alcohol primarily used as a chemical feedstock, a solvent or feedstock for isobutylene production for MTBE.
  • b) Report all quantities of ethers such as
    • Line 9   (i)   MTBE (Methyl tertiary butyl ether) — A gasoline additive produced from methanol and isobutylene used to increase the octane number and oxygen content of gasoline.
    •   (ii)   ETBE (Ethyl tertiary butyl ether) – A gasoline additive produced from ethanol and isobutylene for increasing the octane rating and oxygen content of gasoline while reducing its volatility.  Similar to MTBE.
    •   (iii)  TAME (Tertiary amyl methyl ether) – An oxygenate blend stock formed by the catalytic etherification of isoamylene with methanol.
  • c) Report all other blending components.

Annex 1: Supplement to product #2 - petrochemical feedstocks

I. General Definitions

1. Petrochemical Feedstocks:

  • ethane, propane, butane from atmospheric distillation of crude oil and delivered to petrochemical operations;
  • ethane, ethylene, propane, propylene, butane, butylenes butadiene, produced in secondary refining operations such as catalytic cracking, hyrocracking, reforming, etc. - which are delivered to petrochemical operations or used internally by the refiner for the production of higher olefins or other petrochemicals;
  • pentane, naphtha’s [1], middle distillates, gas oil, raffinates delivered to steam cracking operations for petrochemical manufacture;
  • aromatic feed streams from reformers e.g. heart cut fed to solvent extraction units for recovery of benzene, toluene, xylene, and hexane.

See page 16 for details on the petrochemical feedstock stream.

2. Backflow to Refinery of Energy By-products:

Those materials obtained from the processing of the petrochemical feedstock in the petrochemical units which are returning to normal refinery production (e.g. raffinates, polymers, C9+ aromatics, for gasoline blending).

3. Net Petrochemical Feedstocks:

This net figure equal’s gross petrochemical feedstocks sent by the refinery to petrochemical activities less the backflow of energy by-products; therefore, representing the net disappearance of petrochemical feedstocks needed for Canadian petrochemical activities.

II. Reporting Procedures

Rule #1:   LPG's produced in the refinery and destined to petrochemical activities must be reported initially on the LPG's product pages as production (line 1) and then transferred to the petrochemical feedstocks product page through interproducts transfers (line 2).

Rule #2:   Production of petrochemical feedstocks can be reported by two methods (see examples below).  The "net yield" method is preferred, that is, net petrochemical feedstocks (refer to definitions in I).

Rule #3:   The amount of backflow to the refinery of energy by products must be shown on line 4 of the petrochemical feedstocks product page (line 4 is a non-additive line).  By using the "net yield" reporting method, this backflow will not be added to the production of petrochemical feedstocks but will be included in the production of the appropriate products (e.g. motor gasoline).

If the "gross" reporting method is used, the backflow must be transferred to the appropriate product page by the inter‑products transfers line.

[1] Exclude product "naphtha specialties".

III. Examples

Example 1Net Yield Method (Recommended)

Net Yield Method
Table summary

This table displays the results of Net Yield Method . The information is grouped by Crude input 250 (appearing as row headers),Mogas ,Petrochem, Unfinished, Total(appearing as column headers).
Crude input 250  Mogas Petrochem  Unfinished Total
1. Refinery Production    110 30 110 250
2. Backflow   20    
3. Net sales in Canada 110 30 110 250

In this method, the backflow adjustments have already been applied to the production of motor gasoline and unfinished products.  The net petrochemical feedstocks equals 30 and the gross petrochemical feedstocks 50 which is 30 plus the backflow of 20.  The interproduct transfer’s line is not used.

Example 2Gross method of petrochemical feedstocks (Alternative)

Net Yield Method
Table summary

This table displays the results of Net Yield Method . The information is grouped by Crude input 250 (appearing as row headers),Mogas ,Petrochem, Unfinished, Total(appearing as column headers).
Crude input 250  Mogas Petrochem  Unfinished Total
1. Refinery Production    100 50 100 250
2. Backflow (memo item only)   20    
3. Interproduct Transfer +10  -20  +10 0
4. Net sales in Canada  110 30 110 250

In this method, the refinery production equals the gross petrochemical feedstocks (50).  The backflow (20) is transferred to motor gasoline (10) and to unfinished products (10) by interproducts transfers line; the net petrochemical feedstocks is therefore 30.

Annex 2:  PRODUCT CLASSIFICATION

Section B, Refined Petroleum Products

The following list should be used as a guide when completing Section B.  As it is not feasible to list all brand names in use in the industry, this list is intended only to give a reasonable sample of product names that have been established by common use.  It should be noted that, where descriptive names do not provide adequate identification, the emphasis for classification purposes has been put on the end use of the product.  In cases where products have brand names that are misleading for classification purposes, or are re‑brands of basic products, classification should be determined according to the basic products used, e.g. Weed Killer (Naphtha Specialties), Pole Treating Oil (Heavy Fuel), Dust Layer (Asphalt), etc.

Product Classification of Refined Petroleum Products
Table summary

This table displays the results of Product Classification of Refined Petroleum Products. The information is grouped by Product Category (appearing as row headers), Description (appearing as column headers).
Product Category Description
1.   (a) Propane and propane mixes A normally gaseous paraffinic compound (C3H8) extracted from refinery gases.
(b) Butane and butane mixes.. A normally gaseous paraffinic hydrocarbon (C4H10) extracted from refinery gases.
2.   Petrochemical feedstocks. Refinery gases or other petroleum derivatives if sold or shipped to a chemical company to be used as a raw material for further processing. Refer to Section B of the "Instructions" and annex 1 for a detailed explanation of the statistical treatment of this product.
3.   Naphtha specialties.... Industrial and commercial solvents, lighting naphtha, mineral spirits and paint thinners.
4.   Aviation gasoline All gasoline type fuels for piston type aircraft engines.
5.   Motor gasoline All gasoline type fuels for internal combustion engines other than aircraft.
6.   Aviation turbo fuel.
(Kerosene type)
All kerosene type fuels (JetA-1) for turbo-jet or straight jet type aircraft engines.
7.   Aviation turbo fuel.
(Naphtha type)
All naphtha type fuels (Jet B) for turbo-jet or straight jet type aircraft engines.
8.   Kerosene, stove oil Kerosene, mineral lamp oil, no.1 fuel oil
Stove oil (including all vapourizing burning oil).
9.   Diesel fuel oil.. All grades of distillate fuel sold for diesel engine use including low sulphur content (with sulphur content lower than 0.05%).
10.  Light fuel oil (nos.2 and 3). All distillate type fuels for power burners
Fuel oil No. 2 (heating oil No. 2)
Fuel oil No. 3 (heating oil No. 3)
Furnace fuel oil
Gas oils
Light industrial fuel
11.  Heavy fuel oil (Nos. 4, 5 and 6) All grades of residual type fuels including low sulphur (with sulphur content lower than 1%) for both steam and diesel engines.
Bunker B and Bunker C.
Fuel oils Nos.4, 5 and 6.
Residual fuel oil.
12.  Asphalt Asphalt flux, asphalt primers, asphaltic saturants, bitumuls, briquetting binder, cutback asphalts, liquid or solid asphalts, oxidized asphalt, paving compounds, fluxes or primers.
13.  Petroleum coke
(including coke from catalytic cracker)
All petroleum coke included.
Petroleum coke is obtained mainly by cracking and carbonising of residue feedstocks, tar and pitches in processes such as delayed coking or fluid coking. The two most important qualities are green coke and calcinated coke. This category also includes catalyst coke deposited on the catalyst during refining processes: this coke is not recoverable and is usually burned as refinery fuel.
14.  Lubricating oil and grease All oils and greases of petroleum origin manufactured or sold for lubricating purposes.
Automotive or industrial oils which may be described as having special properties other than lubricating alone, such as brake fluids, automatic transmission oils, industrial cutting oils or coolants and rust preventatives.
Cordate oils.
15.  Wax and candles.. All types of paraffin candles, crude scales waxes, dark raw waxes, microcrystalline wax and paraffin waxes.
16.  Still gas The remaining unseparated gaseous fractions produced in refinery distillation or cracking processes, after marketable products have been extracted. This is usually consumed as refinery fuel although sales have been made to public gas utilities under certain circumstances.
17.  Refiney losses The volumetric change between refinery input of raw materials and output for finished products. Since greater volumes of finished products whose specific gravity is lighter than crude oil is produced in most modern refineries, there will usually be negative quantities or gains.
18.  Unfinished product The volume in process in a refinery at any particular point in time that cannot be identified in end product terms. Also, imports or purchases of blending agents in inventory where the end product may be in doubt.
19.  Total all products Grand total of all Finished Petroleum Products, Products no. 1(A) to 18 inclusive.

To eliminate the inconsistency of product classification between purchaser and seller, occurring when products are moved between companies, the purchaser will report the purchase in the product classification for which he was invoiced by the seller; the purchase will then be inter-product transferred into the product classification in which it will be disposed.

Section A – Closing Inventories - Page 1

1. Held In Lines

Inventories reported must be in pipeline lines only in cubic metres. Do not include volumes held in tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other. Inventories should be actual physical volumes in lines at the end of the reporting month. Report, by province or region of origin, both crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus held in lines.

2. Held In Tanks

Inventories reported must be in pipeline tankage only in cubic metres. Do not include pipeline fill. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other. Inventories should be actual physical volumes in tanks at the end of the reporting month. Report, by province or region of origin, both crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus held in tanks.

3. Shipper

Report closing inventories owned by the shipper in cubic metres. This includes all inventories in lines and tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other.

4. Carrier

Report closing inventories owned by the carrier in cubic metres. This includes all inventories in lines and tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other.

Note: Volumes Held in Lines plus Volumes Held in Tanks must equal total of Volumes Shipper plus Volumes Carrier.
Section A: Total Closing Inventories must equal Section C: Summary of Deliveries, page 2, line 6, Closing Inventories.

Revisions to Inventories:

It is noted that the inventory figures are sometimes subject to revision. When such revisions are made, respondents should be guided by the following:

  • Minor adjustments of under 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would remain unchanged, with the difference being absorbed in the losses and adjustment item for the current month.
  • Major adjustments of over 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error should be reported correctly. Revised figures for the previous (incorrectly reported) month should also be provided.

Section B – Summary Of Receipts - Page2

1. Opening Inventories

The opening inventories must be equivalent to the closing inventories of the previous month by product. When possible, report by province or region of origin.

2. Fields

Report receipts of crude oil from fields. On page 2, Section B2: Details of Receipts from fields, report the details of the receipts.

3. Plants

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other from plants. On page 3, Section B3: Details of Receipts from plants, report the details of the receipts.

4. Other Pipelines

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are received into the pipeline from another pipeline. On page 3, Section B4: Details of Receipts from other pipelines, report the details of the receipts.

5. Other Receipts

Report all other receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are received into the pipeline. This would include receipts from trucks, tanker cars, etc. On page 3, Section B5: Details of Other Receipts, report the details of the other receipts.

Total

All products must add across the column to the total column by product. Total receipts by product must equal total deliveries by product in section C.

Section C – Summary Of Deliveries - Page2

1. Refineries

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other to Canadian refineries. On page 4, Section C1: Details of Deliveries to Refineries, report the details of the deliveries.

2. Plants

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other to plants. On page 4, Section C2: Details of Deliveries to Bulk Plants, Terminals and Processing Plants, report the details of the deliveries.

3. Other Pipelines

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are delivered to another pipeline. On page 4, Section C3: Details of Deliveries to other pipelines, report the details of the deliveries.

4. Other Deliveries

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are delivered to a category not covered by the previous deliveries. This would include deliveries to barges, tankers, trucks, tanker cars, etc. On page 4, Section C4: Details of Other Deliveries, report the details of the other deliveries.

5. Losses and Adjustments

Report all losses due to metering differences, shrinkage, spillage, etc. Include also any adjustments caused by inventory revisions. Use this column to make adjustments to add to total deliveries. The total deliveries must equal total receipts by product.

6. Closing Inventories

The closing inventories must be equivalent to the closing inventories on page 1, Section A. When possible, report by province or region of origin, both crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus.

Total

All products must add across the column to the total column by product. Total deliveries by product must equal total receipts by product in section B.

Section B2 – Details of Receipts from Fields - Page2

Report receipts of crude oil from fields. Give details of field name and or number along with the province of origin of the crude oil.

Section B3 – Details of Receipts from Plants - Page3

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other products (specify the type of other products) from plants. Give details of plant name and location.

Section B4 – Details of Receipts from Pipelines - Page3

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are received into the pipeline from another pipeline. Report the name of the other pipeline, province of origin of the crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus along with the pipeline code.

Section B5 – Details of Other Receipts - Page3

Report all other receipts of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are received into the pipeline. This would include receipts from trucks, tanker cars, barges, etc. to the pipeline. Report details of name, type of receipt (road, rail, etc.), province of origin of the crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus.

Section C1 – Details of Deliveries to Refineries - Page4

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other (specify the type of other products) to Canadian refineries. Report name and location of refinery along with the province of origin for crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus.

Section C2 – Details of Deliveries to Bulk Plants, Terminals and Processing Plants -

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) to bulk plants, terminals and processing plants. Report name and location of the bulk plant, terminal or processing plant along with the province of origin of crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus.

Section C3 – Details of Deliveries to Pipelines - Page4

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are delivered to another pipeline. Report name and location of the pipeline, the province of origin of the crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus along with the pipeline code.

Section C4 – Details of Other Deliveries - Page4

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are delivered to a category not covered by the previous deliveries. This would include deliveries to barges, tankers, trucks, tanker cars, etc. (rail, water and tanker) Report type of delivery, name, along with the point of delivery and the province of origin of the crude oil and condensate and pentanes plus.

Appendix A: General Definitions

Crude Oil and Equivalent includes the following liquid hydrocarbons:

  • Crude Oil
    A naturally occurring hydrocarbon.

  • Condensate
    A naturally occurring hydrocarbon which is gaseous in its virgin reservoir state, but is liquid at the conditions under which its volume is measured.

  • Pentanes Plus
    A liquid hydrocarbon produced from raw natural gas, condensate or crude oil.

Propane and propane mixes:

A normally gaseous compound (C3H8) extracted from refinery gases.

Butane and butane mixes:

A normally gaseous hydrocarbon (C4H10) extracted from refinery gases.

Monthly Natural Gas Distributors Statement

Supply

  1. Fields
    1. Own Production:  report volumes of gas received from fields owned by your company after the deduction of field flared and waste and re-injection.
    2. Purchased from others:  report purchased volumes of gas initially produced at the field level.
  2. Plants
    1. report volumes of gas received at the processing or re-processing plant gate after the deduction of shrinkage, plant uses and losses.
  3. Gas Gathering Systems
    1. report volumes of gas received from other than your own gas gathering systems which have not been included in 1 (b) above.
  4. Other Gas Distributors and Gas Transporters
    1. report volumes received from other gas distributors or gas transporters.
  5. Storage
    1. report volumes received from distributor storage or liquefied natural gas storage.
  6. Imports
    1. report volumes of natural gas imported into Canada, by pipeline, as well as the purchase price in Canadian dollars.
  7. Other Receipts
    1. report volumes of propane/butane used for peak shaving.

Disposition

  1. Deliveries of Gas to Other Gas Pipelines
    1. report volumes of your own gas delivered to other distributors and transporters as well as the revenue received for that gas.
  2. Exports
    1. report volumes of gas exported to the United States, by pipeline, as well as the revenue received for the sale and/or the transmission of that gas.
  3. Deliveries of Gas Transported for Others
    1. report volumes of gas that your company is delivering on behalf of another transporter/distributor.  Further, gas delivered under "Transportation Service" contracts should be reported in this category.
  4. Deliveries of Own Gas Transported by Others
    1. report volumes of gas that another company is delivering on your behalf.
  5. Deliveries to Storage
    1. report volumes of gas delivered to distributor or liquefied natural gas storage.
  6. Other Deliveries
    1. report volumes of gas delivered and not allocated to sections 1 to 5 and section 7.  Please specify type of delivery.
  7. Ultimate Disposition
    1. Residential Sales (gas sold for domestic purposes)
      allocated by:
      i) < 4 or 5 unit building
      ii) > 4 or 5 unit building
      iii) Space Heating
      1. Number of customers consuming gas (i.e. bills/meters): include only those customers consuming gas in the month under review, regardless of the billing practice of your utility.
      2. Number of consuming units:  indicate total number of customers using natural gas regardless of the billing practice of your utility.  (i.e. a multi-dwelling apartment building may receive only one bill for its total consumption of natural gas.  Inherent in that bill may be many users.  Accordingly, consuming units relates to the total number of occupants in a multi-dwelling apartment building using natural gas.)
      3. Cost to customer:  dollar values should exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST).  Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "cost to customer".
      4. Volume:  report volumes of natural gas sold during the month under review.
      5. Spaceheating customers:  report the number of those customers using natural gas primarily for home heating.
    2. Commercial Sales (gas sold to customers primarily engaged in wholesale or retail trade, governments, etc.)
      1. Number of customers consuming gas (i.e. bills/meters):  include only those customers consuming gas in the month under review, regardless of the billing practice of your utility.
      2. Cost to customer:  dollar values should exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST).  Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "cost to customer".
      3. Volume:  report volumes of natural gas sold during the month under review.
    3. Industrial Sales (gas sold to customers primarily engaged in a process which creates or changes raw or unfinished materials into another form or product)
      1. Electric power generation sales represents gas sold for the purpose of generating electricity.
      2. Number of customers consuming natural gas (i.e. bills/ metres):  include only those customers consuming natural gas in the month under review, regardless of the billing practice of your utility.
      3. Cost to customer:  dollar values should exclude provincial taxes (if applicable), goods and services tax (GST) and harmonized sales tax (HST).  Further, rebates paid to the customer should be deducted in order to arrive at "cost to customer".
      4. Volume:  report volumes of natural gas sold during the month under review.
  8. Miscellaneous End Use Deliveries
    1. report volumes of gas delivered but not included in section 7.  Please specify.
  9. Gas Used in Operation
    1. report volumes of gas consumed in operating your pipeline system.
  10. Line Pack Changes
    1. report differences in the pipeline system due to changes of temperature and/or pressure.
  11. Metering Differences, Line Loss, Other Unaccounted for and Cyclical Billing Adjustments
    1. represents the difference between the total gas available from all sources and the total gas accounted for as sales, line pack fluctuation, etc.  This difference includes leakage or other losses, discrepancies due to meter inaccuracies and other variants particularly billing lag.
  12. Operating Statistics
    1. Sendouts
      1. Peak day: represents the highest daily sendout of gas in the month under review.
      2. Minimum day:  represents the lowest daily sendout of gas in the month under review.
    2. Average Heating Value In Megajoules/Cubic Metres For Gas Sales
      1. report average heat content of your natural gas sales during the month under review.

Section 1 – Closing Inventories

1. Held in lines

Inventories reported must be in pipeline lines only in cubic metres. Do not include volumes held in tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other. Inventories should be actual physical volumes in lines at the end of the reporting month. Report, by province or region of origin, both crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus held in lines.

2. Held in tanks

Inventories reported must be in pipeline tankage only in cubic metres. Do not include pipeline fill. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other. Inventories should be actual physical volumes in tanks at the end of the reporting month. Report, by province or region of origin, both crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus held in tanks.

3. Shipper

Report here closing inventories owned by the shipper in cubic metres. This includes all inventories in lines and tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other.

4. Carrier

Report here closing inventories owned by the carrier in cubic metres. This includes all inventories in lines and tanks. Report volumes separately for crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus, propane, butane, other.

Note: Volumes Held in Lines plus Volumes Held in Tanks must equal total of Volumes Shipper plus Volumes Carrier.
Section 1: Closing Inventories must equal Section 4: Summary of Deliveries,column one, Closing Inventories.

Revisions to Inventories:

It is noted that the inventory figures are sometimes subject to revision. When such revisions are made, respondents should be guided by the following:

  • Minor adjustments of under 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error would remain unchanged, with the difference being absorbed in the losses and adjustment item for the current month.
  • Major adjustments of over 200 cubic metres; the opening inventory of the month following the month in error should be reported correctly. Revised figures for the previous (incorrectly reported) month should also be provided.

Section 2 – Cubic Metre Kilometres

1. Cubic metre kilometres

One cubic metre of product moved one kilometre; metric tonne kilometres are calculated by converting cubic metre kilometres of product to the equivalent weight in metric tonnes. Only trunk line system cubic metre kilometres are included because of the difficulty of collecting reliable and consistent data for gathering systems together with the fact that gathering systems have a very short average commodity mile movement. As a result, their inclusion would add only a very small percentage to the total. The average kilometre per cubic metre is the distance each cubic metre of product travelled. Volumes are reported in thousands of cubic metres

Section 3 – Summary of Receipts

Opening inventories

The opening inventories must be equivalent to the closing inventories of the previous month by product. When possible, report by province or region of origin, both crude oil, condensate and pentanes plus.

Fields

Report receipts of crude oil from fields.Section 5: Receipts from fields, report the details of the receipts.

Plants

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other from plants. Section 6: Receipts from plants, report the details of the receipts.

Imports

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are imported from foreign countries. Do not include receipts of Canadian crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other. These volumes should be reported as other receipts if they are not coming directly from fields, plants or other pipelines. Section 7: Imports, report the details of the imports.

Other

Report all other receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are received into the pipeline. This would include receipts from trucks, tanker cars, etc . Section 9: Other Receipts, report the details of the other receipts.

Other pipelines

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are received into the pipeline from another pipeline. See Section 8: Receipts from other pipelines, report the details of the receipts.

Total

All products must add across the column to the total column by product. Total receipts by product must equal total deliveries by product in section 4.

Section 4 – Summary of Deliveries

Closing inventories

The closing inventories must be equivalent to the closing inventories see, Section 1. When possible, report by province or region of origin, both crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus. Section 16: Location of crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus inventories, report the details of the closing inventories.

Refineries

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane, other to Canadian refineries. Section 10: Deliveries to Refineries, report the details of the deliveries.

Exports

Report exports of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are exported directly to the U.S. by this pipeline. Do not include exports of Canadian crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are not exported directly by the pipeline (i.e. product is loaded onto a barge, tanker, truck, tanker car, etc. ). These volumes should be reported as other deliveries. Section 14: Exports, report the details of the exports.

Plants

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other to plants. Section 11: Deliveries to Bulk Plants, Terminals and Processing Plants, report the details of the deliveries.

Other pipelines

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are delivered to another pipeline. Section 13: Deliveries to other pipelines, report the details of the deliveries.

Other

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are delivered to a category not covered by the previous deliveries. This would include deliveries to barges, tankers, trucks, tanker cars, etc . Section 12: Other Deliveries (rail, road, water and tanker loadings in Canada for export), report the details of the other deliveries.

Losses and adjustments

Reports all losses due to metering differences, shrinkage, spillage, etc. Include also any adjustments caused by inventory revisions. Use this column to make adjustments to add to total deliveries. The total deliveries must equal total receipts by product. Section 15: Line losses, pipeline fuel and adjustments, report the details of the losses and adjustments. Also Section 17: Line losses, pipeline fuel and adjustments.

Other changes

This column is to be used to report line losses and adjustments of Canadian product held in the U.S. Section 16: Line losses, pipeline fuel and adjustments, report the details of the losses and adjustments in the U.S.

Total

All products must add across the column to the total column by product. Total deliveries by product must equal total receipts by product in section 3.

Section 5 – Receipts from Fields

Report receipts of crude oil from fields. Give details of field name and or number along with the province of origin of the crude oil.

Section 6 – Receipts from Plants

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other products (specify the type of other products) from plants. Give details of plant name and location.

Section 7 – Imports

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are imported from foreign countries. Do not include receipts of Canadian crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other. These volumes should be reported as other receipts if they are not coming directly from fields, plants or other pipelines. Report the point of receipt, giving name and location of receipt.

Section 8 – Receipts from Other Pipelines

Report receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are received into the pipeline from another pipeline. Report the name of other pipeline, province of origin of the crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus along with the pipeline code.

Section 9 – Other Receipts

Report all other receipts of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are received into the pipeline. This would include receipts from trucks, tanker cars, barges, etc. to the pipeline. Report details of name, type of receipt (road, rail, etc. ), province of origin of the crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus. 

Section 10 – Deliveries to Refineries

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane, other (specify the type of other products) to Canadian refineries. Report name and location of refinery along with the province of origin for crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus.

Section 11 – Deliveries to Bulk Plants, Terminals and Processing Plants

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) to bulk plants, terminals and processing plants. Report name and location of the bulk plant, terminal or processing plant along with the province of origin of crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus.

Section 12 – Other Deliveries (Rail, Water and Tanker Loadings in Canada for Export)

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are delivered to a category not covered by the previous deliveries. This would include deliveries to barges, tankers, trucks, tanker cars, etc . (rail, water and tanker) Report type of delivery, name, along with the point of delivery and the province of origin of the crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus. 

Section 13 – Deliveries to Other Pipelines

Report deliveries of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are delivered to another pipeline. Report name and location of the pipeline, the province of origin of the crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus along with the pipeline code.

Section 14 – Exports

Report exports of crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other (specify the type of other products) which are exported directly to the U.S. by this pipeline. Do not include exports of Canadian crude oil, condensate/pentanes plus, propane, butane and other which are not exported directly by the pipeline (i.e. product is loaded onto a barge, tanker, truck, tanker car, etc. ). These volumes should be reported as other deliveries. Report name and destination state along with the province of origin of crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus. Report total value in Canadian dollars of each product exported.

Section 15 – Line Losses, Pipeline Fuel and Adjustments

Reports all losses due to metering differences, shrinkage, spillage, etc . Include also any adjustments caused by inventory revisions. Report province of origin of the crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus.

Section 16 – Location of Crude Oil and Condensate Inventories

Report the volumes of crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus by province or country of origin and location of storage.  i.e. report the volumes of Alberta crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus held in the U.S.A. or other Canadian province if inventories are held in more than one location. Total crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus on this page must equal to the closing inventories of crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus reported in Section 1 and Section 4. Crude oil and condensate/pentanes plus should be added together for this section. Please note that inventories include lines and tanks.

Section 17 – Line Losses, Pipeline Fuel and Adjustments

Report details of Section 4 Losses and Adjustments. Report the volumes lost by product and Held in lines or Held in tanks.

Section 18 – Line Losses, Pipeline Fuel and Adjustment

Report details of Section 4 Other changes. Give details of line losses and adjustments of Canadian product held in the U.S.

Appendix A:

General Definitions

Crude Oil and Equivalent includes the following liquid hydrocarbons:

Crude Oil
A naturally occurring hydrocarbon.

Condensate
A naturally occurring hydrocarbon, which is gaseous in its virgin reservoir state, but is liquid at the conditions under which its volume is measured.

Pentanes Plus
A liquid hydrocarbon produced from raw natural gas, condensate or crude oil.

Propane and propane mixes:

A normally gaseous compound (C3H8) extracted from refinery gases.

Butane and butane mixes:

A normally gaseous hydrocarbon (C4H10) extracted from refinery gases

General Instructions:

Summary of receipts and Summary of deliveries must equal to the details found by product.

Total Summary of receipts must be equal to Total Summary of deliveries. The difference should be accounted for in Losses and adjustments.

Exports are tracked only to the point of exit from Canada to U.S.A.

Statement 3(I,II)

1. Introduction

The Air Passenger Origin and Destination (POD) Survey is conducted continuously by all Canadian air carriers assigned to reporting Level I and Level II1 that, in each of the two years immediately preceding the reporting year, enplaned 600,000 or more scheduled revenue passengers using fixed wing aircraft.  The Aviation Statistics Centre (ASC) of Statistics Canada collects the data under the authority of the Statistics Act – RSC 1985, Chapter S19 and the Canada Transportation Act, Section 50, for the statistical purposes of both Statistics Canada and Transport Canada.

The POD Survey covers revenue passenger trips made in whole or in part on domestic and/or international scheduled flights.  Carriers must report such trips if (i) they operated one or more segments of the itineraries and (ii) no other carrier participating in the survey operated any preceding segments.  Reporting is based on information obtained from lifted flight coupons (or their electronic equivalent). The complete ticket itinerary is recorded as one entry for each trip showing the routing from the initial origin to the final ticket destination and including, in sequence, each point of intraline or interline transfer, the carrier (both operating and advertised for code share segments) and the fare basis code on each flight coupon stage as well as the total value of the ticket in Canadian dollars. Carriers reporting a 10% sample of their itineraries are to report only tickets with numbers ending in zero.

This document details the requirements of the POD Survey as well as the instructions on how the data are to be reported.

2. The Survey Universe

The POD Survey universe includes all revenue passenger trips moving in whole or in part on domestic and/or international scheduled flights operated by participating air carriers. All electronic tickets from all scheduled flights of the reporting carrier must be examined to identify any tickets that meet the Survey selection requirements.  The POD Survey must not be limited to the tickets that the reporting carrier issues.  The Survey must include all tickets in which the carrier transported a passenger. The electronic ticket sale record can be the source of the data to be examined.  The passenger ticket itinerary information to be reported in the POD Survey can be recorded from the first ticket coupon.  There is no requirement to wait until a trip has been completed to report the ticket itinerary information.  Coupons from a conjunction2 ticket set shall be considered as a single itinerary under the ticket number of the primary (first) ticket of the conjunction set.

It is recognized that many airlines do not record the entire itinerary from tickets issued by other airlines for revenue accounting purposes.  However, the reporting carrier is required to obtain the complete itinerary data for tickets issued by other airlines in order to determine if the ticket meets the selection requirements for inclusion in the Survey.

2.1 Honoured Tickets

There are instances where a reporting carrier may honour the ticket of another carrier (non code-share partner) and transport the passenger without re-issuing the ticket. In these cases, the reporting carrier should treat the ticket as if it had actually been re-issued and report it accordingly. This includes changing the air carrier code of the ticketing carrier from the one on the ticket to the carrier that honoured the ticket.

3. Sample Selection and Reporting Criteria

3.1 Use of 10 percent sample

Where the POD survey data represent a 10% sample of tickets in which a participating carrier transported the passenger(s) on at least one segment of the ticketed journey, each participating airline must examine all electronic tickets, including Automated Ticket and Baggage (ATB) tickets for passengers on all of the carrier’s scheduled flights throughout its system. This requirement applies to tickets issued by the reporting airline as well as tickets issued by other airlines. 

Tickets to be retained for further sampling consideration are:

  1. Group-tickets with 11 or more passengers regardless of the ticket serial number.
  2. Single-passenger tickets with serial numbers ending in the digit zero (not the check digit). For conjunction tickets, the serial number for the first group of tickets determines the reportability of the entire conjunction set.
  3. Group tickets with 10 or less passengers with serial numbers ending in the digit zero (not the check digit).

3.2 Use of 100 percent sample

In order to improve sample accuracy or to prevent distortions, the Aviation Statistics Centre may require a carrier to employ a 100 percent sample.

In certain markets or in special situations (e.g. on-board sales on shuttle services), a carrier may elect to use a 100 percent sample. In such cases, prior approval for use of this option must be obtained from the Aviation Statistics Centre. Similarly, if this option has been adopted, it may not be discontinued without prior approval by the Aviation Statistics Centre.

4. Conversion of Ticket Itinerary to the Required Dual-Carrier Format

The Aviation Statistics Centre requires that passenger itineraries be reported with the operating and the advertised carrier identified on each trip segment.  The reporting carrier must identify the advertised carrier and record it in the advertised carrier field for each segment.

Each reporting air carrier must also identify itself as the operating carrier (in the operating carrier field) on each segment of the itinerary on which it has or will transport the passenger(s).

The reporting air carrier must also identify the operating carrier on each flight segment on which it is the advertised carrier.  However, the reporting carrier is not responsible for reporting the operating carrier of a code share flight in the reported itinerary if the reporting carrier is not in a code sharing relationship with the advertised carrier for that flight.

5. Identification of Reporting Carrier

The first operating participating carrier3 in a trip is responsible for reporting to the survey since it is the one most likely to have the information necessary for reporting.

6. Information to be Reported to the Air Passenger Origin and Destination Survey

The following items are to be reported for each ticket selected for the POD Survey (see Appendix B for the actual record layout). Note that conjunction tickets and re-issued tickets do not require special treatment and are to be treated the same as regular tickets. No adjustment is made in the survey for alterations or changes in itinerary, which take place subsequent to the trip segment covered by electronic ticket.

6.1 Number of passengers

This is the number of passengers listed for the ticket. For tickets covering 1 to 10 passengers, include the actual number of passengers.  A half-fare passenger, such as a child, is to be counted as one passenger. A fractional-fare passenger, such as in a family plan, is also to be counted as one passenger. Tickets for infants under two years of age and not occupying a seat are not to be counted.  Passengers flying on “frequent flyer” redemptions are counted as passengers4. If a reporting air carrier, using the 10% sample method, issued tickets covering more than 10 passengers, the passenger counts associated with these tickets are to be divided by 10 and then rounded to the nearest whole passenger.  (Carriers reporting a 10% sample may contact the Aviation Statistics Centre regarding possible alternate approaches to reporting tickets for more than 10 passengers.)

6.2 Carrier – Routing Detail

The data reported for each passenger trip should show the complete routing, from the origin airport to the destination airport, including each airport where the passenger made a connection or a stopover (intraline or interline). In addition, for each segment in the itinerary, the reporting airline must report the advertised carrier (the carrier whose code and flight number appear on the face of the coupon or in the ticket itinerary) and the operating carrier (the airline that actually provided the transportation) if it is a partner to the reporting airline in a code-share relationship on that segment. For segments not flown by the reporting airline or one of its code-share partners and not advertised on the reporting airline or one of its code-share partners, the operating carrier should be the same as the advertised carrier. The specific reportable data elements representing carrier-routing detail are as follows:

  1. IATA Location code for the airport of origin of the segment. This is the airport at which the passenger boarded the flight.
  2. IATA Carrier code for the operating airline, or the airline providing the transportation. If the reporting airline or an airline honouring the reporting airline’s coupon is transporting the passenger, insert that airline’s code in the operating carrier field for the coupon. If the reporting airline or one of its code-share partners is not the operating airline, use the code of the advertised airline in the operating carrier field.
  3. IATA Carrier code for the advertised airline, or the airline appearing on the flight coupon. Note that this is not necessarily the airline issuing the ticket.
  4. Fare basis code.  This refers to the one-character fare basis code originating with the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT).  Air carrier fare basis codes are to be converted to these codes (see Appendix E for a list of the codes).
  5. IATA Location code for the airport of destination of the segment. This is the second airport of the coupon and represents the trip termination, a point of intraline or interline connection, a stopover, or a change-of-gauge. Where surface transportation is indicated in an itinerary, use the code “--” (dash dash). Omit any surface portions, which appear at the beginning or end of an itinerary. If a carrier is not known, use the code “UK” (unknown). Helicopter and air taxi portions of itineraries are to be retained and recorded.

6.3 Total Value of the Ticket (including taxes) in Canadian dollars

This is the total dollar value listed for the ticket. The amount is to be reported in Canadian dollars.  

Reporting carriers using the 10 % sample method should divide the total value of the ticket by the number of passengers reported if the number of passengers on the ticket is between 2 and 10. If the number of passengers on the ticket was more than 10, divide the total value of the ticket by the original number of passengers on the ticket (not the number of passengers resulting from the previous instruction to divide by 10).

All carriers are responsible for reporting total ticket value for bulk fare tickets or inclusive tour tickets sold either directly to passengers or through tour operators.  Where such tickets contain no fare information, the reporting carrier must report the value of the ticket that the reporting airline received from the tour operator.  This can be derived by dividing the monthly contract revenue received by the airline from the tour operator for a city-pair by the number of passengers who travelled in the city-pair using tickets covered by the contract.

Only if the total ticket value cannot be determined from the ticket or calculated from bulk fare contracts may the reporting airline use 99999 in the fare field.

7. Aggregating Recorded Data

Prior to the submission of each quarterly report to the Aviation Statistics Centre, the reporting carrier  is required to sort the recorded entries into alphabetic sequence by itinerary, i.e. by ticket origin, complete routing (including the fare code) and ticket destination.  All identical entries are then to be combined into one summary record each quarter.

The number of passengers on the summary records is to be the sum of the passenger amounts of all the individual identical records combined. Fare amounts are also to be summed accordingly.

8. Sources of Data for Reporting

Airlines that are required to participate in the POD Survey must use all possible sources of information needed to report complete and accurate itinerary data. 

If an electronic ticket does not contain all the information needed to help the reporting airline to report the required POD Survey data then the airline must obtain the information from additional sources.  If the reporting airline also issued the ticket, then the airline may need to examine its ticket sales data or its Transaction Control Number (TCN) records to assist it in reporting the entire itinerary, operating carriers and airport codes in an accurate manner.

If an electronic ticket is part of a ticket issued by another airline then the reporting carrier is responsible for obtaining all of the itinerary information that it needs from the issuing carrier.  If the ticket is issued by a code-share partner of the reporting carrier or by another air carrier that belongs to a marketing alliance that includes a Canadian air carrier, then the reporting carrier must obtain all information from the issuing carrier that will help it to report the entire itinerary, in the applicable quarter.

9. Statement of Procedures

Each airline that participates in the POD Survey is required to prepare and send to the Aviation Statistics Centre a statement of the procedures the airline uses to select, record, summarize, edit and report the survey data. The Aviation Statistics Centre must approve changes made to POD Survey processing prior to their implementation. The Statement of Procedures should provide enough detail for the Aviation Statistics Centre to understand the carrier’s flow of processing of tickets, the selection and reporting decisions, methods used to identify the operating carrier, editing and management responsibility and supervision.

10. Submission of Reports

Reports are to be filed with the Aviation Statistics Centre for each quarter of the year, within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter. The data should be created in text file format and submitted in one of the following forms:

  • Statistics Canada E-File Transfer Service.
  • Compact disk

10.1 Reporting by E-File Transfer

Statistics Canada has an e-File Transfer Service (e-FT) in place, which enables organizations outside of Statistics Canada to exchange electronic files in a secure manner using the Internet.

If POD Survey data are provided by e-File transfer, please refer to the attached separate document titled “Statistics Canada’s e-File Transfer Service: External User Guide” for detailed user instructions.

Carriers should contact the Aviation Statistics Centre when choosing to use the e-File Transfer service so that appropriate user accounts and permissions may be established.

10.2 Reporting on Compact Disk

Where POD Survey data are submitted on compact disk, each file on the disk should be password protected and each disk labelled externally with the following information:

“Air Passenger Origin and Destination Survey”
Carrier Code
Reporting Period (YYQ)
Reporting Carrier Contact Name and Phone Number

Compact disks should be sent to:

Aviation Statistics Centre
Transportation Division
Statistics Canada
Room 1506, Main Building
150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0T6
Attention:  Air Passenger Origin and Destination Survey

Individual file password(s) should be communicated directly to the manager of the Air Passenger Origin and Destination Survey.

11. Record Retention

Participating airlines are required to retain all passenger ticket itinerary information used to prepare the POD Survey reports for three years.  Records should be retained to enable the airline to reconstruct the POD Survey reports for the latest three years (twelve quarters).  The method of storage and retrieval of stored records must be identified in the carrier’s Statement of Procedures.

Appendix A: Canadian Air Carriers Participating in the Air Passenger Origin and Destination Survey

Canadian Air Carriers Participating in the POD Survey
Air Carrier IATA Code
Air Canada AC
Jazz Aviation LP QK
Air Transat TS
Porter Airlines Inc. PD
WestJet WS

Appendix B: Revenue Passenger Origin-Destination Survey Record Layout

Revenue Passenger Origin-Destination Survey – Statement 3 (I, II)

General information

This information is collected under the authority of the Statistics Act, Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, Chapter S19.

Completion of this questionnaire is a legal requirement under this Act.

Survey purpose – The purpose of this survey is to provide estimates, on a city-pair basis, of air passengers travelling on scheduled commercial flights. Your information may also be used by Statistics Canada for other statistical and research purposes.

Confidentiality – Statistics Canada is prohibited by law from releasing any information it collects that could identify any person, business, or organization, unless consent has been given by the respondent or as permitted by the Statistics Act. Statistics Canada will use the information from this survey for statistical purposes.

Fax or e-mail transmission disclosureStatistics Canada advises you that there could be a risk of disclosure during the transmission of information by facsimile or e-mail. However, upon receipt, Statistics Canada will provide the guaranteed level of protection afforded all information collected under the authority of the Statistics Act.

Record linkages – To enhance the data from this survey, Statistics Canada may combine it with information from other surveys or from administrative sources.

Data-sharing agreements – To reduce respondent burden, Statistics Canada has entered into data-sharing agreements under Section 12 of the Statistics Act with Transport Canada and the Canadian Transportation Agency. Statistics Canada will only share data from this survey with those organizations that have demonstrated a requirement to use this data.

Although, under Section 12 of the Statistics Act, respondents can object to the sharing of information with other organizations, because Transport Canada has the legislative authority to collect this information on a mandatory basis pursuant to the Canada Transportation Act and the Transportation Information Regulations, respondents do not have the right to object to the sharing of the data.

However, respondents may refuse to share their information with the Canadian Transportation Agency by writing a letter of objection to the Chief Statistician and returning it with the completed questionnaire. Under the terms of the Section 12 agreement, the Canadian Transportation Agency has agreed to keep the data confidential and use them only for statistical purposes.

Please submit your data within 30 days of the current reference quarter.

Revenue passenger origin-destination survey – Statement 3 (I, II) record layout
Field Number Data Item Location of Data
1 Passenger Count 1-6
2 1st Airport Code 7-9
3 1st Operating Carrier 10-11
4 1st Advertised Carrier 12-13
5 Fare Basis Code 14
6 2nd Airport Code 15-17
7 2nd Operating Carrier 18-19
8 2nd Advertised Carrier 20-21
9 Fare Basis Code 22
10 3rd Airport Code 23-25
11 3rd Operating Carrier 26-27
12 3rd Advertised Carrier 28-29
13 Fare Basis Code 30
14 4th Airport Code 31-33
15 4th Operating Carrier 34-35
16 4th Advertised Carrier 36-37
17 Fare Basis Code 38
18 5th Airport Code 39-41
19 5th Operating Carrier 42-43
20 5th Advertised Carrier 44-45
21 Fare Basis Code 46
22 6th Airport Code 47-49
23 6th Operating Carrier 50-51
24 6th Advertised Carrier 52-53
25 Fare Basis Code 54
26 7th Airport Code 55-57
27 7th Operating Carrier 58-59
28 7th Advertised Carrier 60-61
29 Fare Basis Code 62
30 8th Airport Code 63-65
31 8th Operating Carrier 66-67
32 8th Advertised Carrier 68-69
33 Fare Basis Code 70
34 9th Airport Code 71-73
35 9th Operating Carrier 74-75
36 9th Advertised Carrier 76-77
37 Fare Basis Code 78
38 10th Airport Code 79-81
39 10th Operating Carrier 82-83
40 10th Advertised Carrier 84-85
41 Fare Basis Code 86
42 11th Airport Code 87-89
43 11th Operating Carrier 90-91
44 11th Advertised Carrier 92-93
45 Fare Basis Code 94
46 12th Airport Code 95-97
47 12th Operating Carrier 98-99
48 12th Advertised Carrier 100-101
49 Fare Basis Code 102
50 13th Airport Code 103-105
51 13th Operating Carrier 106-107
52 13th Advertised Carrier 108-109
53 Fare Basis Code 110
54 14th Airport Code 111-113
55 14th Operating Carrier 114-115
56 14th Advertised Carrier 116-117
57 Fare Basis Code 118
58 15th Airport Code 119-121
59 15th Operating Carrier 122-123
60 15th Advertised Carrier 124-125
61 Fare Basis Code 126
62 16th Airport Code 127-129
63 16th Operating Carrier 130-131
64 16th Advertised Carrier 132-133
65 Fare Basis Code 134
66 17th Airport Code 135-137
67 17th Operating Carrier 138-139
68 17th Advertised Carrier 140-141
69 Fare Basis Code 142
70 18th Airport Code 143-145
71 18th Operating Carrier 146-147
72 18th Advertised Carrier 148-149
73 Fare Basis Code 150
74 19th Airport Code 151-153
75 19th Operating Carrier 154-155
76 19th Advertised Carrier 156-157
77 Fare Basis Code 158
78 20th Airport Code 159-161
79 20th Operating Carrier 162-163
80 20th Advertised Carrier 164-165
81 Fare Basis Code 166
82 21st Airport Code 167-169
83 21st Operating Carrier 170-171
84 21st Advertised Carrier 172-173
85 Fare Basis Code 174
86 22nd Airport Code 175-177
87 22nd Operating Carrier 178-179
88 22nd Advertised Carrier 180-181
89 Fare Basis Code 182
90 23rd Airport Code 183-185
91 23rd Operating Carrier 186-187
92 23rd Advertised Carrier 188-189
93 Fare Basis Code 190
94 24th Airport Code 191-193
95 Blank 194-195
96 Total Ticket Value ($Cdn) 196-200

Appendix C: Glossary of Terms

Selected terms used in these instructions are defined and explained in the glossary in the context applicable to these instructions only. They are not intended to be general definitions for use beyond the confines of this passenger survey.

Carrier

  • Advertised Carrier: The airline whose code and flight number appear on the flight coupon or in the ticket itinerary.

  • Carrier: Any scheduled air carrier, Canadian or foreign, that appears on a coupon stage in a ticket itinerary, including helicopter and taxi carriers.

  • Operating Carrier: The air carrier that actually operated the advertised flight. The operating carrier may advertise its own flight while allowing another airline to advertise the same flight.  In some situations, the code-share operator does not advertise service under its own name and only operates flights for the airline advertising the service.

  • Participating Carrier: A carrier that is governed by the survey data collection and reporting instructions contained herein and which is required to file POD reports with the Aviation Statistics Centre.

  • Reporting Carrier: The air carrier in a given itinerary, which has identified the reportable flight coupon and recorded the itinerary for inclusion in the data submission to the Passenger Origin-Destination Survey.

Carrier Reporting Level (2010 definitions):

  • Level I: Every Canadian air carrier that, in the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting year, transported at least 2 million revenue passengers or at least 400 thousand tonnes of cargo.

  • Level II: Every Canadian air carrier that, in the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting year, transported at least 100 thousand, but fewer than 2 million revenue passengers, or at least 50 thousand but less than 400 thousand tonnes of cargo.

  • Level III: Every Canadian air carrier not classified in reporting level I or II that, in the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting year, realized gross revenues of at least 2 million dollars for the provision of air services for which the air carrier held a licence.

  • Level IV: Every Canadian air carrier not classified in reporting level I, II or III that, in the calendar year immediately preceding the reporting year, realized gross revenues of less than 2 million dollars for the provision of air services for which the air carrier held a licence.

Change of Gauge: The planned change from one aircraft to another or from an aircraft of one size to that of another size within the itinerary of a single flight number.  For example, a flight from Sydney to Los Angeles may operate from Sydney to Auckland with a B767 and from Auckland to Los Angeles with a B747.  For the purposes of POD Survey reporting, a passenger with a SYD-LAX coupon should be reported as SYD-AKL-LAX such that the point of change of gauge is inserted in the reported itinerary.

Connection:

  • Interline Connection: A passenger’s transfer from a flight operated by one airline to a flight operated by another airline, with or without a stopover, at an intermediate point in an itinerary.

  • Intraline Connection: A passenger’s transfer from one flight to another flight at an intermediate point in an itinerary, where the same air carrier operates both flights.

Itinerary: All points in the passenger journey, beginning with the origin, followed by the routing, and ending with the destination, in the sequence shown on the ticket.

Lifted Flight Coupon (or Electronic Equivalent): A passenger ticket coupon, good for travel on a single flight that has been either removed by the transporting airline at the time of passenger boarding or surrendered by the passenger in exchange for a boarding pass. The electronic equivalent would be any evidence of passenger travel on a flight that is part of a ticket itinerary.

Point:

  • Intermediate Point: Any point in an itinerary, other than the origin or destination, at which the passenger makes an interline or intraline connection.

  • Point:  A city or airport (including heliports).

Revenue Passenger: A person for whose transportation an air carrier receives commercial remuneration.  This definition includes, for example, (i) passengers travelling under publicly available promotional offers (“two-for-one”) or loyalty programs (“frequent flyers”); (ii) passengers travelling as compensation for denied boarding; (iii) passengers travelling at corporate discounts ; (iv) passengers travelling on preferential fares (government, seamen, military, youth, student).  This definition excludes, for example, (i) persons travelling free; (ii) persons travelling at a fare or discount available only to employees of air carriers or their agents; (iii) employees of an air carrier travelling on the business of the carrier; (iv) infants who do not occupy a seat.

Routing: The carrier on each flight coupon stage in an itinerary and the intermediate points of connection (interline and intraline) in the sequence of occurrence in the movement of the passengers from origin to destination.

Scheduled Service: The operation of a flight on a regular basis according to a published timetable and available to the public on short notice.

Surface Segment: Ground transportation (bus, rail, boat) that is included as part of a ticketed air itinerary and the total value of the ticket.

Ticket:

  • Conjunction Ticket: Two or more tickets concurrently issued to a passenger, which in total constitute a single travel document for a single ticket itinerary.

  • Electronic Ticket: A computer record of a ticketed passenger itinerary and fare.

  • Group‑Fare Ticket: A single ticket valid for the transportation of two or more revenue passengers over the same itinerary.

  • Reissued Ticket: A ticket issued in exchange for all or part of the unused portion of a previously issued ticket.

  • Single‑Passenger Ticket: A passenger ticket valid for transportation of only one revenue passenger over a given itinerary.

Ticket Destination: The last point in the itinerary and the last point at which the passenger is to deplane at the completion of the journey.  (In round‑trip itineraries, the ticket destination and the ticket origin are the same.)

Ticket Number: The sequential number on a ticket, consisting of a three-digit carrier number and a ten-digit document number.  The check digit is excluded.  For the purposes of identifying zero-ending tickets for inclusion in the sample for the POD Survey, it is the tenth digit of the document number that is to be considered.  The ticket number is also known as the document control number or form and serial number.

Ticket Origin: The first point in the itinerary and the point where the passenger first boards an air carrier.

Appendix D: Summary of Sample Selection Logic

Step 1: Tickets Issued by Reporting Airline or Other Airlines

Step 2: Is the Ticket for a Group of 11+ passengers?

  • If Yes, go to Step 4
  • If No, go to Step 3

Step 3: Does the ticket number end in zero?

  • If Yes, go to Step 4
  • If No, do not report Ticket to POD Survey

Step 4: If this is a Conjunction Ticket, is this the first Booklet?

  • If Yes, go to step 5
  • If No, do not report Ticket to POD Survey

Step 5: Was the ticket first used during the Quarter being Processed?

  • If Yes, go to Step 6
  • If No, do not report Ticket to POD Survey

Step 6:

  • Determine Operating Carrier for all Trip Segments on which Reporting Carrier or its Affiliate was or will Transport the Passenger.
  • Convert the Fare Basis Code on Each Coupon to one of the U.S.DOT\StatsCan POD Survey Fare Basis reporting codes.
  • Is Reporting Carrier the First Operating Carrier in the Ticket Itinerary?
  • If Yes, go to Step 7
  • If No, do not report Ticket to POD Survey

Step 7: Report Entire Ticketed Itinerary to POD Survey

Appendix E: United states department of transportation / statistics canada air passenger origin and destination survey codes for reporting fare basis information in the itinerary record

Seven single-character codes, created by the United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, are to be used for reporting fare basis information in the POD Survey.  These codes are designed to provide identification for unrestricted (full) and restricted (discount) fares in first class, business class and coach class categories and a code for an unknown fare basis.  The POD Survey fare basis reporting codes are:

  • F  -  Unrestricted First Class
  • G  -  Restricted First Class
  • C  -  Unrestricted Business Class
  • D  -  Restricted Business Class
  • Y  -  Unrestricted Coach/Economy Class
  • X  -  Restricted Coach/Economy Class
  • U  -  Unknown (This fare category is used when a fare basis code is not shown on a ticket coupon, or when you cannot read the fare basis code, or when two or more carrier fare codes are compressed into a single coupon.)

“Unrestricted” includes all fares not subject to restrictions other than time of day, such as night and off-peak fares.  These categories include all “full” or “premium” fares (F, C, P, W, Y, J, R), plus all otherwise unrestricted off-peak fares (FN, YN, CN, and KN) and the “economy” (K) fares.

“Restricted” includes any fare subject to significant restrictions, such as, advanced purchase requirements, minimum or maximum stay, refund penalty, membership in a particular group (military, youth, clergy), tour package and similar characteristics.


Notes

  1. See definitions under “Carrier Reporting Level” in the Glossary in Appendix C.
  2. See definition of “Ticket: Conjunction” in the Glossary in Appendix C.
  3. For a list of the carriers participating in the POD Survey, see Appendix A.
  4. See definition of “Revenue Passenger” in the Glossary in Appendix C.

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at 2011 and January 2013 Prices, Canada, Primary Classification

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at 2011 and January 2013 Prices, Canada, Primary Classification
Table summary
This table displays the results of weighting diagram of the consumer price index - 2011 basket at january 2013 prices 2011 basket at 2011 prices and 2011 basket at january 2013 prices (appearing as column headers).
  2011 Basket at 2011 Prices 2011 Basket at January 2013 Prices
All-items CPI 100.00 100.00
Food 16.35 16.60
Food purchased from stores 11.48 11.61
Meat 2.09 2.19
Fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.83 0.87
Fresh or frozen beef 0.54 0.58
Fresh or frozen pork 0.22 0.23
Other fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.06 0.06
Fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.48 0.51
Fresh or frozen chicken 0.40 0.43
Other fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.08 0.08
Processed meat 0.78 0.80
Ham and bacon 0.12 0.11
Other processed meat 0.66 0.69
Fish, seafood and other marine products 0.44 0.43
Fish 0.29 0.29
Fresh or frozen fish (including portions and fish sticks) 0.22 0.22
Canned and other preserved fish 0.07 0.08
Seafood and other marine products 0.15 0.14
Dairy products and eggs 1.76 1.76
Dairy products 1.62 1.60
Fresh milk 0.47 0.47
Butter 0.08 0.08
Cheese 0.58 0.56
Ice cream and related products 0.11 0.11
Other dairy products 0.38 0.37
Eggs 0.14 0.16
Bakery and cereal products (excluding infant food) 1.81 1.85
Bakery products 1.12 1.14
Bread (including rolls and buns) 0.55 0.57
Biscuits 0.24 0.24
Other bakery products 0.33 0.33
Cereal products (excluding infant food) 0.69 0.71
Rice (including rice-based mixes) 0.09 0.08
Breakfast cereal and other grain products (excluding infant food) 0.43 0.45
Pasta products 0.11 0.11
Flour and flour based mixes 0.06 0.06
Fruit, fruit preparations and nuts 1.32 1.37
Fresh fruit 0.82 0.85
Apples 0.12 0.13
Oranges 0.10 0.09
Bananas 0.10 0.10
Other fresh fruit 0.50 0.52
Preserved fruit and fruit preparations 0.37 0.37
Fruit juices 0.22 0.22
Other preserved fruit and fruit preparations 0.14 0.14
Nuts 0.13 0.15
Vegetables and vegetable preparations 1.29 1.26
Fresh vegetables 0.96 0.93
Potatoes 0.10 0.10
Tomatoes 0.11 0.12
Lettuce 0.08 0.08
Other fresh vegetables 0.67 0.63
Preserved vegetables and vegetable preparations 0.33 0.33
Frozen and dried vegetables 0.08 0.09
Canned vegetables and other vegetable preparations 0.25 0.24
Other food products and non-alcoholic beverages 2.77 2.75
Sugar and confectionery 0.49 0.49
Sugar and syrup 0.08 0.08
Confectionery 0.41 0.41
Fats and oils 0.14 0.14
Margarine 0.05 0.05
Other edible fats and oils 0.09 0.09
Coffee and tea 0.26 0.27
Coffee 0.21 0.22
Tea 0.05 0.05
Condiments, spices and vinegars 0.38 0.38
Other food preparations 0.99 1.00
Soup 0.13 0.13
Infant and baby foods 0.08 0.08
Pre-cooked frozen food preparations 0.27 0.27
All other food preparations 0.51 0.52
Non-alcoholic beverages 0.50 0.47
Food purchased from restaurants 4.88 4.99
Food purchased from table-service restaurants 2.88 2.94
Food purchased from fast food and take-out restaurants 1.24 1.26
Food purchased from cafeterias and other restaurants 0.76 0.78
Shelter 25.86 26.26
Rented accommodation 5.92 5.98
Rent 5.76 5.81
Tenants' insurance premiums 0.09 0.08
Tenants' maintenance, repairs and other expenses 0.07 0.08
Owned accommodation 15.54 15.81
Mortgage interest cost 4.13 4.11
Homeowners' replacement cost 4.25 4.34
Property taxes (including special charges) 3.26 3.36
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance 1.21 1.23
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs 1.20 1.25
Other owned accommodation expenses 1.49 1.52
Water, fuel and electricity 4.40 4.48
Electricity 2.40 2.48
Water 0.59 0.65
Natural gas 1.06 0.99
Fuel oil and other fuels 0.35 0.36
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 12.57 12.66
Household operations 8.83 9.01
Communications 3.31 3.36
Telephone services 2.37 2.39
Postal and other communications services 0.08 0.09
Internet access services and subscriptions to online content providers (excluding online newspapers and periodicals) (200212=100) 0.78 0.81
Telephone equipment (201104=100) 0.07 0.07
Child care and housekeeping services 1.13 1.16
Child care services 0.81 0.83
Housekeeping services 0.32 0.33
Household cleaning products 0.42 0.43
Detergents and soaps (other than personal care) 0.17 0.17
Other household cleaning products 0.26 0.26
Paper, plastic and foil supplies 0.59 0.60
Paper supplies 0.48 0.49
Plastic and foil supplies 0.11 0.11
Other household goods and services 3.38 3.45
Pet food and supplies 0.70 0.70
Seeds, plants and cut flowers 0.37 0.36
Other horticultural goods 0.11 0.11
Other household supplies 0.19 0.20
Other household services 1.33 1.35
Financial services (200212=100) 0.68 0.74
Household furnishings and equipment 3.74 3.66
Furniture and household textiles 1.47 1.43
Furniture 1.17 1.13
Upholstered furniture 0.46 0.47
Wooden furniture 0.30 0.28
Other furniture 0.41 0.39
Household textiles 0.30 0.30
Window coverings 0.10 0.10
Bedding and other household textiles 0.13 0.13
Area rugs and mats 0.07 0.07
Household equipment 1.93 1.89
Household appliances 0.82 0.80
Cooking appliances 0.17 0.17
Refrigerators and freezers 0.17 0.17
Laundry and dishwashing appliances 0.24 0.23
Other household appliances 0.25 0.24
Non-electrical kitchen utensils, tableware and cookware 0.24 0.22
Tools and other household equipment 0.87 0.86
Household tools (including lawn, garden and snow removal equipment) 0.44 0.44
Other household equipment 0.43 0.42
Services related to household furnishings and equipment 0.23 0.22
Other household furnishings and equipment 0.11 0.11
Clothing and footwear 6.20 5.82
Clothing 3.98 3.66
Women's clothing 2.09 1.88
Men's clothing 1.37 1.31
Children's clothing (including infants) 0.52 0.47
Footwear 1.25 1.17
Women's footwear (excluding athletic) 0.43 0.40
Men's footwear (excluding athletic) 0.22 0.21
Children's footwear (excluding athletic) 0.11 0.10
Athletic footwear 0.49 0.47
Clothing accessories, watches and jewellery 0.68 0.69
Leather clothing accessories 0.11 0.11
Other clothing accessories 0.17 0.15
Watches 0.10 0.09
Jewellery 0.31 0.34
Clothing material, notions and services 0.29 0.29
Clothing material and notions 0.05 0.05
Laundry services 0.09 0.10
Dry cleaning services 0.11 0.12
Other clothing services 0.04 0.04
Transportation 20.05 19.98
Private transportation 18.06 17.99
Purchase, leasing and rental of passenger vehicles 7.64 7.73
Purchase and leasing of passenger vehicles 7.55 7.65
Purchase of passenger vehicles 6.64 6.72
Leasing of passenger vehicles 0.92 0.93
Rental of passenger vehicles 0.09 0.09
Operation of passenger vehicles 10.42 10.25
Gasoline 4.85 4.62
Passenger vehicle parts, maintenance and repairs 1.76 1.80
Passenger vehicle parts, accessories and supplies 0.68 0.70
Passenger vehicle maintenance and repair services 1.08 1.10
Other passenger vehicle operating expenses 3.81 3.83
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 2.92 2.91
Passenger vehicle registration fees 0.26 0.27
Drivers' licences 0.11 0.11
Parking fees 0.35 0.36
All other passenger vehicle operating expenses 0.18 0.17
Public transportation 1.99 1.99
Local and commuter transportation 0.64 0.66
City bus and subway transportation 0.50 0.52
Taxi and other local and commuter transportation services 0.14 0.14
Inter-city transportation 1.22 1.20
Air transportation 1.14 1.12
Rail, highway bus and other inter-city transportation 0.08 0.08
Other public transportation 0.13 0.13
Health and personal care 4.95 4.93
Health care 2.94 2.90
Health care goods 1.85 1.79
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 1.47 1.41
Prescribed medicines 0.88 0.83
Non-prescribed medicines 0.59 0.58
Eye care goods 0.30 0.30
Other health care goods 0.08 0.08
Health care services 1.09 1.11
Eye care services (200704=100) 0.08 0.08
Dental care 0.63 0.64
Other health care services 0.38 0.38
Personal care 2.02 2.03
Personal care supplies and equipment 1.28 1.29
Personal soap 0.09 0.09
Toiletry items and cosmetics 0.64 0.63
Oral-hygiene products 0.10 0.10
Other personal care supplies and equipment 0.45 0.46
Personal care services 0.73 0.74
Recreation, education and reading 11.26 10.96
Recreation 8.32 7.92
Recreational equipment and services (excluding recreational vehicles) 1.52 1.41
Sporting and athletic equipment 0.17 0.16
Toys, games (excluding video games) and hobby supplies 0.28 0.27
Digital computing equipment and devices 0.66 0.59
Computer equipment, software and supplies (201104=100) 0.55 0.49
Multipurpose digital devices (201104=100) 0.11 0.10
Photographic equipment and supplies 0.09 0.07
Other recreational equipment 0.16 0.15
Recreational services 0.16 0.17
Purchase and operation of recreational vehicles 1.40 1.38
Purchase of recreational vehicles and outboard motors 1.03 1.01
Operation of recreational vehicles 0.37 0.37
Fuel, parts and accessories for recreational vehicles 0.11 0.11
Insurance, licences and other services for recreational vehicles 0.26 0.26
Home entertainment equipment, parts and services 0.86 0.74
Audio equipment 0.18 0.15
Video equipment 0.46 0.36
Rental of video discs, tapes and videogames 0.03 0.03
Purchase of recorded and unrecorded electronic media 0.18 0.17
Other home entertainment equipment, parts and services 0.02 0.02
Travel services 2.28 2.05
Traveller accommodation 1.33 1.26
Travel tours 0.95 0.80
Other cultural and recreational services 2.27 2.34
Spectator entertainment (excluding cablevision and satellite services) 0.30 0.30
Cablevision and satellite services (including pay per view television) 1.22 1.28
Use of recreational facilities and services 0.63 0.63
All other cultural and recreational services 0.12 0.13
Education and reading 2.94 3.04
Education 2.52 2.64
Tuition fees 1.85 1.95
School textbooks and supplies 0.31 0.32
Other lessons, courses and education services 0.36 0.37
Reading material and other printed matter (excluding textbooks) 0.41 0.41
Newspapers 0.06 0.06
Magazines and periodicals 0.07 0.07
Books and other printed matter (excluding textbooks) 0.26 0.25
Other reading material and other printed material (excluding textbooks) 0.02 0.02
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.76 2.79
Alcoholic beverages 1.60 1.62
Alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments 0.39 0.39
Beer served in licensed establishments 0.20 0.20
Wine served in licensed establishments 0.08 0.08
Liquor served in licensed establishments 0.11 0.11
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores 1.22 1.22
Beer purchased from stores 0.54 0.55
Wine purchased from stores 0.38 0.38
Liquor purchased from stores 0.28 0.28
Other alcoholic beverages purchased in stores 0.01 0.01
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies 1.16 1.18
Cigarettes 1.10 1.12
Other tobacco products and smokers' supplies 0.06 0.06
Note: Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at January 2013 Prices, Canada, Provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at January 2013 Prices, Canada, Provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife
Table summary
This table displays the results of weighting diagram of the consumer price index - 2011 basket at january 2013 prices canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, british columbia, whitehorse, yukon and yellowknife, northwest territories (appearing as column headers).
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Whitehorse, Yukon Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
All-items CPI 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Food 16.60 16.74 17.14 16.62 16.93 19.10 15.23 16.56 15.41 15.99 17.19 17.00 15.34
Food purchased from stores 11.61 13.19 13.19 12.40 12.25 13.63 10.65 11.13 10.48 10.94 11.64 11.49 10.57
Meat 2.19 2.94 2.57 2.19 2.27 2.62 2.02 2.16 2.15 2.08 1.99 2.10 2.12
Fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.87 1.02 0.81 0.80 0.91 1.22 0.72 0.82 0.84 0.86 0.77 0.93 0.92
Fresh or frozen beef 0.58 0.65 0.56 0.49 0.66 0.85 0.47 0.56 0.54 0.60 0.45 0.62 0.60
Fresh or frozen pork 0.23 0.33 0.23 0.28 0.24 0.27 0.19 0.23 0.27 0.22 0.26 0.26 0.28
Other fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.11 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.05 0.05 0.05 0.05
Fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.51 0.69 0.72 0.52 0.52 0.48 0.53 0.54 0.48 0.44 0.54 0.51 0.60
Fresh or frozen chicken 0.43 0.57 0.60 0.44 0.45 0.41 0.43 0.49 0.44 0.37 0.46 0.45 0.51
Other fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.08 0.12 0.13 0.08 0.06 0.07 0.11 0.06 0.05 0.07 0.07 0.06 0.10
Processed meat 0.80 1.24 1.04 0.87 0.84 0.92 0.77 0.80 0.82 0.77 0.69 0.66 0.59
Fish, seafood and other marine products 0.43 0.28 0.52 0.42 0.46 0.51 0.44 0.30 0.26 0.36 0.45 0.40 0.39
Fish 0.29 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.30 0.32 0.18 0.16 0.28 0.29 0.26 0.26
Seafood and other marine products 0.14 0.07 0.28 0.16 0.20 0.21 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.08 0.16 0.14 0.12
Dairy products and eggs 1.76 1.76 2.00 1.99 1.81 2.08 1.59 1.63 1.53 1.66 1.85 1.80 1.66
Dairy products 1.60 1.59 1.84 1.82 1.62 1.94 1.42 1.47 1.40 1.51 1.68 1.65 1.53
Fresh milk 0.47 0.53 0.73 0.64 0.53 0.53 0.42 0.49 0.45 0.40 0.52 0.54 0.45
Butter 0.08 0.03 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.10 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.06 0.06
Cheese 0.56 0.49 0.50 0.57 0.52 0.77 0.49 0.48 0.45 0.53 0.54 0.53 0.54
Ice cream and related products 0.11 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.11 0.12 0.12
Other dairy products 0.37 0.42 0.37 0.42 0.39 0.45 0.32 0.34 0.34 0.37 0.41 0.40 0.35
Eggs 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.17 0.19 0.14 0.17 0.15 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.15 0.13
Bakery and cereal products (excluding infant food) 1.85 2.27 2.34 2.17 2.17 2.22 1.70 1.69 1.56 1.66 1.80 1.86 1.72
Bakery products 1.14 1.36 1.46 1.33 1.30 1.50 1.05 0.97 0.85 0.90 1.02 1.21 1.05
Cereal products (excluding infant food) 0.71 0.91 0.88 0.84 0.87 0.72 0.65 0.71 0.71 0.75 0.78 0.64 0.67
Fruit, fruit preparations and nuts 1.37 1.26 1.42 1.30 1.26 1.59 1.23 1.38 1.18 1.34 1.49 1.37 1.15
Fresh fruit 0.85 0.70 0.90 0.77 0.75 0.99 0.77 0.82 0.73 0.85 0.90 0.79 0.65
Preserved fruit and fruit preparations 0.37 0.48 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.43 0.33 0.35 0.29 0.35 0.40 0.44 0.38
Nuts 0.15 0.08 0.15 0.15 0.12 0.17 0.13 0.21 0.15 0.14 0.19 0.13 0.11
Vegetables and vegetable preparations 1.26 1.24 1.24 1.27 1.23 1.50 1.21 1.06 0.93 1.08 1.31 1.10 1.03
Fresh vegetables 0.93 0.74 0.76 0.85 0.82 1.10 0.92 0.74 0.58 0.75 1.04 0.83 0.77
Preserved vegetables and vegetable preparations 0.33 0.50 0.49 0.42 0.41 0.40 0.29 0.31 0.35 0.33 0.27 0.27 0.25
Other food products and non-alcoholic beverages 2.75 3.43 3.09 3.07 3.06 3.10 2.47 2.92 2.86 2.77 2.76 2.87 2.51
Sugar and confectionery 0.49 0.76 0.56 0.60 0.54 0.51 0.42 0.53 0.48 0.53 0.54 0.51 0.44
Fats and oils 0.14 0.19 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.14 0.13
Coffee and tea 0.27 0.19 0.23 0.23 0.27 0.33 0.24 0.28 0.26 0.25 0.30 0.22 0.20
Condiments, spices and vinegars 0.38 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.43 0.46 0.33 0.37 0.38 0.40 0.39 0.35 0.35
Other food preparations 1.00 1.19 1.18 1.09 1.14 1.16 0.92 1.01 0.96 0.96 0.96 1.10 0.95
Non-alcoholic beverages 0.47 0.72 0.56 0.60 0.52 0.51 0.42 0.58 0.64 0.50 0.42 0.56 0.43
Food purchased from restaurants 4.99 3.55 3.95 4.22 4.69 5.48 4.58 5.42 4.93 5.04 5.55 5.51 4.78
Shelter 26.26 21.52 23.95 25.28 22.08 23.78 27.86 23.96 24.70 26.56 27.53 26.35 31.83
Rented accommodation 5.98 3.53 5.49 4.79 3.73 6.64 6.01 5.26 5.67 5.48 6.25 7.26 8.13
Rent 5.81 3.43 5.34 4.62 3.64 6.40 5.85 5.07 5.53 5.40 6.12 7.15 8.01
Tenants' insurance premiums 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.14 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.10
Tenants' maintenance, repairs and other expenses 0.08 0.07 0.08 0.12 0.04 0.10 0.08 0.12 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.07 0.01
Owned accommodation 15.81 11.73 11.73 14.35 12.37 13.80 16.84 14.42 13.61 16.24 17.72 12.60 16.45
Mortgage interest cost 4.11 3.37 3.25 3.77 3.35 3.40 4.10 3.73 3.72 5.22 4.69 3.47 7.36
Homeowners' replacement cost 4.34 3.16 3.16 3.85 2.99 3.58 4.71 3.61 3.92 4.34 5.17 3.78 3.39
Property taxes (including special charges) 3.36 1.78 2.53 2.73 2.56 3.43 3.88 2.97 2.60 2.78 2.95 1.69 2.11
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance 1.23 1.41 1.08 1.52 1.47 1.19 1.21 1.51 1.11 1.33 1.17 1.05 1.41
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs 1.25 0.90 0.69 1.06 0.84 0.88 1.39 1.05 1.02 1.23 1.68 0.76 1.82
Other owned accommodation expenses 1.52 1.11 1.01 1.43 1.16 1.32 1.55 1.54 1.23 1.35 2.06 1.85 0.36
Water, fuel and electricity 4.48 6.25 6.72 6.13 5.98 3.34 5.01 4.29 5.43 4.84 3.55 6.49 7.25
Electricity 2.48 4.49 2.81 3.21 4.40 2.75 2.47 2.49 2.55 2.01 1.86 2.55 2.98
Water 0.65 0.19 0.31 0.38 0.52 0.04 0.86 0.79 1.16 1.24 0.52 0.61 1.09
Natural gas 0.99 ... ... 0.02 0.09 0.10 1.41 0.94 1.54 1.54 1.06 ... 0.07
Fuel oil and other fuels 0.36 1.56 3.60 2.53 0.96 0.45 0.28 0.07 0.18 0.05 0.12 3.32 3.11
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 12.66 13.73 13.55 13.71 13.79 11.96 12.98 12.69 13.17 12.27 12.63 12.18 11.62
Household operations 9.01 9.26 10.52 10.29 10.08 8.18 9.35 9.12 8.72 8.74 9.17 8.64 7.44
Communications 3.36 3.99 4.09 3.97 3.62 2.97 3.43 3.68 3.52 3.42 3.42 3.36 2.90
Telephone services 2.39 2.96 2.84 2.77 2.65 1.96 2.48 2.69 2.61 2.51 2.42 2.27 2.00
Postal and other communications services 0.09 0.15 0.16 0.12 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.12 0.12 0.07 0.16 0.21 0.21
Internet access services and subscriptions to online content providers (excluding online newspapers and periodicals) (200212=100) 0.81 0.81 0.96 0.88 0.82 0.85 0.82 0.85 0.74 0.76 0.78 0.80 0.62
Telephone equipment (201104=100) 0.07 0.07 0.13 0.20 0.03 0.06 0.07 0.03 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.07
Child care and housekeeping services 1.16 1.14 1.57 1.28 1.52 1.32 1.16 0.89 0.99 1.02 1.08 1.44 1.18
Household cleaning products 0.43 0.61 0.53 0.49 0.47 0.43 0.47 0.49 0.43 0.36 0.36 0.38 0.47
Paper, plastic and foil supplies 0.60 0.93 0.78 0.78 0.75 0.58 0.56 0.72 0.69 0.56 0.62 0.64 0.57
Other household goods and services 3.45 2.60 3.54 3.78 3.72 2.89 3.74 3.33 3.08 3.38 3.69 2.82 2.33
Pet food and supplies 0.70 0.52 0.78 0.93 0.69 0.53 0.79 0.66 0.46 0.61 0.80 0.71 0.68
Seeds, plants and cut flowers 0.36 0.28 0.40 0.34 0.35 0.31 0.39 0.32 0.41 0.37 0.37 0.22 0.21
Other horticultural goods 0.11 0.07 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.09 0.13 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.13 0.07 0.05
Other household supplies 0.20 0.31 0.34 0.22 0.34 0.18 0.20 0.24 0.28 0.15 0.20 0.17 0.19
Other household services 1.35 0.92 1.19 1.47 1.74 1.14 1.48 1.30 1.20 1.28 1.39 1.04 0.60
Financial services (200212=100) 0.74 0.49 0.74 0.73 0.49 0.64 0.74 0.73 0.65 0.91 0.81 0.61 0.60
Household furnishings and equipment 3.66 4.47 3.03 3.42 3.71 3.78 3.63 3.57 4.45 3.53 3.46 3.54 4.18
Furniture and household textiles 1.43 1.94 1.16 1.06 1.21 1.49 1.53 1.22 1.43 1.38 1.23 1.46 2.04
Furniture 1.13 1.55 0.99 0.83 1.01 1.09 1.24 0.95 1.11 1.14 0.98 1.20 1.54
Household textiles 0.30 0.39 0.18 0.23 0.20 0.40 0.29 0.27 0.33 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.50
Household equipment 1.89 2.27 1.68 2.01 2.26 2.02 1.73 2.08 2.55 1.85 1.86 1.79 1.53
Household appliances 0.80 0.88 0.68 0.90 0.91 0.98 0.74 0.89 0.88 0.74 0.70 0.68 0.72
Non-electrical kitchen utensils, tableware and cookware 0.22 0.26 0.12 0.19 0.22 0.28 0.17 0.22 0.25 0.22 0.28 0.15 0.15
Tools and other household equipment 0.86 1.12 0.88 0.92 1.13 0.76 0.82 0.97 1.42 0.89 0.89 0.96 0.66
Services related to household furnishings and equipment 0.22 0.15 0.09 0.18 0.17 0.16 0.28 0.18 0.35 0.17 0.23 0.12 0.26
Other household furnishings and equipment 0.11 0.12 0.10 0.17 0.07 0.11 0.10 0.09 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.17 0.36
Clothing and footwear 5.82 6.69 6.32 5.76 5.65 6.15 5.74 6.09 5.60 5.88 5.44 4.80 6.02
Clothing 3.66 4.48 4.15 3.51 3.74 4.04 3.52 3.90 3.59 3.65 3.35 3.16 3.93
Women's clothing 1.88 2.32 2.21 2.02 2.00 2.08 1.81 1.97 1.71 1.83 1.75 1.48 2.12
Men's clothing 1.31 1.46 1.39 1.06 1.27 1.43 1.26 1.36 1.31 1.41 1.19 1.30 1.38
Children's clothing (including infants) 0.47 0.70 0.55 0.44 0.47 0.52 0.45 0.58 0.57 0.40 0.42 0.38 0.44
Footwear 1.17 1.34 1.19 1.12 1.11 1.27 1.17 1.12 1.06 1.19 1.07 0.70 0.87
Clothing accessories, watches and jewellery 0.69 0.73 0.70 0.80 0.63 0.61 0.69 0.82 0.74 0.78 0.72 0.57 0.89
Clothing material, notions and services 0.29 0.13 0.28 0.32 0.18 0.22 0.36 0.26 0.21 0.27 0.30 0.37 0.32
Transportation 19.98 22.29 20.43 20.63 23.17 19.71 20.25 21.76 21.81 20.44 17.68 18.42 17.78
Private transportation 17.99 20.61 19.35 19.06 22.08 18.24 18.10 19.77 20.17 18.17 15.23 14.81 14.13
Purchase, leasing and rental of passenger vehicles 7.73 8.95 7.28 8.53 10.13 8.42 7.19 8.66 10.62 8.62 6.00 4.68 7.86
Purchase and leasing of passenger vehicles 7.65 8.87 7.16 8.44 10.07 8.37 7.10 8.56 10.53 8.49 5.91 4.42 7.26
Rental of passenger vehicles 0.09 0.08 0.12 0.10 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.09 0.13 0.09 0.26 0.60
Operation of passenger vehicles 10.25 11.66 12.07 10.53 11.95 9.82 10.91 11.11 9.56 9.55 9.23 10.13 6.27
Gasoline 4.62 6.45 6.51 5.24 6.08 5.03 4.80 4.80 4.51 3.81 3.67 5.24 2.99
Passenger vehicle parts, maintenance and repairs 1.80 1.63 2.09 2.43 2.60 1.74 1.69 2.33 1.46 2.23 1.54 2.31 1.35
Other passenger vehicle operating expenses 3.83 3.58 3.48 2.85 3.28 3.05 4.43 3.98 3.58 3.50 4.02 2.57 1.93
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 2.91 3.00 2.34 2.18 2.60 1.88 3.49 2.69 2.83 2.74 3.37 2.17 1.41
Passenger vehicle registration fees 0.27 0.35 0.32 0.25 0.31 0.38 0.21 0.63 0.27 0.24 0.20 0.22 0.33
Drivers' licences 0.11 0.07 0.07 0.04 0.07 0.29 0.06 0.18 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.06
Parking fees 0.36 0.08 0.29 0.22 0.17 0.37 0.42 0.35 0.22 0.33 0.35 0.08 0.07
All other passenger vehicle operating expenses 0.17 0.08 0.46 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.25 0.12 0.16 0.15 0.07 0.08 0.06
Public transportation 1.99 1.68 1.07 1.56 1.09 1.46 2.14 1.99 1.64 2.28 2.45 3.60 3.65
Local and commuter transportation 0.66 0.35 0.32 0.38 0.21 0.60 0.82 0.44 0.29 0.63 0.62 0.49 0.34
City bus and subway transportation 0.52 0.12 0.15 0.19 0.07 0.50 0.69 0.32 0.15 0.42 0.45 0.14 0.06
Taxi and other local and commuter transportation services 0.14 0.23 0.17 0.19 0.14 0.10 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.21 0.17 0.35 0.28
Inter-city transportation 1.20 1.18 0.71 1.05 0.79 0.77 1.20 1.43 1.24 1.50 1.66 2.96 3.19
Other public transportation 0.13 0.15 0.05 0.13 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.15 0.17 0.15 0.12
Health and personal care 4.93 4.59 5.08 5.19 5.06 5.60 4.59 4.79 5.36 4.65 4.96 4.38 3.83
Health care 2.90 2.54 3.39 3.15 2.97 3.28 2.63 3.08 3.14 2.77 3.02 2.41 1.68
Health care goods 1.79 1.71 2.20 2.00 1.96 2.09 1.57 2.06 2.13 1.68 1.84 1.19 0.99
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 1.41 1.38 1.79 1.58 1.58 1.52 1.27 1.70 1.67 1.30 1.54 0.70 0.44
Prescribed medicines 0.83 0.94 1.30 0.94 1.11 0.97 0.69 1.15 0.98 0.70 0.90 0.22 0.14
Non-prescribed medicines 0.58 0.44 0.49 0.64 0.47 0.55 0.58 0.55 0.69 0.60 0.65 0.48 0.29
Eye care goods 0.30 0.27 0.31 0.27 0.33 0.41 0.25 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.26 0.44 0.47
Other health care goods 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.15 0.05 0.15 0.06 0.04 0.14 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.08
Health care services 1.11 0.83 1.19 1.15 1.01 1.20 1.07 1.01 1.02 1.09 1.18 1.22 0.69
Personal care 2.03 2.06 1.69 2.04 2.08 2.32 1.96 1.72 2.22 1.88 1.94 1.97 2.15
Personal care supplies and equipment 1.29 1.29 1.17 1.30 1.27 1.41 1.19 1.14 1.60 1.34 1.30 1.24 1.10
Personal care services 0.74 0.76 0.52 0.75 0.81 0.91 0.77 0.57 0.62 0.54 0.64 0.73 1.05
Recreation, education and reading 10.96 10.30 9.85 10.16 10.21 9.86 11.12 10.78 11.32 11.37 12.21 12.36 10.34
Recreation 7.92 8.63 7.50 7.39 7.97 7.60 7.44 8.30 9.01 8.60 8.86 10.05 8.61
Recreational equipment and services (excluding recreational vehicles) 1.41 1.56 1.61 1.64 1.20 1.34 1.39 1.44 1.40 1.52 1.44 1.89 1.56
Purchase and operation of recreational vehicles 1.38 2.56 0.77 0.78 1.83 1.27 0.83 1.38 2.45 1.76 2.43 2.09 1.05
Home entertainment equipment, parts and services 0.74 0.73 0.64 0.78 0.76 0.73 0.76 0.74 0.70 0.73 0.68 1.16 1.31
Travel services 2.05 1.54 1.79 1.83 1.80 2.20 1.98 2.14 2.09 2.21 1.97 2.49 2.13
Traveller accommodation 1.26 1.12 1.20 1.13 1.25 1.15 1.22 1.45 1.54 1.47 1.28 2.08 1.81
Travel tours 0.80 0.42 0.59 0.70 0.55 1.06 0.76 0.69 0.55 0.75 0.70 0.41 0.32
Other cultural and recreational services 2.34 2.24 2.70 2.36 2.38 2.05 2.47 2.60 2.37 2.38 2.34 2.42 2.55
Spectator entertainment (excluding cablevision and satellite services) 0.30 0.23 0.24 0.28 0.24 0.27 0.27 0.47 0.28 0.35 0.41 0.40 0.40
Cablevision and satellite services (including pay per view television) 1.28 1.57 1.71 1.47 1.58 1.14 1.34 1.44 1.47 1.24 1.21 1.08 1.22
Use of recreational facilities and services 0.63 0.38 0.58 0.52 0.51 0.51 0.72 0.56 0.52 0.67 0.63 0.80 0.86
All other cultural and recreational services 0.13 0.07 0.17 0.09 0.05 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.13 0.07
Education and reading 3.04 1.67 2.35 2.77 2.24 2.26 3.68 2.48 2.31 2.77 3.34 2.31 1.73
Education 2.64 1.36 2.04 2.39 1.89 1.81 3.31 2.06 1.81 2.40 2.88 1.60 1.14
Tuition fees 1.95 0.90 1.51 1.83 1.40 1.25 2.48 1.45 1.30 1.77 2.18 1.06 0.78
School textbooks and supplies 0.32 0.22 0.24 0.29 0.25 0.29 0.34 0.29 0.28 0.31 0.35 0.28 0.21
Other lessons, courses and education services 0.37 0.25 0.28 0.27 0.24 0.27 0.49 0.31 0.23 0.33 0.35 0.26 0.15
Reading material and other printed matter (excluding textbooks) 0.41 0.31 0.31 0.38 0.34 0.45 0.38 0.42 0.50 0.37 0.46 0.72 0.59
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.79 4.14 3.69 2.66 3.10 3.85 2.23 3.37 2.62 2.83 2.38 4.51 3.22
Alcoholic beverages 1.62 1.74 1.72 1.32 1.41 2.37 1.29 1.47 1.15 1.61 1.52 2.49 2.06
Alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments 0.39 0.19 0.33 0.28 0.32 0.36 0.36 0.44 0.42 0.56 0.40 0.94 0.83
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores 1.22 1.55 1.39 1.04 1.08 2.00 0.93 1.03 0.73 1.05 1.12 1.56 1.22
Beer purchased from stores 0.55 0.81 0.68 0.50 0.60 0.94 0.40 0.48 0.35 0.48 0.43 0.77 0.51
Wine purchased from stores 0.38 0.22 0.24 0.20 0.20 0.81 0.26 0.19 0.10 0.24 0.36 0.29 0.18
Liquor purchased from stores 0.28 0.51 0.44 0.32 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.35 0.27 0.32 0.30 0.44 0.50
Other alcoholic beverages purchased in stores 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.03
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies 1.18 2.40 1.97 1.33 1.69 1.48 0.94 1.90 1.47 1.22 0.85 2.02 1.17
Selected special aggregates
Goods 48.18 59.87 55.21 52.95 55.40 52.09 45.58 50.20 52.47 47.80 45.05 49.01 47.14
Durable goods 13.09 16.48 12.03 13.90 15.64 13.43 11.80 14.61 18.01 14.77 12.50 11.02 13.29
Semi-durable goods 7.35 8.26 7.63 7.27 7.49 7.99 7.08 7.80 7.20 7.47 6.84 7.15 7.62
Non-durable goods 27.74 35.13 35.55 31.78 32.27 30.67 26.70 27.79 27.26 25.56 25.70 30.84 26.23
Non-durable goods excluding food purchased from stores 16.13 21.94 22.36 19.38 20.03 17.05 16.06 16.66 16.79 14.62 14.06 19.35 15.66
Non-durable goods excluding food purchased from stores and energy 7.57 9.41 9.35 8.26 8.39 8.68 6.92 8.33 7.97 7.09 7.32 7.75 6.17
Goods excluding food purchased from stores 36.57 46.68 42.01 40.55 43.16 38.46 34.94 39.07 41.99 36.86 33.41 37.52 36.57
Goods excluding food purchased from stores and energy 28.01 34.15 29.00 29.43 31.52 30.10 25.80 30.74 33.18 29.33 26.67 25.92 27.08
Services 51.82 40.13 44.79 47.05 44.60 47.91 54.42 49.80 47.53 52.20 54.95 50.99 52.86
Services excluding shelter services 29.39 24.67 27.25 27.52 27.97 27.43 30.71 29.34 27.09 29.24 30.47 30.51 27.20
All-items CPI excluding food 83.40 83.26 82.86 83.38 83.07 80.90 84.77 83.44 84.59 84.01 82.81 83.00 84.66
All-items CPI excluding food and energy 74.85 70.73 69.85 72.27 71.43 72.53 75.64 75.11 75.78 76.49 76.07 71.40 75.16
All-items CPI excluding mortgage interest cost 95.89 96.63 96.75 96.23 96.65 96.60 95.90 96.27 96.28 94.78 95.31 96.53 92.64
All-items CPI excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and smokers' supplies 97.21 95.86 96.31 97.34 96.90 96.15 97.77 96.63 97.38 97.17 97.62 95.49 96.78
All-items CPI excluding alcoholic beverages 98.38 98.26 98.28 98.68 98.59 97.63 98.71 98.53 98.85 98.39 98.48 97.51 97.94
All-items CPI excluding tobacco products and smokers' supplies 98.82 97.60 98.03 98.67 98.31 98.52 99.06 98.10 98.53 98.78 99.15 97.98 98.83
All-items CPI excluding shelter 73.74 78.48 76.05 74.72 77.92 76.22 72.14 76.04 75.30 73.44 72.47 73.65 68.17
All-items CPI excluding energy 91.44 87.47 86.98 88.88 88.36 91.63 90.87 91.67 91.19 92.47 93.26 88.40 90.51
All-items CPI excluding gasoline 95.38 93.55 93.49 94.76 93.92 94.97 95.20 95.20 95.49 96.19 96.33 94.76 97.01
All-items CPI excluding shelter, insurance and financial services 70.09 74.99 72.98 71.81 74.83 73.70 67.91 72.61 71.82 69.80 68.29 70.87 66.16
Food and energy 25.15 29.27 30.15 27.73 28.57 27.47 24.36 24.89 24.22 23.51 23.93 28.60 24.84
Fresh fruit and vegetables 1.78 1.44 1.65 1.62 1.57 2.09 1.69 1.57 1.31 1.60 1.94 1.62 1.43
Housing (1986 definition) 40.18 36.36 38.69 40.12 37.13 36.89 42.06 38.10 39.41 40.30 41.43 40.61 45.27
Shelter (1986 definition) 27.52 22.63 25.15 26.41 23.33 24.93 29.08 25.41 26.24 28.03 28.81 28.43 33.64
Note: Figures may not add up to 100 due to rounding.

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at 2011 Prices, Canada, Provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife

Weighting Diagram of the Consumer Price Index - 2011 Basket at 2011 Prices, Canada, Provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife
Table summary
This table displays the results of weighting diagram of the consumer price index - 2011 basket at 2011 prices canada, newfoundland and labrador, prince edward island, nova scotia, new brunswick, quebec, ontario, manitoba, saskatchewan, alberta, british columbia, whitehorse, yukon and yellowknife, northwest territories (appearing as column headers).
  Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia Whitehorse, Yukon Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
All-items CPI 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Food 16.35 16.37 16.70 16.51 16.53 18.95 15.01 16.35 15.21 15.61 16.85 17.08 15.58
Food purchased from stores 11.48 12.92 12.85 12.27 11.95 13.61 10.52 11.04 10.32 10.70 11.43 11.50 10.81
Meat 2.09 2.87 2.41 2.14 2.14 2.51 1.92 2.10 2.06 1.95 1.91 2.06 1.99
Fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.83 1.06 0.78 0.79 0.86 1.16 0.69 0.77 0.79 0.79 0.72 0.89 0.85
Fresh or frozen beef 0.54 0.67 0.51 0.47 0.59 0.80 0.45 0.51 0.50 0.53 0.43 0.57 0.55
Fresh or frozen pork 0.22 0.36 0.25 0.30 0.25 0.26 0.19 0.24 0.27 0.22 0.24 0.27 0.25
Other fresh or frozen meat (excluding poultry) 0.06 0.03 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.10 0.05 0.02 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.05
Fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.48 0.68 0.69 0.51 0.49 0.45 0.51 0.50 0.43 0.39 0.51 0.50 0.53
Fresh or frozen chicken 0.40 0.57 0.58 0.43 0.43 0.39 0.41 0.46 0.38 0.33 0.44 0.43 0.46
Other fresh or frozen poultry meat 0.08 0.12 0.11 0.08 0.06 0.06 0.10 0.05 0.04 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07
Processed meat 0.78 1.13 0.94 0.83 0.79 0.89 0.72 0.82 0.84 0.77 0.69 0.67 0.61
Fish, seafood and other marine products 0.44 0.28 0.56 0.43 0.48 0.53 0.45 0.30 0.26 0.34 0.43 0.40 0.39
Fish 0.29 0.21 0.25 0.26 0.26 0.31 0.33 0.19 0.16 0.26 0.27 0.27 0.27
Seafood and other marine products 0.15 0.06 0.31 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.12 0.11 0.10 0.08 0.16 0.14 0.12
Dairy products and eggs 1.76 1.80 1.98 1.97 1.77 2.12 1.60 1.64 1.53 1.62 1.82 1.76 1.69
Dairy products 1.62 1.64 1.83 1.82 1.61 1.99 1.45 1.50 1.41 1.49 1.66 1.61 1.56
Fresh milk 0.47 0.53 0.73 0.65 0.53 0.53 0.43 0.48 0.44 0.39 0.49 0.47 0.48
Butter 0.08 0.03 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.10 0.07 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.10 0.06 0.06
Cheese 0.58 0.50 0.48 0.59 0.52 0.80 0.51 0.48 0.45 0.54 0.55 0.57 0.54
Ice cream and related products 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.12 0.13 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.10 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.12
Other dairy products 0.38 0.45 0.39 0.41 0.39 0.46 0.33 0.37 0.36 0.36 0.42 0.39 0.36
Eggs 0.14 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.14 0.12 0.13 0.16 0.14 0.13
Bakery and cereal products (excluding infant food) 1.81 2.07 2.16 2.04 1.98 2.22 1.65 1.66 1.53 1.63 1.78 1.88 1.71
Bakery products 1.12 1.26 1.34 1.27 1.18 1.51 1.03 0.96 0.84 0.89 1.02 1.19 1.05
Cereal products (excluding infant food) 0.69 0.82 0.81 0.77 0.79 0.70 0.63 0.70 0.69 0.74 0.76 0.69 0.66
Fruit, fruit preparations and nuts 1.32 1.23 1.35 1.26 1.22 1.55 1.21 1.29 1.09 1.25 1.41 1.36 1.18
Fresh fruit 0.82 0.68 0.83 0.75 0.72 0.98 0.76 0.76 0.66 0.77 0.85 0.79 0.68
Preserved fruit and fruit preparations 0.37 0.49 0.39 0.39 0.38 0.42 0.33 0.35 0.30 0.35 0.39 0.45 0.39
Nuts 0.13 0.06 0.13 0.12 0.11 0.14 0.12 0.17 0.14 0.13 0.16 0.12 0.10
Vegetables and vegetable preparations 1.29 1.28 1.20 1.32 1.24 1.57 1.21 1.09 0.95 1.14 1.32 1.17 1.19
Fresh vegetables 0.96 0.78 0.75 0.89 0.83 1.16 0.92 0.78 0.62 0.81 1.05 0.90 0.92
Preserved vegetables and vegetable preparations 0.33 0.49 0.46 0.43 0.41 0.41 0.29 0.31 0.34 0.33 0.27 0.28 0.27
Other food products and non-alcoholic beverages 2.77 3.40 3.19 3.11 3.13 3.12 2.48 2.96 2.90 2.76 2.77 2.88 2.67
Sugar and confectionery 0.49 0.73 0.66 0.60 0.55 0.52 0.43 0.54 0.52 0.52 0.54 0.50 0.44
Fats and oils 0.14 0.19 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.14 0.13 0.15 0.14 0.14
Coffee and tea 0.26 0.19 0.22 0.23 0.26 0.32 0.23 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.30 0.23 0.21
Condiments, spices and vinegars 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.39 0.42 0.47 0.33 0.38 0.37 0.41 0.39 0.36 0.36
Other food preparations 0.99 1.18 1.16 1.09 1.14 1.14 0.90 1.02 0.96 0.95 0.95 1.08 1.00
Non-alcoholic beverages 0.50 0.74 0.59 0.63 0.60 0.54 0.45 0.59 0.66 0.51 0.44 0.56 0.52
Food purchased from restaurants 4.88 3.45 3.85 4.24 4.57 5.34 4.49 5.31 4.89 4.91 5.42 5.57 4.77
Shelter 25.86 20.63 24.02 24.52 21.98 23.56 27.25 23.28 24.16 26.07 27.61 25.49 31.13
Rented accommodation 5.92 3.43 5.51 4.79 3.73 6.64 5.95 5.19 5.48 5.39 6.18 6.89 7.65
Rent 5.76 3.33 5.36 4.62 3.64 6.40 5.79 5.03 5.35 5.31 6.05 6.79 7.54
Tenants' insurance premiums 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.06 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.06 0.04 0.11
Tenants' maintenance, repairs and other expenses 0.07 0.06 0.09 0.11 0.04 0.09 0.08 0.10 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.06 0.01
Owned accommodation 15.54 11.34 11.82 13.98 12.30 13.55 16.46 13.75 13.35 15.75 17.99 12.33 16.29
Mortgage interest cost 4.13 3.28 3.37 3.82 3.44 3.41 4.10 3.65 3.57 5.16 4.87 3.50 7.50
Homeowners' replacement cost 4.25 3.19 3.25 3.77 3.06 3.51 4.47 3.45 3.85 4.26 5.45 3.58 3.19
Property taxes (including special charges) 3.26 1.76 2.49 2.66 2.47 3.34 3.82 2.86 2.55 2.56 2.81 1.64 2.09
Homeowners' home and mortgage insurance 1.21 1.20 1.03 1.28 1.32 1.16 1.22 1.36 1.24 1.26 1.13 1.08 1.37
Homeowners' maintenance and repairs 1.20 0.80 0.68 1.03 0.85 0.83 1.35 0.96 0.95 1.19 1.64 0.75 1.79
Other owned accommodation expenses 1.49 1.10 1.01 1.41 1.15 1.29 1.50 1.48 1.20 1.32 2.10 1.78 0.35
Water, fuel and electricity 4.40 5.86 6.69 5.74 5.96 3.38 4.84 4.34 5.33 4.92 3.43 6.27 7.19
Electricity 2.40 4.14 2.93 2.90 4.45 2.80 2.31 2.41 2.46 2.07 1.72 2.32 2.81
Water 0.59 0.18 0.32 0.37 0.49 0.04 0.77 0.72 1.02 1.12 0.47 0.62 1.08
Natural gas 1.06 ... ... 0.02 0.09 0.11 1.49 1.14 1.67 1.68 1.12 ... 0.08
Fuel oil and other fuels 0.35 1.53 3.44 2.46 0.93 0.43 0.27 0.07 0.19 0.05 0.12 3.33 3.23
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 12.57 13.58 13.33 13.89 13.55 11.95 12.90 12.60 13.07 12.16 12.37 12.32 11.88
Household operations 8.83 8.95 10.30 10.12 9.73 8.09 9.16 8.93 8.55 8.54 8.93 8.62 7.55
Communications 3.31 3.92 4.02 3.94 3.49 2.90 3.39 3.52 3.48 3.39 3.36 3.43 2.98
Telephone services 2.37 2.89 2.78 2.74 2.51 1.92 2.46 2.59 2.59 2.55 2.44 2.32 2.06
Postal and other communications services 0.08 0.14 0.15 0.12 0.12 0.08 0.06 0.11 0.11 0.07 0.15 0.21 0.20
Internet access services and subscriptions to online content providers (excluding online newspapers and periodicals) (200212=100) 0.78 0.82 0.95 0.86 0.83 0.83 0.79 0.78 0.73 0.69 0.70 0.82 0.64
Telephone equipment (201104=100) 0.07 0.08 0.14 0.21 0.03 0.07 0.07 0.03 0.06 0.09 0.06 0.08 0.07
Child care and housekeeping services 1.13 1.12 1.57 1.24 1.48 1.31 1.14 0.86 0.95 0.97 0.99 1.40 1.18
Household cleaning products 0.42 0.57 0.51 0.47 0.44 0.43 0.45 0.50 0.44 0.36 0.36 0.40 0.51
Paper, plastic and foil supplies 0.59 0.93 0.74 0.76 0.72 0.56 0.55 0.73 0.70 0.56 0.62 0.62 0.62
Other household goods and services 3.38 2.41 3.46 3.70 3.61 2.88 3.64 3.31 2.98 3.26 3.61 2.77 2.26
Pet food and supplies 0.70 0.51 0.78 0.90 0.70 0.53 0.79 0.73 0.46 0.63 0.82 0.71 0.74
Seeds, plants and cut flowers 0.37 0.26 0.40 0.35 0.36 0.34 0.39 0.34 0.42 0.38 0.37 0.23 0.24
Other horticultural goods 0.11 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.14 0.07 0.08 0.06 0.13 0.07 0.05
Other household supplies 0.19 0.28 0.31 0.23 0.32 0.16 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.14 0.18 0.18 0.16
Other household services 1.33 0.86 1.23 1.49 1.67 1.14 1.46 1.27 1.16 1.24 1.35 1.04 0.52
Financial services (200212=100) 0.68 0.43 0.66 0.66 0.43 0.62 0.67 0.68 0.60 0.81 0.75 0.56 0.54
Household furnishings and equipment 3.74 4.63 3.03 3.77 3.82 3.87 3.73 3.67 4.52 3.62 3.44 3.71 4.33
Furniture and household textiles 1.47 1.97 1.15 1.23 1.26 1.49 1.57 1.22 1.51 1.43 1.26 1.54 2.12
Furniture 1.17 1.56 0.98 0.98 1.04 1.10 1.28 0.95 1.18 1.19 1.00 1.28 1.63
Household textiles 0.30 0.41 0.17 0.24 0.21 0.39 0.29 0.27 0.33 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.50
Household equipment 1.93 2.39 1.69 2.19 2.33 2.10 1.77 2.17 2.56 1.89 1.84 1.88 1.57
Household appliances 0.82 0.92 0.65 0.94 0.95 1.00 0.77 0.94 0.90 0.75 0.69 0.72 0.74
Non-electrical kitchen utensils, tableware and cookware 0.24 0.31 0.15 0.22 0.24 0.31 0.19 0.25 0.27 0.24 0.27 0.15 0.18
Tools and other household equipment 0.87 1.15 0.90 1.02 1.13 0.78 0.82 0.98 1.40 0.90 0.88 1.01 0.65
Services related to household furnishings and equipment 0.23 0.15 0.09 0.18 0.17 0.17 0.28 0.19 0.33 0.17 0.22 0.11 0.26
Other household furnishings and equipment 0.11 0.12 0.10 0.18 0.07 0.11 0.10 0.10 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.17 0.38
Clothing and footwear 6.20 7.66 6.58 5.82 6.17 6.28 6.35 6.37 5.84 6.27 5.55 4.95 6.03
Clothing 3.98 5.34 4.38 3.62 4.23 4.27 3.96 4.11 3.84 3.94 3.53 3.26 3.87
Women's clothing 2.09 2.85 2.33 2.09 2.33 2.25 2.08 2.13 1.89 2.04 1.86 1.62 2.08
Men's clothing 1.37 1.63 1.37 1.08 1.35 1.47 1.36 1.36 1.35 1.45 1.22 1.26 1.34
Children's clothing (including infants) 0.52 0.86 0.68 0.45 0.55 0.55 0.52 0.61 0.60 0.45 0.45 0.37 0.46
Footwear 1.25 1.44 1.25 1.17 1.16 1.23 1.33 1.20 1.11 1.27 1.08 0.81 0.95
Clothing accessories, watches and jewellery 0.68 0.74 0.69 0.72 0.61 0.57 0.71 0.81 0.68 0.80 0.65 0.52 0.88
Clothing material, notions and services 0.29 0.13 0.26 0.31 0.17 0.21 0.35 0.25 0.21 0.26 0.29 0.36 0.34
Transportation 20.05 22.14 20.40 20.81 23.01 19.71 20.26 22.18 22.21 20.80 17.66 18.41 17.50
Private transportation 18.06 20.49 19.34 19.23 21.93 18.25 18.13 20.16 20.56 18.53 15.23 14.76 13.72
Purchase, leasing and rental of passenger vehicles 7.64 8.85 7.21 8.57 9.91 8.34 7.12 8.46 10.43 8.47 5.93 4.65 7.58
Purchase and leasing of passenger vehicles 7.55 8.76 7.09 8.48 9.86 8.29 7.03 8.38 10.34 8.35 5.83 4.36 7.03
Rental of passenger vehicles 0.09 0.08 0.13 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.12 0.09 0.29 0.55
Operation of passenger vehicles 10.42 11.65 12.13 10.66 12.02 9.90 11.01 11.70 10.13 10.06 9.30 10.10 6.13
Gasoline 4.85 6.61 6.56 5.30 6.16 5.09 4.96 5.31 5.25 4.43 3.92 5.36 3.00
Passenger vehicle parts, maintenance and repairs 1.76 1.55 2.05 2.37 2.54 1.69 1.66 2.38 1.41 2.21 1.51 2.21 1.32
Other passenger vehicle operating expenses 3.81 3.49 3.51 2.99 3.32 3.13 4.40 4.01 3.47 3.42 3.87 2.53 1.82
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 2.92 2.92 2.39 2.32 2.65 1.98 3.49 2.87 2.74 2.69 3.21 2.12 1.30
Passenger vehicle registration fees 0.26 0.36 0.29 0.25 0.30 0.37 0.19 0.50 0.27 0.24 0.20 0.22 0.33
Drivers' licences 0.11 0.07 0.06 0.04 0.06 0.28 0.06 0.18 0.11 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.06
Parking fees 0.35 0.07 0.29 0.22 0.17 0.36 0.40 0.34 0.20 0.30 0.35 0.08 0.08
All other passenger vehicle operating expenses 0.18 0.08 0.47 0.16 0.13 0.13 0.27 0.12 0.15 0.15 0.07 0.07 0.06
Public transportation 1.99 1.65 1.06 1.57 1.08 1.46 2.13 2.02 1.65 2.27 2.43 3.66 3.79
Local and commuter transportation 0.64 0.33 0.31 0.38 0.20 0.59 0.79 0.43 0.28 0.60 0.59 0.46 0.35
City bus and subway transportation 0.50 0.12 0.14 0.19 0.07 0.50 0.66 0.31 0.14 0.40 0.42 0.15 0.06
Taxi and other local and commuter transportation services 0.14 0.21 0.17 0.19 0.13 0.10 0.13 0.12 0.14 0.21 0.17 0.32 0.29
Inter-city transportation 1.22 1.18 0.71 1.06 0.79 0.77 1.22 1.46 1.26 1.52 1.67 3.04 3.31
Other public transportation 0.13 0.15 0.05 0.13 0.09 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.11 0.15 0.17 0.16 0.12
Health and personal care 4.95 4.73 5.17 5.24 5.20 5.55 4.65 4.92 5.35 4.62 5.03 4.47 3.96
Health care 2.94 2.63 3.45 3.22 3.11 3.27 2.69 3.19 3.19 2.79 3.07 2.42 1.72
Health care goods 1.85 1.83 2.32 2.08 2.13 2.09 1.64 2.19 2.21 1.74 1.90 1.21 1.01
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 1.47 1.50 1.91 1.65 1.72 1.53 1.33 1.83 1.76 1.38 1.60 0.71 0.44
Prescribed medicines 0.88 1.07 1.43 1.02 1.22 0.98 0.75 1.27 1.07 0.76 0.96 0.25 0.16
Non-prescribed medicines 0.59 0.43 0.49 0.62 0.50 0.54 0.58 0.56 0.69 0.62 0.64 0.46 0.28
Eye care goods 0.30 0.27 0.32 0.27 0.34 0.42 0.25 0.32 0.31 0.31 0.26 0.45 0.48
Other health care goods 0.08 0.06 0.09 0.16 0.07 0.15 0.06 0.04 0.13 0.06 0.04 0.05 0.09
Health care services 1.09 0.80 1.13 1.15 0.98 1.18 1.05 1.00 0.98 1.05 1.17 1.21 0.71
Personal care 2.02 2.10 1.72 2.02 2.09 2.27 1.96 1.73 2.16 1.83 1.95 2.05 2.23
Personal care supplies and equipment 1.28 1.36 1.23 1.30 1.30 1.37 1.20 1.16 1.55 1.31 1.32 1.32 1.26
Personal care services 0.73 0.73 0.49 0.72 0.80 0.90 0.76 0.57 0.61 0.53 0.64 0.73 0.97
Recreation, education and reading 11.26 10.71 10.24 10.56 10.54 10.26 11.33 11.11 11.52 11.68 12.55 12.85 10.70
Recreation 8.32 9.03 7.96 7.85 8.37 8.05 7.81 8.66 9.28 9.02 9.29 10.58 8.96
Recreational equipment and services (excluding recreational vehicles) 1.52 1.67 1.75 1.75 1.31 1.44 1.49 1.54 1.51 1.63 1.59 2.11 1.66
Purchase and operation of recreational vehicles 1.40 2.62 0.80 0.79 1.84 1.33 0.83 1.41 2.49 1.79 2.45 2.11 1.06
Home entertainment equipment, parts and services 0.86 0.91 0.78 0.89 0.87 0.85 0.87 0.88 0.83 0.91 0.81 1.26 1.49
Travel services 2.28 1.70 2.06 2.15 2.05 2.45 2.23 2.34 2.20 2.40 2.15 2.75 2.32
Traveller accommodation 1.33 1.15 1.29 1.24 1.34 1.21 1.29 1.50 1.56 1.53 1.39 2.29 1.94
Travel tours 0.95 0.55 0.76 0.91 0.71 1.23 0.94 0.84 0.65 0.87 0.76 0.46 0.38
Other cultural and recreational services 2.27 2.14 2.58 2.27 2.30 1.99 2.39 2.50 2.24 2.29 2.29 2.35 2.43
Spectator entertainment (excluding cablevision and satellite services) 0.30 0.21 0.25 0.27 0.24 0.27 0.26 0.46 0.27 0.34 0.41 0.42 0.41
Cablevision and satellite services (including pay per view television) 1.22 1.51 1.57 1.39 1.47 1.09 1.27 1.37 1.37 1.18 1.14 1.03 1.14
Use of recreational facilities and services 0.63 0.36 0.60 0.53 0.54 0.50 0.71 0.55 0.50 0.65 0.65 0.77 0.82
All other cultural and recreational services 0.12 0.06 0.16 0.09 0.05 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.10 0.11 0.09 0.13 0.06
Education and reading 2.94 1.68 2.28 2.71 2.17 2.21 3.52 2.44 2.24 2.67 3.26 2.27 1.74
Education 2.52 1.35 1.96 2.32 1.82 1.77 3.12 2.01 1.73 2.30 2.80 1.55 1.13
Tuition fees 1.85 0.90 1.46 1.76 1.34 1.23 2.31 1.42 1.22 1.67 2.12 1.02 0.76
School textbooks and supplies 0.31 0.21 0.24 0.28 0.25 0.28 0.33 0.28 0.28 0.30 0.34 0.26 0.20
Other lessons, courses and education services 0.36 0.24 0.26 0.28 0.23 0.26 0.48 0.30 0.23 0.32 0.34 0.26 0.16
Reading material and other printed matter (excluding textbooks) 0.41 0.33 0.32 0.39 0.35 0.44 0.40 0.43 0.51 0.37 0.46 0.73 0.61
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 2.76 4.17 3.56 2.66 3.02 3.74 2.24 3.19 2.64 2.78 2.37 4.42 3.21
Alcoholic beverages 1.60 1.77 1.67 1.31 1.41 2.35 1.29 1.41 1.14 1.56 1.51 2.47 2.05
Alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments 0.39 0.19 0.33 0.28 0.32 0.36 0.36 0.43 0.42 0.53 0.40 0.89 0.83
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores 1.22 1.58 1.34 1.04 1.08 1.99 0.93 0.98 0.72 1.03 1.12 1.58 1.22
Beer purchased from stores 0.54 0.85 0.65 0.50 0.60 0.94 0.40 0.43 0.34 0.45 0.43 0.77 0.50
Wine purchased from stores 0.38 0.21 0.24 0.20 0.20 0.79 0.26 0.19 0.10 0.25 0.36 0.30 0.18
Liquor purchased from stores 0.28 0.51 0.43 0.32 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.35 0.27 0.32 0.30 0.45 0.51
Other alcoholic beverages purchased in stores 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.03
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies 1.16 2.40 1.89 1.35 1.61 1.39 0.95 1.79 1.50 1.22 0.86 1.95 1.16
Selected special aggregates
Goods 48.91 60.92 55.41 53.18 55.90 52.43 46.49 51.27 53.60 49.08 45.46 49.58 47.95
Durable goods 13.33 16.89 12.27 14.46 15.75 13.70 12.04 14.78 18.14 15.03 12.67 11.51 13.53
Semi-durable goods 7.75 9.29 7.96 7.37 8.04 8.09 7.72 8.10 7.54 7.88 7.01 7.28 7.68
Non-durable goods 27.84 34.74 35.17 31.35 32.12 30.63 26.73 28.39 27.93 26.17 25.78 30.79 26.74
Non-durable goods excluding food purchased from stores 16.36 21.82 22.32 19.08 20.16 17.02 16.20 17.35 17.61 15.48 14.34 19.29 15.93
Non-durable goods excluding food purchased from stores and energy 7.59 9.52 9.29 8.28 8.44 8.55 6.99 8.39 8.01 7.12 7.42 7.80 6.48
Goods excluding food purchased from stores 37.44 48.00 42.55 40.91 43.95 38.82 35.97 40.23 43.29 38.39 34.02 38.07 37.14
Goods excluding food purchased from stores and energy 28.66 35.69 29.52 30.11 32.23 30.34 26.75 31.27 33.68 30.03 27.10 26.59 27.69
Services 51.09 39.08 44.59 46.82 44.10 47.57 53.51 48.73 46.40 50.92 54.54 50.42 52.05
Services excluding shelter services 29.04 24.13 26.94 27.68 27.58 27.35 30.34 29.06 26.55 28.65 29.89 30.59 27.03
All-items CPI excluding food 83.65 83.63 83.30 83.49 83.47 81.05 84.99 83.65 84.79 84.39 83.15 82.92 84.42
All-items CPI excluding food and energy 74.87 71.32 70.27 72.69 71.75 72.58 75.77 74.69 75.18 76.03 76.22 71.44 74.97
All-items CPI excluding mortgage interest cost 95.87 96.72 96.63 96.18 96.56 96.59 95.90 96.35 96.43 94.84 95.13 96.50 92.50
All-items CPI excluding alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and smokers' supplies 97.24 95.83 96.44 97.34 96.98 96.26 97.76 96.81 97.36 97.22 97.63 95.58 96.79
All-items CPI excluding alcoholic beverages 98.40 98.23 98.33 98.69 98.59 97.65 98.71 98.59 98.86 98.44 98.49 97.53 97.95
All-items CPI excluding tobacco products and smokers' supplies 98.84 97.60 98.11 98.65 98.39 98.61 99.05 98.21 98.50 98.78 99.14 98.05 98.84
All-items CPI excluding shelter 74.14 79.37 75.98 75.48 78.02 76.44 72.75 76.72 75.84 73.93 72.39 74.51 68.87
All-items CPI excluding energy 91.23 87.70 86.97 89.20 88.28 91.53 90.78 91.04 90.39 91.64 93.08 88.52 90.55
All-items CPI excluding gasoline 95.15 93.39 93.44 94.70 93.84 94.91 95.04 94.69 94.75 95.57 96.08 94.64 97.00
All-items CPI excluding shelter, insurance and financial services 70.55 76.02 72.93 72.50 74.93 73.84 68.59 73.16 72.49 70.43 68.43 71.83 67.03
Food and energy 25.13 28.68 29.73 27.31 28.25 27.42 24.23 25.31 24.82 23.97 23.78 28.56 25.03
Fresh fruit and vegetables 1.78 1.46 1.58 1.65 1.55 2.14 1.69 1.54 1.27 1.57 1.90 1.68 1.60
Housing (1986 definition) 39.76 35.36 38.64 39.65 36.87 36.73 41.44 37.38 38.79 39.76 41.37 40.11 44.95
Shelter (1986 definition) 27.19 21.78 25.32 25.76 23.32 24.78 28.54 24.78 25.72 27.60 29.00 27.78 33.07