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Average expenditure patterns by income level (quintile) at the Canada level
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| Expenditure Category | Income quintile | Price change, Jan. 1992 to Feb. 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st (lowest) | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th (highest) | ||
| % | ||||||
| Food & non-alcoholic beverages from stores | 18.3 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 22.3 |
| Food & non-alcoholic drinks from restaurants | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 27.8 |
| Rent / Tenants’ expenses | 23.5 | 12.5 | 8.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 19.3 |
| Mortgage, taxes, other homeowners’ expenses | 7.2 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 15.3 | 16.2 | 24.2 |
| Utilities (water, electricity, gas, heating oil) | 5.4 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 43.6 |
| Household goods and operation | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 13.8 |
| Clothing and footwear | 4.6 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 4.0 |
| Private transportation (car, licence, gas, etc.) | 8.3 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 35.7 |
| Public transportation (including air travel) | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 70.5 |
| Health and personal care | 5.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 18.9 |
| Recreational/sports equipment and services | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 12.1 | 19.0 |
| Tuition fees, reading, educational materials | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 78.7 |
| Alcohol and tobacco | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 36.2 |
| All-items1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 24.7 |
| 1. Components might not add up to the total due to rounding. Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation from the 2001 Survey of Household Spending and the Consumer Price Index. |
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