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Average expenditures by household type, 2009

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Average expenditures by household type, 2009
  Canada Couples with children Lone parent female One person Senior couples, both 65+ Home owners Renters Population centres households Rural households
     dollars
Total expenditure 71,117 102,779 47,699 38,776 54,104 85,993 43,201 72,194 62,986
Total current consumption 50,734 71,697 38,901 28,636 39,483 59,581 33,917 51,149 47,601
Food 7,262 10,053 6,260 4,150 6,853 8,217 5,544 7,269 7,206
Shelter 14,095 18,938 11,550 9,777 10,133 16,072 9,888 14,532 10,796
Household operation 3,428 5,211 3,322 1,830 2,527 4,072 2,273 3,426 3,444
Household furnishings and equipment 1,896 2,699 1,185 942 1,374 2,317 980 1,916 1,746
Clothing 2,841 4,272 2,295 1,257 1,711 3,337 1,963 2,914 2,296
Transportation 9,753 14,562 6,134 4,364 7,881 11,970 5,640 9,603 10,888
Health care 2,004 2,431 1,236 1,182 2,784 2,432 1,249 1,968 2,282
Personal care 1,200 1,692 1,114 636 949 1,386 866 1,220 1,045
Recreation 3,843 5,835 2,585 1,787 2,807 4,792 2,125 3,831 3,933
Reading materials and other printed matter 232 279 156 156 305 286 137 232 227
Education 1,238 2,540 1,222 278 117 1,464 861 1,320 618
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,506 1,530 1,048 1,184 909 1,493 1,530 1,490 1,630
Games of chance (net) 255 210 112 199 325 273 226 253 267
Miscellaneous expenditures 1,180 1,446 680 894 809 1,472 636 1,174 1,224
Personal taxes 14,399 23,290 5,628 6,671 7,604 18,893 6,118 14,957 10,184
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 4,269 6,301 2,745 1,802 4,680 5,430 2,117 4,351 3,649
Gifts of money and contributions 1,715 1,490 425 1,666 2,338 2,089 1,049 1,736 1,553