Low Income Lines, 2013-2014: Update
Table 4
Market Basket Measure thresholds (2011-base) for reference family of two adults and two childrenNote 1, by MBM region

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Table 4
Market Basket Measure thresholds (2011-base) for reference family of two adults and two children, by MBM region
Table summary
This table displays the results of Market Basket Measure thresholds (2011-base) for reference family of two adults and two children. The information is grouped by MBM Region (appearing as row headers), 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 (appearing as column headers).
MBM RegionNote 2 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
current dollars
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Rural 27,453 27,642 28,371 29,170 30,151 30,763 32,247 33,523 35,153 37,117 38,438 38,835
Less than 30,000 27,941 28,127 28,849 29,642 30,616 31,229 32,720 34,006 35,654 37,638 38,976 39,386
St. John's 26,260 26,742 27,262 28,026 29,455 29,804 31,237 33,260 34,010 35,660 36,724 36,765
Prince Edward Island  
Rural 26,485 26,741 27,516 28,507 29,711 29,981 31,301 32,978 34,163 35,744 37,426 37,893
Less than 30,000 27,180 27,452 28,238 29,237 30,463 30,742 32,065 33,759 34,956 36,544 38,234 38,712
Charlottetown 27,941 28,226 29,018 30,024 31,271 31,562 32,886 32,869 33,716 35,206 36,700 37,041
Nova Scotia  
Rural 27,189 27,559 28,125 29,328 30,344 31,134 32,714 34,058 35,122 37,269 38,668 38,315
Less than 30,000 27,503 27,839 28,364 29,528 30,507 31,298 32,881 34,227 35,293 37,443 38,844 38,493
30,000 - 99,999 25,798 26,157 26,574 27,545 28,780 29,377 30,915 32,817 33,549 35,480 36,436 35,834
Halifax 27,291 27,749 28,372 29,204 30,353 30,901 32,157 34,036 34,575 36,272 37,145 36,852
Cape Breton 25,044 25,386 25,902 26,697 27,848 28,415 29,790 31,636 32,650 33,856 34,323 34,317
New Brunswick  
Rural 27,067 27,645 28,076 28,937 30,084 30,155 31,546 33,210 34,446 36,202 37,819 37,549
Less than 30,000 27,540 28,101 28,513 29,414 30,603 30,678 32,076 33,745 34,988 36,751 38,374 38,109
30,000 - 99,999       28,898 30,076 30,147 31,539 33,202 34,439 36,195 37,813 37,543
Fredericton 26,811 27,372 27,879 28,922 30,307 30,806 32,325 34,159 34,838 36,875 37,901 37,774
Saint John 25,320 25,593 26,121 26,993 28,496 28,504 29,994 31,999 32,694 34,241 35,342 35,110
Moncton 25,771 26,032 26,463 27,291 28,810 29,101 30,554 32,238 32,727 34,342 35,374 34,744
Québec  
Rural 24,300 24,250 24,808 25,796 26,693 27,042 28,700 30,201 30,874 32,693 34,237 34,111
Less than 30,000 24,449 24,382 24,922 25,893 26,773 27,123 28,782 30,283 30,957 32,777 34,323 34,197
30,000 - 99,999 22,681 22,693 23,133 23,959 25,119 25,399 26,981 28,931 29,282 30,908 32,013 31,821
100,000 - 499,999 23,320 23,357 23,890 24,740 25,856 26,167 27,731 29,680 30,053 31,684 32,827 32,658
Québec City 23,907 24,149 24,656 25,442 26,646 26,986 28,508 30,200 30,559 32,101 33,115 33,191
Montréal 23,968 24,322 25,073 25,940 27,221 27,617 29,137 31,010 31,588 33,146 34,247 34,137
Ontario  
Rural 26,639 26,973 27,920 29,084 29,894 29,819 31,169 32,308 32,810 34,503 35,330 35,360
Less than 30,000 26,549 26,860 27,780 28,922 29,706 29,631 30,980 32,117 32,618 34,309 35,134 35,161
30,000 - 99,999 24,924 25,140 25,994 27,228 28,176 27,698 28,628 30,055 30,402 31,939 32,471 32,433
100,000 - 499,999 26,447 26,776 27,372 28,124 29,101 29,050 30,455 31,824 32,068 33,657 34,596 34,926
Ottawa 28,878 29,057 29,594 30,472 31,354 31,263 32,595 34,324 35,109 36,886 37,940 38,308
Hamilton/Burlington 25,914 26,285 26,896 27,592 28,774 28,623 30,475 31,926 32,727 34,011 34,694 35,134
Toronto 30,117 30,508 31,013 31,706 32,789 33,062 34,641 36,135 36,861 38,313 39,254 39,084
Manitoba  
Rural 24,701 25,371 25,877 26,867 27,535 28,259 29,608 31,296 31,450 33,141 34,361 34,112
Less than 30,000 25,880 26,547 27,046 28,031 28,698 29,442 30,821 32,539 32,721 34,439 35,685 35,459
Brandon 23,815 24,636 25,097 25,845 26,778 27,536 28,588 30,687 30,719 32,427 33,280 32,877
Winnipeg 24,928 25,438 26,065 26,810 27,975 28,505 29,807 31,868 32,019 33,614 34,641 34,938
Saskatchewan  
Rural 24,670 25,336 26,049 26,634 27,603 28,311 30,124 32,081 32,538 34,328 35,790 35,745
Less than 30,000 25,480 26,147 26,855 27,439 28,411 29,137 30,996 33,009 33,510 35,330 36,824 36,808
30,000 - 99,999 23,124 23,857 24,597 24,973 26,109 26,721 28,412 30,745 30,997 33,029 34,220 34,264
Saskatoon 25,252 25,749 26,275 26,605 27,822 28,335 30,026 32,506 33,061 34,897 36,307 36,446
Regina 24,606 25,055 25,612 26,036 27,198 27,863 29,506 31,583 31,877 33,667 34,917 35,584
Alberta  
Rural 26,906 27,697 27,985 28,262 29,390 30,658 32,758 34,452 34,744 36,055 37,418 37,631
Less than 30,000 27,902 28,735 29,054 29,360 30,532 31,871 34,050 35,783 36,064 37,374 38,756 39,004
30,000 - 99,999 26,795 27,599 27,833 27,942 29,281 30,533 32,659 34,750 34,862 36,242 37,331 37,634
Edmonton 26,452 27,126 27,578 28,284 29,596 30,335 32,424 34,474 34,079 35,462 36,235 36,230
Calgary 28,104 28,872 29,061 29,803 30,997 32,182 34,091 36,114 35,812 37,145 38,284 38,656
British Columbia  
Rural 28,233 28,117 29,352 29,989 30,651 31,169 32,563 34,002 34,621 36,421 38,282 37,220
Less than 30,000 28,203 28,098 29,344 29,993 30,665 31,183 32,578 34,016 34,636 36,436 38,297 37,235
30,000 - 99,999 26,218 26,263 27,470 27,960 28,907 29,225 30,501 32,242 32,574 34,285 35,761 34,670
100,000 - 499,999 27,947 28,726 29,285 29,842 31,183 31,772 33,178 34,997 35,331 36,922 38,175 38,161
Vancouver 29,532 30,012 30,507 31,142 32,325 32,696 34,380 36,019 36,522 37,663 38,524 38,717
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