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Inter-city indexes of consumer price levels

Inter-city indexes of consumer price levels
(St. John's (N.L.), Charlottetown and Summerside (P.E.I.), Halifax (N.S.), Saint John (N.B.))
	October 2010
	St. John's (N.L.)	Charlottetown and Summerside (P.E.I.)	Halifax (N.S.)	Saint John (N.B.)
	combined city average=100
All-items	95	93	99	94
Food	104	102	104	102
Food purchased from stores	103	102	103	101
Meat, poultry and fish	100	97	103	102
Dairy products and eggs	108	102	101	95
Bakery and other cereal products	95	95	95	95
Fruit and vegetables	118	112	112	112
Other food purchased from stores	99	104	104	100
Food purchased from restaurants	105	103	105	103
Shelter	85	80	90	78
Rented accommodation	80	76	84	76
Owned accommodation	76	63	85	66
Water, fuel and electricity	128	160	122	128
Household operations and furnishings	100	102	104	99
Household operations	100	102	105	98
Household furnishings	101	103	103	101
Clothing and footwear	102	96	103	101
Transportation	98	91	98	95
Private transportation	99	91	99	93
Purchase of automotive vehicles	101	104	103	100
Gasoline	105	95	112	97
Other private transportation	91	76	86	84
Public transportation	95	92	89	109
Health and personal care	101	100	103	101
Health care	100	98	103	104
Personal care	103	102	103	98
Recreation, education and reading	90	101	102	104
Recreation	100	100	100	100
Education and reading	71	104	105	113
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products	109	109	115	101
Alcoholic beverages	107	106	108	104
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies	113	114	124	96
Notes: - This table shows consumer price differentials prevailing amongst 11 Canadian cities situated in all 10 provinces for a selection of commodities and services at the specified point in time. - The method used to establish the comparisons for shelter may not be suitable for the needs of all users. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 326-0015 and Catalogue no. 62-001-X (free). Last modified: 2011-11-18.

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