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Average household expenditures, by selected metropolitan area

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Average household expenditures, by selected metropolitan area
(Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part), Toronto)
  2009
  Ottawa-Gatineau (Ontario part) Toronto
  Average expenditure per household Households reporting expenditures Average expenditure per household Households reporting expenditures
  $ % $ %
Total expenditure F F 83,847 100.0
Total current consumption F F 58,078 100.0
Food F F 7,904 100.0
Shelter F F 17,185 99.8
Household operation F F 4,053 99.7
Household furnishings and equipment F F 1,940 92.9
Clothing F F 3,816 99.2
Transportation F F 10,676 98.9
Health care F F 1,824 95.1
Personal care F F 1,460 99.8
Recreation F F 3,549 97.0
Reading materials and other printed matter F F 236 62.0
Education F F 2,435 35.7
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages F F 1,331 74.6
Games of chance (net amount) F F 261 63.3
Miscellaneous F F 1,409 87.9
Personal income taxes F F 18,488 96.4
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions F F 5,734 85.0
Gifts of money and contributions F F 1,547 69.8

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