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Average household expenditures, by selected metropolitan area
Related tables: Household spending and savings.
| 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saskatoon | Calgary | |||
| Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | |
| $ | % | $ | % | |
| Total expenditure | 75,649 | 100.0 | 89,578 | 100.0 |
| Total current consumption | 54,184 | 100.0 | 62,732 | 100.0 |
| Food | 7,194 | 100.0 | 8,083 | 100.0 |
| Shelter | 14,255 | 100.0 | 17,968 | 100.0 |
| Household operation | 3,465 | 100.0 | 3,803 | 100.0 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 2,123 | 96.6 | 2,181 | 93.5 |
| Clothing | 3,167 | 99.7 | 3,680 | 99.9 |
| Transportation | 11,091 | 98.3 | 12,216 | 99.0 |
| Health care | 1,750 | 100.0 | 2,623 | 98.6 |
| Personal care | 1,255 | 100.0 | 1,436 | 99.5 |
| Recreation | 4,778 | 98.1 | 5,144 | 98.3 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 292 | 80.7 | 324 | 81.9 |
| Education | 1,814 | 46.2 | 1,456 | 39.4 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,311 | 87.8 | 1,807 | 81.6 |
| Games of chance (net amount) | 285 | 66.7 | 266 | 60.3 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,403 | 94.5 | 1,745 | 93.7 |
| Personal income taxes | 15,259 | 91.5 | 20,125 | 95.6 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 4,389 | 88.3 | 4,451 | 91.1 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,817 | 73.9 | 2,270 | 73.6 |
| Note: Metropolitan area: the overall concept for delineating metropolitan areas is one of a large urban area together with adjacent urban and rural areas that have a high degree of social and economic integration with this urban area. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 203-0001 and Catalogue no. 62F0026MIE. Last modified: 2009-12-21. | ||||
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