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Average household expenditures, by province and territory
Related tables: Household spending and savings.
| 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | N.L. | |||
| Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | |
| $ | % | $ | % | |
| Total expenditures | 71,364 | 100.0 | 57,713 | 100.0 |
| Total current consumption | 51,068 | 100.0 | 42,728 | 100.0 |
| Food | 7,435 | 100.0 | 6,740 | 100.0 |
| Shelter | 14,183 | 99.8 | 9,529 | 99.9 |
| Household operation | 3,345 | 99.9 | 3,113 | 100.0 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 1,967 | 93.9 | 1,957 | 95.9 |
| Clothing | 2,856 | 99.1 | 2,692 | 99.4 |
| Transportation | 9,722 | 98.5 | 9,008 | 95.5 |
| Health care | 2,044 | 98.0 | 1,572 | 97.9 |
| Personal care | 1,189 | 99.8 | 1,066 | 99.8 |
| Recreation | 4,066 | 97.5 | 3,792 | 97.6 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 253 | 73.1 | 178 | 62.7 |
| Education | 1,179 | 35.5 | 614 | 25.5 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,495 | 83.6 | 1,553 | 84.8 |
| Games of chance (net amount) | 260 | 70.4 | 265 | 74.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,075 | 91.9 | 650 | 86.4 |
| Personal income taxes | 14,599 | 93.9 | 10,362 | 85.4 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 4,023 | 83.2 | 3,493 | 80.9 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,674 | 74.7 | 1,130 | 87.9 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 203-0001. Last modified: 2009-12-21. | ||||
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