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Average household expenditures, by province and territory
Related tables: Household spending and savings.
| 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.E.I. | N.S. | |||
| Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | |
| $ | % | $ | % | |
| Total expenditures | 56,896 | 100.0 | 60,867 | 100.0 |
| Total current consumption | 42,236 | 100.0 | 44,634 | 100.0 |
| Food | 6,720 | 100.0 | 6,682 | 100.0 |
| Shelter | 11,107 | 99.8 | 11,524 | 100.0 |
| Household operation | 3,358 | 100.0 | 3,448 | 100.0 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 1,518 | 93.3 | 1,708 | 95.9 |
| Clothing | 2,127 | 98.9 | 2,170 | 99.0 |
| Transportation | 7,964 | 96.3 | 8,870 | 97.4 |
| Health care | 1,929 | 98.7 | 1,800 | 98.9 |
| Personal care | 1,065 | 100.0 | 1,031 | 99.6 |
| Recreation | 2,727 | 96.9 | 3,378 | 97.9 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 226 | 76.3 | 228 | 73.8 |
| Education | 915 | 29.4 | 964 | 30.1 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,455 | 84.2 | 1,671 | 85.3 |
| Games of chance (net amount) | 238 | 67.5 | 281 | 75.4 |
| Miscellaneous | 888 | 88.4 | 881 | 90.8 |
| Personal income taxes | 9,564 | 90.5 | 11,090 | 91.0 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 3,581 | 82.5 | 3,681 | 81.4 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,514 | 86.1 | 1,462 | 83.4 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 203-0001. Last modified: 2010-12-17. | ||||
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