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Average household expenditures, by province and territory
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| 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sask. | Alta. | |||
| Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | Average expenditure per household | Households reporting expenditures | |
| $ | % | $ | % | |
| Total expenditures | 69,377 | 100.0 | 84,976 | 100.0 |
| Total current consumption | 49,358 | 100.0 | 59,238 | 100.0 |
| Food | 6,344 | 100.0 | 7,778 | 100.0 |
| Shelter | 12,440 | 99.7 | 16,153 | 99.9 |
| Household operation | 3,337 | 100.0 | 4,001 | 99.9 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 1,974 | 93.9 | 2,251 | 94.3 |
| Clothing | 2,648 | 98.5 | 3,395 | 99.3 |
| Transportation | 10,997 | 98.7 | 11,912 | 99.5 |
| Health care | 1,754 | 97.4 | 2,149 | 97.0 |
| Personal care | 1,168 | 99.8 | 1,397 | 99.7 |
| Recreation | 4,284 | 98.2 | 4,976 | 98.6 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 229 | 74.4 | 289 | 72.2 |
| Education | 945 | 31.9 | 1,351 | 37.7 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,542 | 82.0 | 1,963 | 85.2 |
| Games of chance (net amount) | 431 | 76.6 | 383 | 66.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 1,265 | 93.4 | 1,239 | 92.7 |
| Personal income taxes | 13,481 | 91.3 | 18,830 | 93.9 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 4,454 | 82.4 | 4,697 | 90.4 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 2,083 | 81.6 | 2,212 | 79.6 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 203-0001. Last modified: 2010-12-17. | ||||
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