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Average household expenditures, by province and territory

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Average household expenditures, by province and territory
(Northwest Territories, Nunavut)
  2009
  N.W.T.1 Nvt.1
  Average expenditure per household Households reporting expenditures Average expenditure per household Households reporting expenditures
  $ % $ %
Total expenditures 82,966 100.0 84,439 100.0
Total current consumption 58,498 100.0 60,900 100.0
Food 9,509 100.0 14,815 100.0
Shelter 17,848 99.1 12,824 98.5
Household operation 3,664 99.7 4,285 100.0
Household furnishings and equipment 2,065 79.9 2,400 96.2
Clothing 3,198 96.9 4,257 98.5
Transportation 10,085 93.1 6,372 69.9
Health care 1,158 86.5 711 78.7
Personal care 1,176 98.3 1,220 99.6
Recreation 4,661 92.4 6,698 98.3
Reading materials and other printed matter 292 65.2 143 40.1
Education 505 25.4 F F
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 2,713 84.6 4,806 89.7
Games of chance (net amount) 714 68.9 452 66.9
Miscellaneous 911 87.8 1,354 67.2
Personal income taxes 17,668 91.7 15,781 90.4
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 5,174 83.9 5,198 87.8
Gifts of money and contributions 1,626 57.9 2,560 65.6

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