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Average weekly food expenditure per household, Canada and selected regions (2001)
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| 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Prairie Region | B.C. | |
| Household characteristics | |||
| Estimated number of households | 11,767,180 | 1,891,150 | 1,557,970 |
| Average number of persons per household | 2.57 | 2.62 | 2.54 |
| $ | |||
| Weekly expenditure detail1 | |||
| Total weekly food expenditure | 123.76 | 127.78 | 131.98 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 37.52 | 40.49 | 43.22 |
| Food purchased from stores | 86.24 | 87.29 | 88.76 |
| While on trips overnight or longer | 2.56 | 3.87 | 3.51 |
| Locally and on day trips | 83.68 | 83.42 | 85.25 |
| Meat | 17.34 | 16.99 | 15.32 |
| Fish and other marine products | 2.81 | 1.97 | 3.35 |
| Dairy products and eggs | 12.68 | 12.22 | 12.89 |
| Bakery and other cereal products | 12.51 | 12.57 | 12.92 |
| Fruits and nuts | 9.82 | 9.76 | 10.71 |
| Vegetables | 8.67 | 7.76 | 9.72 |
| Condiments, spices and vinegar | 2.56 | 2.71 | 3.02 |
| Sugar and sugar preparations | 3.02 | 3.55 | 3.24 |
| Coffee and tea | 1.41 | 1.49 | 1.66 |
| Fats and oils | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.27 |
| Other foods, materials and food preparations | 8.45 | 9.84 | 8.71 |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 3.39 | 3.54 | 2.42 |
| Note: Excludes the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. 1. Average weekly expenditure data refer to all households. Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics Division, Catalogue no. 62-554-XIE. Last modified: 2005-01-11. | |||
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