Table 2 
Average spending on goods and services and shares of spending of major categories by income quintile, Canada, 2017 

Average spending on goods and services and shares of spending of major categories by income quintile, Canada, 2017
  Average spending on goods and services Shelter Transportation Food
  dollars share of spending on goods and services (%)share of spending on goods and services (%)share of spending on goods and services (%)
All quintiles 63,723 29.2 19.9 13.4
Lowest quintile 33,764 34.8 15.1 14.3
Second quintile 46,075 31.6 18.8 14.1
Third quintile 59,439 28.6 20.6 14.2
Fourth quintile 73,744 28.5 20.7 13.5
Highest quintile 105,493 27.4 21.1 12.2
Note(s):
  • Canada-level statistics include the 10 provinces only.
  • All households are ranked from lowest to highest according to the value of their before-tax income. The ranked population is then divided into five groups of equal numbers of units, called quintiles.
Source(s):
Data were derived from table 11-10-0223-01.
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