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 | 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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