Table 3 
Spending on goods and services, largest census metropolitan areas vs. rural areas, 2019 

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Spending on goods and services, largest census metropolitan areas vs. rural areas, 2019
  Census metropolitan areas with 1 million residents or more Rural areas
  average spending per household (dollars)average spending per household (dollars)
Total spending on goods and services 73,568 60,335
Shelter 23,379 14,516
Principal accommodation 21,376 12,846
Other accommodation 2,002 1,670
Transportation 12,824 12,723
Private transportation 10,717 12,234
Public transportation 2,108 489
Food 10,792 10,059
Food purchased from stores 7,671 7,720
Food purchased from restaurants 3,120 2,339
Note(s):
Statistics include households in the provinces only.
Source(s):
Table 11-10-0226-01.
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