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  • 1. Household final consumption expenditure, quarterly, Canada
    Table: 36-10-0107-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 380-0067)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Quarterly household final consumption expenditure components in chained (2012) and current dollars.
    Release date: 2020-02-28
  • 2. Current and capital accounts - Households, Canada, quarterly
    Table: 36-10-0112-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 380-0072)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Quarterly current and capital accounts for the household sector, including property income, disposable income, net saving and net lending, Canada.
    Release date: 2020-02-28
  • 3. Detailed household final consumption expenditure, Canada, quarterly
    Table: 36-10-0124-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 380-0085)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Quarterly
    Description: Quarterly final consumption expenditure for the household sector, in current and constant 2012 prices, Canada.
    Release date: 2020-02-28
  • 4. Contributions to annual percent change in real household final consumption expenditure, Canada, annual
    Table: 36-10-0131-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 380-0103)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Contributions to annual percent change in real household final consumption expenditure.
    Release date: 2020-02-28
  • 5. Consumer Price Index, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife — Shelter
    Table: 18-10-0004-04
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory, Census subdivision, Census metropolitan area, Census metropolitan area part
    Frequency: Monthly
    Description: Monthly indexes and percentage changes for selected sub-groups of the shelter component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), not seasonally adjusted, for Canada, provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Data are presented for the corresponding month of the previous year, the previous month and the current month. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
    Release date: 2020-02-19
  • 6. Detailed household final consumption expenditure, provincial and territorial, annual
    Table: 36-10-0225-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 384-0041)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description:

    Annual final consumption expenditure for the household sector, in current and constant 2012 prices, by province and territory.

    Release date: 2019-11-07
  • 7. Detailed household final consumption expenditure- sales taxes and expenditure excluding sales taxes, provincial and territorial, annual
    Table: 36-10-0432-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 384-0045)
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual final consumption expenditure for the household sector excluding sales tax; provincial sales taxes, and; Goods and Services tax, by province and territory.
    Release date: 2019-11-07
  • 8. Survey of Household Spending: Public Use Microdata File
    Public use microdata: 62M0004X
    Description:

    The Public-Use Microdata File (PUMF) for the Survey of Household Spending (SHS) provides information on household expenditures as well as selected information on dwelling characteristics and household equipment. The production of this file includes many safeguards to prevent the identification of any one person or household.

    PUMFs were produced on an annual basis for SHS 1997 to 2009, before a redesigned survey was introduced with the 2010 reference year. The SHS 2017 PUMF is the first SHS PUMF based on data collected after the 2010 survey redesign.

    Due to changes to data collection, processing and estimation methods introduced with the 2010 redesign, users are advised not to compare data from SHS 1997 to 2009 with data from any subsequent years, unless otherwise noted.

    Release date: 2019-09-20
  • 9. Purchases to feed, shelter or watch birds, by type of dwelling
    Table: 38-10-0011-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 153-0131)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Percentage of households that made purchases to feed, shelter or watch birds, by type of dwelling. The data is from the Households and the environment survey.
    Release date: 2019-04-02
  • 10. Purchases to feed, shelter or watch birds, by type of household
    Table: 38-10-0013-01
    (formerly: CANSIM 153-0132)
    Geography: Canada
    Frequency: Every 2 years
    Description: Percentage of households that made purchases to feed, shelter or watch birds, by type of household. The data is from the Households and the environment survey.
    Release date: 2019-04-02
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  • 1. Study: Economic well-being across generations of young Canadians: Are millennials better or worse off?
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201910820384
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-04-18
  • 2. Economic Well-being Across Generations of Young Canadians: Are Millennials Better or Worse Off?
    Articles and reports: 11-626-X2019006
    Description:

    This article in the Economic Insights series examines economic well-being of millennials by comparing their household balance sheets to those of previous generations of young Canadians.

    Release date: 2019-04-18
  • 3. StatCan Research Beat: Economic well-being across generations: Are millennials better or worse off?
    Stats in brief: 89-20-00042019002
    Description:

    A recent study compares financial outcomes for millennials and generation X when they were younger. A short video provides a quick overview of key points, examining how millennials are doing in terms of wealth and debt levels. It also highlights disparities in wealth among their generation.

    Release date: 2019-04-18
  • 4. Sending money to relatives or friends living abroad
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2019017
    Description:

    This infographic presents some highlights from the 2018 Study on International Money Transfers, including total amount sent to relatives or friends living abroad, costs of remitting and money transfer methods.

    Release date: 2019-04-17
  • 5. Study on International Money Transfers from Canada
    Articles and reports: 89-657-X2019007
    Description:

    This analytical report presents highlights from the 2018 Study on International Money Transfers, including total amount sent to relatives or friends living abroad, costs of remitting and money transfer methods.

    Release date: 2019-04-17
  • 6. Study: Financial Expectations and Household Debt
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X201909420386
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2019-04-04
  • 7. New approach for estimating the rent component of the Consumer Price Index
    Articles and reports: 62F0014M2019002
    Description:

    This paper describes a new methodology that Statistics Canada has adopted to measure the rent index.

    Release date: 2019-02-27
  • 8. Survey of Household Spending 2017
    Stats in brief: 11-001-X2018346232
    Description: Release published in The Daily – Statistics Canada’s official release bulletin
    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 9. Household spending in the territorial capitals, 2017
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018052
    Description:

    This infographic presents some results on household spending in the territories, based on the data from the 2017 Survey of Household Spending. It illustrates the expense categories representing the top five shares of the household budget for goods and services in each territorial capital. It also highlights specific expenditure sub-categories within each expense category.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 10. Results from the Survey of Household Spending, 2017
    Stats in brief: 11-627-M2018053
    Description:

    This infographic highlights some of the information provided by the 2017 Survey of Household Spending. It presents the annual average spending on selected expenditures by various household types, including one person households, couples with and without children and lone-parent households. It also includes the percentage of homeownership and vehicle ownership by household type.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
Reference (52)

Reference (52) (0 to 10 of 52 results)

  • 1. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2017
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2018001
    Description:

    This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 2. Survey of Household Spending Technical Note, 2017
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2018002
    Description:

    The Survey of Household Spending (SHS) conducted by Statistics Canada collects detailed spending information as well as selected information on dwelling characteristics and household equipment. This technical note provides additional information on the quality of the SHS data and their fitness for use.

    Release date: 2018-12-12
  • 3. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2016 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2017002
    Description:

    This guide presents information of interest to users of data from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). It includes descriptions of the survey terms and variables definitions as well as of the survey methodology and data quality. The guide also includes a section describing various examples of estimates that can be drawn from the survey data.

    Release date: 2017-12-13
  • 4. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2015 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2017001
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2015 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2017-01-27
  • 5. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2014 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2016001
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2014 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2016-02-12
  • 6. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2013 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2015001
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2013 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2015-01-22
  • 7. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2012 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2014001
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2012 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2014-01-29
  • 8. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2011 Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2013001
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2011 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2013-01-30
  • 9. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2010 Archived
    Notices and consultations: 62F0026M2012001
    Geography: Province or territory
    Description:

    This report describes the quality indicators produced for the 2010 Survey of Household Spending. These quality indicators, such as coefficients of variation, nonresponse rates, slippage rates and imputation rates, help users interpret the survey data.

    Release date: 2012-04-25
  • 10. Note to Users of Data from the 2010 Survey of Household Spending Archived
    Notices and consultations: 62F0026M2012002
    Description:

    Starting with the 2010 survey year, the Survey of Household Spending (SHS) has used a different collection methodology from previous surveys. The new methodology combines a questionnaire and a diary of expenses. Also, data collection is now continuous throughout the year. This note provides information to users and prospective users of data from the SHS about the methodological differences between the redesigned SHS and the former SHS.

    Release date: 2012-04-25
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