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Average annual spending on goods and services per household - Canada
(2021)

$67,126
Median net worth of Canadian families - Canada
(2019)

$329,900

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1. Estimation of Energy Poverty Rates Using the 2021 Census of Population
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202400100001
Description: This report examines the energy poverty rates using the data from the 2021 Census. It presents the energy poverty rates by various dwelling and household characteristics. It examines the how energy poverty rates change when indirect payments for dwelling energy are estimated and included in the definition.
Release date: 2024-02-20
2. Market Basket Measure research paper: Examining shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan area Market Basket Measure regions
Articles and reports: 75F0002M2024003
Description: This research paper examines shelter and transportation costs within census metropolitan areas (CMAs). The paper begins by describing a proposed methodology for delineating urban and suburban sub-regions within CMA Market Basket Measure (MBM) regions. It then presents new shelter and transportation costs based on the new delineations and assesses the extent to which differences in costs between urban and suburban sub-regions differ. The analysis concludes by examining how the new delineations would impact the estimation of poverty rates had they been implemented. This paper also provides an opportunity for the public and stakeholders to provide feedback and comments.
Release date: 2024-02-15
3. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2023001
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: 2023-10-18
4. Estimating Expenditures on Children by Families in Canada, 2014 to 2017
Articles and reports: 11F0019M2023007
Description: Caring for children is among the key functions of families and the larger society. In Canada, the question of affordability issues for families with children has become an increasingly important area of public policy. Also, information on the monetary cost of meeting children’s needs for food, shelter, clothing, health care, and education is important for family planning and budgeting decisions made by people raising children.
Release date: 2023-09-29
5. Estimates of parental child care expenses in January to February 2022
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700001
Description: Although several national surveys have collected information on child care expenses from the parent perspective, information on the amount parents pay out of pocket per child has been limited. More recent information is necessary given the parameters of the Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2017) to work towards a shared vision of high-quality, accessible, flexible, inclusive and affordable child care in Canada. This study provides recent estimates of how much parents in Canada report paying for their 0- to 5-year-old child’s main child care arrangement in early 2022.
Release date: 2023-07-26
6. Switching stores to cope with high inflation: Food sales at food and beverage stores and general merchandise stores
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202300700005
Description: Increases in grocery prices have outpaced headline consumer inflation since late 2021. While the pace of food inflation has eased recently, prices for many grocery items continue to rise month after month. This article examines data from recent business and household surveys on how Canadians have been adjusting to higher food prices.
Release date: 2023-07-26
7. Registered education savings plan investments by family income and liquid wealth
Articles and reports: 36-28-0001202200900001
Description:
Registered Education Savings Plans (RESPs) are an important vehicle to help families save for postsecondary education. However, large differences in RESP savings persist between families of different income levels, despite targeted incentives aimed at encouraging low- and middle-income families to open RESP accounts and contribute to them. This article documents the differences in RESP contributions between families with different levels of income and liquid wealth.

Release date: 2022-09-28
8. A first look at shelter costs for households living on reserve using new data from the 2021 Census
Articles and reports: 46-28-0001202200100002
Description:
This report examines the shelter costs of households living on reserve using the new data from the 2021 Census. It describes the 2021 Census definition of shelter costs on reserve and describes important considerations when using this data to measure housing affordability. It presents the first statistics from the Census for shelter costs on reserve, including the number of households facing housing challenges due to shelter costs in addition to crowding and need for repairs.

Release date: 2022-09-21
9. Survey of Household Spending Modelled Annual Statistics, 2010 to 2017
Articles and reports: 62F0026M2020001
Description:
Since the 2010 Survey of Household Spending redesign, statistics on the annual proportion of households reporting expenditures and the annual average expenditure per reporting household have not been available for many good and service categories. To help fill this data gap for users, a statistical model was developed in order to produce approximations of these statistics. This product consists of data tables and a user guide.
Release date: 2021-01-07
10. Inter-generational comparisons of household economic well-being
Articles and reports: 13-605-X202000100006
Description:
This study of data from the Distributions of Household Economic Accounts compares households' economic well-being from a macro-economic accounts perspective, as measured by net saving and net worth for each generation when the major income earner for a household in one generation reached the same point in the life cycle as the major income earner for a household in another generation. The study finds that while younger generations have higher disposable income and higher consumption expenditure than older generations when they reached the same age, their net saving is relatively similar. As well, younger generations' economic well-being may be more at risk due to the COVID-19 pandemic since they depend more on employment as a primary source of income, they have higher debt relative to income, and they have less equity in financial and real estate assets from which to draw upon when needed.
Release date: 2020-12-10

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41. Shifts in spending patterns of older Canadians Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X20051128982
Geography: Canada
Description:
As households age and labour market attachment diminishes, income, savings and wealth generally become less. Households also become smaller as adult children leave or a spouse dies. And spending patterns change. Using 'similar' households, this study looks at changes in spending patterns for households headed by persons aged 55 or older in 1982 and 2003.
Release date: 2005-12-20
42. Christmas Shopping: A Provincial Perspective Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2005034
Geography: Canada, Province or territory
Description:
This article analyses Holiday retail sales in 2004 by commodity as well as by province and territory using data from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey and the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey. Western Canadians led the country last Christmas in December 2004, with Albertans spending more per capita in retail stores than consumers in any other province. For Canada as a whole, the pace of growth in sales in stores doubled in December 2004 compared with the same month in 2003. What did shoppers buy besides toys and clothing? Jewellery, cameras and small electrical appliances were very popular gift items for the season.
Release date: 2005-12-07
43. 2001 Food Expenditure Survey, Data Quality Indicators Archived
Articles and reports: 62F0026M2005003
Description:
The Food Expenditure Survey (FES) is a periodic survey collecting data from households on food spending habits. Data are collected mainly using weekly diaries of purchases that the respondents must fill in daily during two consecutive weeks.
The FES, like all surveys, is subject to error despite all the precautions taken at the various stages of the survey to control them. Although there is no exhaustive measure of a survey's data quality, certain quality measures taken at various stages of the survey can provide the user with relevant information to ensure sound data interpretation.
This paper presents, for the 2001 FES, the following quality indicators the coefficients of variation, the non-response rates, the vacancy rates, the slippage rates, the imputation rates as well the impacts of imputation on the estimates.
Release date: 2005-07-08
44. Spenders and savers Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200510313138
Geography: Canada
Description:
The national savings rate has been oscillating around historic lows for several years, prompting concerns about the resilience of a macro-level economy increasingly reliant on debt-financed consumer spending. Many are also troubled by the balance sheets of households, where ever-expanding debt has rapidly outpaced earnings growth. The resulting record-high, debt-to-income ratios leave households more vulnerable to interruptions in income. This article examines changes in saving and spending patterns over 20 years, and differences in the characteristics and spending patterns of saving versus spending households.
Release date: 2005-06-20
45. Electronic commerce and Internet use increasing Archived
Articles and reports: 88-003-X20050017766
Geography: Canada
Description:
In 2003 more Canadian households were paying for their goods and services online. Access is critical and households with a high-speed connection were more likely to be electronic commerce households. This article presents data from the Household Internet Use Survey 2003.
Release date: 2005-02-09
46. Shifts in consumer spending Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410613122
Geography: Canada
Description:
This paper examines the effects of changes in consumer spending and asset holdings over the last 20 years on the economic landscape.
Release date: 2004-09-21
47. Saving for postsecondary education Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X200410713123
Geography: Canada
Description:
This study looks at the decision of parents to save, and amounts saved, for the future education of children aged under 19 years in 2002. A model is used to estimate cumulative parental savings, taking into consideration characteristics of the family and the child, aspirations and involvement of parents, awareness of saving incentive programs, and expectations about grant programs.
Release date: 2004-09-21
48. On the Move with Homebuyers: Shopping for Furniture Archived
Articles and reports: 11-621-M2004012
Geography: Canada
Description:
This article examines retail sales and household expenditures data from 1997 to 2002 to show the impact of homebuyers on furniture and appliance spending.
Release date: 2004-05-13
49. The economy: Year-end review 2003 Archived
Articles and reports: 11-010-X20040046849
Geography: Canada
Description:
This summary of Canada's economic growth in 2003 also examines economic data from the last decade.
Release date: 2004-04-22
50. Fighting the odds Archived
Articles and reports: 75-001-X20031126700
Geography: Canada
Description:
This document examines the effects of gambling in today's society.
Release date: 2004-03-19

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1. User Guide for the Survey of Household Spending, 2021
Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 62F0026M2023001
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: 2023-10-18

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