Factors behind the differences seen between lower- and higher-income households, January 2001 to February 2004
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CAN | N.L. | P.E.I. | N.S. | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | Man. | Sask. | Alta. | B.C. | |
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% difference between January 2001 to February 2004 | |||||||||||
Higher-income CPI | 6.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 6.1 |
Lower-income CPI | 8.3 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 15.1 | 7.4 |
Difference1 | −1.7 | −0.7 | −3.0 | −1.7 | −1.7 | −1.2 | −2.1 | −2.2 | −1.9 | −4.0 | −1.4 |
contribution to the difference in percentage points2 | |||||||||||
Food & non-alcoholic beverages from stores | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Food & non-alcoholic drinks from restaurants | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Rent / Tenants’ expenses | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Mortgage, taxes and other homeowners’ expenses | 0.1 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 0.2 | −0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.0 | −0.3 | −0.4 |
Utilities (water, electricity, gas, heating oil) | 0.0 | 0.1 | −0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | −0.3 | −1.8 | 0.1 |
Household goods and operation | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | −0.2 | 0.1 |
Clothing and footwear | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.1 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.3 | −0.1 |
Private transportation (car, licence, gas, etc.) | −0.7 | −0.2 | −1.0 | −0.8 | −0.7 | −0.7 | −0.7 | −0.7 | −1.0 | −1.1 | −0.3 |
Public transportation (including air travel) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Health and personal care | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Recreational/sports equipment and services | −0.5 | 0.0 | −0.5 | −0.3 | −0.2 | −0.5 | −0.5 | −0.5 | −0.4 | −0.7 | −0.8 |
Tuition fees, reading and educational materials | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Alcohol and tobacco | −1.3 | −0.8 | −2.0 | −1.4 | −1.2 | −1.4 | −1.5 | −1.1 | −1.1 | −1.3 | −0.9 |
1. Due to rounding, the subtraction of the components may not correspond to the difference. 2. Due to rounding, the contributions may not add to the difference. Source: Statistics Canada, special tabulation based on the 2001 Survey of Household Spending and the Consumer Price Index. |