Table 7.7
Sources and methods for national estimates of personal expenditure at current prices

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS), survey nos. 2422, 2433 and 2447, or from the Monthly Retail Trade Survey (MRTS), survey nos. 2406 and 2408, broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey (QRCS), survey no. 2008 [M1]. See Appendix 7A for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on furniture (J001) for t-6 to t-3, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on furniture (J001) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on refrigerators and freezers (J004), washers and dryers (J005), stoves, ranges and microwave ovens (J006), other major appliances (J007), small electrical appliances (J008) and garden tools and equipment for outdoor maintenance (J010) for t-4 to t-1, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on refrigerators and freezers (J004), washers and dryers (J005), stoves, ranges and microwave ovens (J006), other major appliances (J007), small electrical appliances (J008) and garden tools and equipment for outdoor maintenance (J010) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Value of sales of new automobiles as reported by the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey (NMVSS), survey no. 2402, from which the portion representing the commercial use that will be made of the vehicles sold is subtracted. The commercial use of new automobile purchases is derived with data from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association (CVMA), from the Survey of Household Spending (SHS), survey no. 3508, from the T4 Supplementary file of the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and from provincial and territorial motor vehicle registration files [M6]. See section on new cars, vans and trucks (paragraphs 7.50 to 7.56) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Purchases minus sales of used motor vehicles by households, derived using data from the New Motor Vehicle Dealer Commodity Survey (survey no. 2008), from the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey and from the federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M6]. See section on used motor vehicles (paragraphs 7.57 to 7.66) for further details.

Quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M3]. See paragraph 7.67 for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Value of sales of new trucks and vans as reported by the New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey from which the portion representing the commercial use that will be made of the vehicles sold is deducted. The commercial use of new trucks and vans is derived with data from the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association, from the Survey of Household Spending, from the T4 Supplementary file of the Canada Revenue Agency and from provincial and territorial motor vehicle registration files [M6]. See section on new cars, vans and trucks (paragraphs 7.50 to 7.56) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on motor vehicle maintenance and repairs according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1], confronted with revenues for automotive repair and maintenance services (NAICS 8111) obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1], confronted with expenditures on computers according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1] and with the residual value between the supply (production and imports) and the disposition to businesses, governments and non-residents [M6], based on data from the Industry Accounts Division (IAD) and from the International Trade Division.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on road and off-road recreational vehicles (J014), radios, sound systems and accessories (J017), TV sets, video equipment and accessories (J018), boats, aircraft and accessories (J019), photographic and optical equipment (J020), sporting and camping equipment (J021) and office machines, computers and equipment (J022) for t-4 to t-1, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on road and off-road recreational vehicles (J014), radios, sound systems and accessories (J017), TV sets, video equipment and accessories (J018), boats, aircraft and accessories (J019), photographic and optical equipment (J020), sporting and camping equipment (J021) and office machines, computers and equipment (J022) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on recreation equipment rentals according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with revenue from the industry as reported by the Annual Survey of Consumer Goods Rental (survey no. 2434) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on watches and jewellery (J027) for t-4 to t-1, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on watches and jewellery (J027) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on footwear (J056) for t-1 to t, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on footwear (J056) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on women's, girls' and infants' clothing (J052) for t-1 to t, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on women's, girls' and infants' clothing (J052) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Moving average of personal expenditure on men's and boys' clothing (J051) for t-1 to t, where t is the estimation year [M3].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on men's and boys' clothing (J051) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on food and non-alcoholic beverages according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
The first component is the farmers' income in kind obtained from the Agriculture Division. The second component represents the value of food and non-alcoholic beverages provided to employees of selected industries in lieu of wages and salaries, projected according to the trend in total labour income as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M6].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on food and non-alcoholic beverages (J101) [M3].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Sales to final consumers according to the Control and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Canada (survey no. 1726) [M1] and to the annual reports of liquor authorities [M1], confronted with the volume of beer distributed, obtained from the Brewers Association of Canada, multiplied by the related Consumer Price Index (CPI), survey no. 2301 [M2].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages in beer, wine and liquor stores from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey [M1]. For Newfoundland and Labrador and for Quebec, the volume of beer distributed, obtained from the Brewers Association of Canada, multiplied by a unit price, is added to the receipts [M2].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Volume of tobacco products consumed in each province and territory, to which consumer prices mostly originating from the Prices Division are applied. The volume is obtained from a reconciliation of supply and demand. The demand is based on tobacco tax data reported in the federal, provincial and territorial public accounts, as well as on historical trends reported by surveys on tobacco consumption, such as the Canadian Tobacco Use Monitoring Survey (survey no. 4440) and the Survey of Household Spending. The domestic sales reported by Canadian manufacturers and the declared international imports are used on the supply side [M6]. See section on tobacco products (paragraphs 7.68 to 7.73) for further details.

Quarters:
Moving average of the last four months of the volume of cigarettes sold in the country by the Canadian manufacturers and the importers of tobacco products, multiplied by unit prices from the CPI. An adjustment is also made to include the expenditures on fine cut tobacco and contraband products [M6]. See paragraph 7.74 for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenue of electric power utilities from electricity sales to the residential sector [M1], confronted with the quantity of electricity sold to the residential sector multiplied by the related CPI [M2] and with expenditures on electricity according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], by province and territory. The revenue and the quantities are obtained from the survey on Electricity Supply and Disposition (survey no. 2194).

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenue of natural gas distribution utilities from sales to the residential sector [M1], confronted with the quantity of natural gas sold to the residential sector multiplied by the related CPI [M2] and with expenditures on natural gas according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], by province and territory. The revenue and the quantities are obtained from the monthly survey on Natural Gas Distribution (survey no. 2149).

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Quantities of light fuel oil, heavy fuel oil, kerosene and stove oil, natural gas liquids (NGL's) and coal sold to households multiplied by related unit prices [M2] plus the value of firewood projected according to a linear trend [M5], confronted with expenditures on other fuels according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], by province and territory. The quantity of coal is obtained from the survey Coal Monthly (survey no. 2147) while the other quantities are obtained from the survey on the End Use of Refined Petroleum Products (survey no. 2168).

Quarters:
Quantity of light fuel oil sold to households from the survey on the End Use of Refined Petroleum Products (survey no. 2168) multiplied by a unit price from the CPI, by province and territory [M2].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1], confronted with expenditures on pharmaceutical products and medical goods according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1] and with expenditures on drugs obtained from Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Number of litres of gasoline delivered to retailers from the survey on Monthly Refined Petroleum Products (survey no. 2150) multiplied by an average weighted price per litre from the CPI, by province and territory [M2], confronted with expenditures on gasoline according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1] and to receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from the Annual Retail Trade Survey or the Monthly Retail Trade Survey broken down into commodities according to the Quarterly Retail Commodity Survey [M1].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Revenue from local government for water, garbage collection and sewer services obtained from the Public Institutions Division (PID) [M1].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on imputed rent (J153) and on paid rent (J154) at constant prices, multiplied by the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Inventory of owned and occupied dwellings multiplied by the average rent adjusted by a quality factor [M6]. See section on paid and imputed rents (paragraphs 7.75 to 7.82) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Inventory of rented and occupied dwellings multiplied by the average rent, from which the portion of paid rent not related to the dwelling space is subtracted [M6]. See section on paid and imputed rents (paragraphs 7.75 to 7.82) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Labour income and current transfers by governments to the persons and unincorporated businesses sector as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division, deflated by the all-items CPI. The result is then multiplied by the implicit price index for paid rent (J154) [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trends in recent years, multiplied by the implicit price index for paid rent (J154) [M5].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Number of places in university residences, obtained from the Directory of Canadian Universities, multiplied by the related price index [M2]. This price index is derived from data on living costs in university residences obtained from Culture, Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics (CTCES).

Quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related price index [M5]. This price index is derived from data on living costs in university residences obtained from the CTCES.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on domestic help according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, confronted with certain indicators from the Labour Force Survey (LFS), survey no. 3701, such as the number of families in which both parents work and the number of lone-parent families in which the parent works. The result is then multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on child care inside the home according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, confronted with certain indicators from the Labour Force Survey, such as the number of women who have children and are working full time. The result is then multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on child care outside the home according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, confronted with certain indicators from the Labour Force Survey, such as the number of women who have children and are working full time. The result is then multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures on cleaning services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with industry revenues reported by the Annual Survey of Personal Services (survey no. 2424) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
GDP at constant prices for dry cleaning and laundry services (NAICS 8123) as measured on a monthly basis by the Industry Accounts Division, combined with the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Premiums earned minus claims due plus investment income on technical reserves [M6]. The source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements of Property and Casualty Insurers, compiled by the Industrial Organization and Finance Division (IOFD), and from statistics of the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI). See section on insurance services (paragraphs 7.83 to 7.88) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for veterinary care and boarding, grooming and other pet-related services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years multiplied by the related CPI [M5], confronted with revenues for veterinary services (NAICS 54194) and pet care services (NAICS 81291) obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M1], and with the salaries and wages for those two industries as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Personal expenditure on furniture (J001), refrigerators and freezers (J004), washers and dryers (J005) and stoves and microwave ovens (J006) [M3], confronted with the quarterly indicators.

Quarters:
Personal expenditure on paid rent (J154) at constant prices, combined with the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Inventory of rented and occupied dwellings combined with the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
Private sector health expenditures for physicians and other health professionals from the Canadian Institute for Health Information [M1].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related price index [M5]. This result as well as the implied volume are confronted with the growth of compensation [M3] and of the number of employees [M4] reported by the Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours for nursing and residential care facilities (NAICS 623). An indicator derived by the Industry Accounts Division from data on private sector health expenditures, obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, is also used when available [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5]. This result as well as the implied volume are confronted with the growth of compensation [M3] and of the number of employees [M4] reported by the Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours for social assistance (NAICS 624). An indicator derived by the Industry Accounts Division from data on private sector health expenditures, obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, is also used when available [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related price index [M5]. This result as well as the implied volume are confronted with the growth of compensation [M3] and of the number of employees [M4] reported by the Survey of Employment, Payroll and Hours for hospitals (NAICS 622). An indicator derived by the Industry Accounts Division from data on private sector health expenditures, obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, is also used when available [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Premiums earned less claims due plus investment income on technical reserves [M6]. The source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements of Property and Casualty Insurers, compiled by the Industrial Organization and Finance Division, as well as from statistics of the OSFI and of the Canada Life and Health Insurance Association. See section on insurance services (paragraphs 7.83 to 7.88) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1:
Operating revenues of travel agencies (NAICS 56151) from the Annual Survey of Travel Arrangement Services (survey no. 2423) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues for travel agencies (NAICS 56151) obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The component related to toll bridges is projected by the number of vehicles crossing each toll bridge or tunnel, obtained through the CTCES, multiplied by an average toll per bridge or tunnel. Revenues obtained from each toll highway are used for the second component [M6].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Premiums earned less claims due plus investment income on technical reserves [M6]. The source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements of Property and Casualty Insurers compiled by the Industrial Organization and Finance Division, from reports of the Public Institutions Division for provinces with a public auto insurance plan, and from statistics of the OSFI. See section on insurance services (paragraphs 7.83 to 7.88) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1:
Revenues for urban transit and commuter services from the Canadian Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Industries (survey no. 2798) [M1]. Annual data on operating revenues [M1] and on the number of passengers [M2] from the Canadian Urban Transit Association are also used as a secondary indicator.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues for urban transit from the Large Urban Transit Survey - Monthly (survey no. 2745) [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Revenues derived from passenger transit obtained from the Railway Transport Survey - Annual (survey no. 2734) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues from passenger fares reported by rail carriers [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Revenues for regular inter-city transportation, transport by chartered passenger bus or school bus, paratransit services and express parcel transport by bus from the Canadian Passenger Bus and Urban Transit Industries (survey no. 2798) [M1], confronted with the expenditures for intercity and rural bus according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues for inter-city transportation from the Large Urban Transit Survey - Monthly (survey no. 2745) [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
For each type of service, regular and charter, the total number of passenger-kilometers travelled monthly is first multiplied by a factor that reflects the personal use of air transportation for each type. The personal portion of passenger-kilometers is then multiplied by the price index for air transportation [M2]. The number of passenger-kilometers comes from the monthly operating reports of the major Canadian air carriers as provided by the Transportation Division. When monthly reports are not available, passenger-kilometer data from the financial reports of the major Canadian carriers are used. As well, aircraft movements statistics (survey no. 2715) are used for data confrontation purposes.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Provincial estimators for t-1, where t is the estimation period, multiplied by the change in the number of passengers and in the related CPI, by province and territory. The number of passengers, according to the routes travelled, is obtained from selected water carriers operating in the Atlantic provinces and in British Columbia. For the other provinces and territories, it is assumed that the number of passengers remains constant from one period to the next. The national estimator is obtained by aggregating the provincial and territorial estimators [M6]. Estimates are confronted with the financial reports for selected water carriers.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for taxi travel according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with operating revenues from the Survey of the Taxi and Limousine Services Industry (survey no. 4707) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Labour income and current transfers by governments to the persons and unincorporated businesses sector as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division, deflated by the all-items CPI. The result is then multiplied by the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for moving, storage and delivery services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicator for benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Number of residential units sold through the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported by the Canadian Real Estate Association and lagged by 2 months, combined with the related CPI [M4]. Transfer costs for residential properties are also used as an indicator [M3].

Benchmark year + 1:
Telecommunications expenditures according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1]. Such expenditures include charges for wireline and wireless telecommunications, Internet service and other items such as cabling and installation.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Telecommunications operating revenues from the Quarterly Survey of Telecommunications (survey no. 2721) [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for postage stamps and other postal services, such as messenger services, according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Sales of lottery tickets, net of prizes awarded, plus net revenues of casinos, video lotteries and slot machines [M1]. These data, obtained from each lottery and gaming corporation, are confronted with their annual reports.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Amount bet minus amount won, obtained monthly from the Canadian Pari-Mutuel Agency [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures related to recreation services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with industry revenues as reported by the Annual Survey of Service Industries : Amusement and Recreation (survey no. 2425) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
GDP at constant prices for performing arts, spectator sports and related industries (NAICS 711), amusement parks and arcades (NAICS 7131) and other amusement and recreation industries (NAICS 7139) as measured monthly by the Industry Accounts Division, combined with the related CPIs [M4].

Benchmark year + 1:
Tuition and other fees received by university according to the Financial Information of Universities and Colleges Survey (survey no. 3121), aggregated by province and calculated on a calendar year with specific factors for each province [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Number of university students as reported by the Labour Force Survey multiplied by the related CPI [M2].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years multiplied by the related CPI [M5], confronted with expenditures for post secondary education according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for hairdressing services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for personal care services other than hairdressing according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues from the Monthly Survey of Food Services and Drinking Places (survey no. 2419) [M1] or operating revenues from the Annual Survey of Service Industries: Food Services and Drinking Places (survey no. 4704) [M1], confronted with expenditures for food purchased from restaurants according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1] and with revenues from the food services industries (NAICS 7221 to 7223) obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M1]. Sales of alcoholic beverages are excluded.

Benchmark year + 1:
Sales to licensed establishments according to the survey on the Control and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages in Canada (survey no. 1726) [M1] and to the annual reports of liquor authorities [M1], confronted with the volume of beer distributed, obtained from the Brewers Association of Canada, multiplied by the related CPI [M2].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Sales to licensed establishments for resale from the Survey of Sales and Inventory of Alcoholic Beverages (survey no. 2406) [M1], confronted with the volume of beer distributed, obtained from the Brewers Association of Canada, multiplied by the related CPI [M2].

Benchmark year + 1:
Operating revenues from the Annual Survey of Traveller Accommodation (survey no. 2418) [M1], confronted with expenditures for temporary accommodation according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1] as well as with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency for accommodation services (NAICS 721) [M1], confronted with two external sources providing information on occupancy rates, on the number of rooms available and on average prices: Canadian Lodging Outlook, published by Smith Travel Research, and reports produced by Pannell Kerr Forster Consulting Inc. [M2].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Total commissions paid to investment dealers less commissions paid by trusteed pension funds and those related to mutual funds since they are covered in J206 and J208 respectively. The remaining commissions on stocks and bonds are distributed by major activities and a ratio is applied to each activity to calculate personal spending [M1]. The source data are obtained from the quarterly reports of the Securities Industry Performance provided by the Investment Industry Association of Canada.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The value of services provided to borrowers is calculated first by multiplying the net interest received by the financial intermediaries, adjusted for the use of own funds, by the ratio of loan assets to total deposit liabilities and loan assets. Secondly, the household's share of the financial intermediaries' loan assets is applied to the borrowers' portion, calculated in the first step, to derive the implicit loan charges paid by households [M6]. Source data for chartered banks are obtained from the OSFI while the data for the other institutions of the personal and commercial banking industry (NAICS 522111), for consumer lending (NAICS 522291) and for sales financing (NAICS 52222) are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises (QFS), survey no. 2501. See section on financial services indirectly measured (paragraphs 7.89 to 7.95) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The value of services provided to depositors is calculated first by multiplying the net interest received by the credit unions, adjusted for their profits and the use of own funds, by the ratio of deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities and loan assets. Secondly, the household's share of the credit unions' deposit liabilities is applied to the depositors' portion, calculated in the first step, to derive the implicit deposit charges paid by households [M6]. Source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises. See section on financial services indirectly measured (paragraphs 7.89 to 7.95) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Premiums earned less claims due plus investment income on technical reserves minus increases (plus decreases) in actuarial reserves [M6]. The source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statements of Life Insurers compiled by the Industrial Organization and Finance Division, from the OSFI and from the Canada Life and Health Insurance Association. See section on insurance services (paragraphs 7.83 to 7.88) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The explicit charges paid by households to the personal and commercial banking industry (NAICS 522111), to consumer lending (NAICS 522291) and to sales financing (NAICS 52222) include all non-interest fees such as charges on deposit accounts, other payment services, guarantees and letters of credit and credit card fees. The charges paid to banks are calculated by applying a personal ratio to each selected non-interest revenue items identified from the OSFI's financial reports. For the other financial intermediaries, a fixed ratio is applied to the other revenue reported by the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises in order to reflect personal spending on those services [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The value of services provided to depositors is calculated first by multiplying the net interest received by the financial intermediaries, adjusted for the use of own funds, by the ratio of deposit liabilities to total deposit liabilities and loan assets. Secondly, the household's share of the financial intermediaries' deposit liabilities is applied to the depositors' portion, calculated in the first step, to derive the implicit deposit charges paid by households [M6]. Source data for chartered banks are obtained from the OSFI while the data for the other institutions of the personal and commercial banking industry (NAICS 522111), for consumer lending (NAICS 522291) and for sales financing (NAICS 52222) are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises. See section on financial services indirectly measured (paragraphs 7.89 to 7.95) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
All non-interest fees such as charges on deposit accounts, other payment services, guarantees and letters of credit and credit card fees reported by the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises, multiplied by a fixed ratio in order to reflect personal spending on those services [M1].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Administrative expenses of managing the funds, obtained from the QuarterlyEstimates of Trusteed Pension Funds (survey no. 2607) [M1]. In the absence of survey data, the estimates are projected using historical trends and are also adjusted for the impact of recent developments in financial markets.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
The value of services provided to borrowers is calculated first by multiplying the net interest received by the credit unions, adjusted for their profits and the use of own funds, by the ratio of loan assets to total deposit liabilities and loan assets. Secondly, the household's share of the credit unions' loan assets is applied to the borrowers' portion, calculated in the first step, to derive the implicit loan charges paid by households [M6]. Source data are obtained from the Quarterly Survey of Financial Statistics for Enterprises. See section on financial services indirectly measured (paragraphs 7.89 to 7.95) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Operating expenses of mutual funds and commissions/redemption fees paid by individuals are used to measure personal expenditure on these funds. Management fees, which represent about 85% of operating expenses, are based on a percentage of the market value of the assets. Commissions or redemption fees are applicable to selected purchases or sales of mutual fund units, such as front-end load and back-end load funds. The operating expenses are obtained from the financial statements of the mutual funds while the commission/redemption data are obtained from the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC). In the absence of data from the IIAC and of operating expenses of the funds, the asset value of the funds and the new sales and redemptions, provided by the Investment Funds of Canada, are used to project operating expenses and commissions, respectively [M6].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for notary and lawyer fees, accounting and financial planning services, and advertising services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicator for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
GDP at constant prices for legal services and accounting, tax preparation and bookkeeping services (NAICS 5411 and 5412) as measured monthly by the Industry Accounts Division, combined with the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Number of deaths multiplied by the related price index [M2], confronted with revenues for funeral services (NAICS 8122) obtained from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency [M1] and with operating revenues for the industry [M1], obtained from the Annual Survey of Personal Services (survey no. 2424). The number of deaths is obtained from the Demography Division.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for miscellaneous household services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Salaries and wages paid by non-profit organizations in the social assistance industry (NAICS 624), as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Labour income and current transfers by governments to the persons and unincorporated businesses sector as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

Benchmark year + 1:
Salaries and wages paid by religious organizations (NAICS 8131), as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the all-items CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Number of employees under union coverage, obtained through the Labour Force Survey, combined with the all-items CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal spending by Canadians abroad on international travel from the International Travel Survey (ITS), survey no. 3152 [M1]. See section on net expenditure abroad (paragraphs 7.96 to 7.100) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Salaries and wages paid to members of the Canadian military abroad [M3]. See section on net expenditure abroad (paragraphs 7.96 to 7.100) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Receipts from international travel from the International Travel Survey [M1]. See section on net expenditure abroad (paragraphs 7.96 to 7.100) for further details.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for cable television and satellite services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1]. The number of subscribers [M2] and operating revenues [M1], obtained from the Annual Cable Television Survey (survey no. 2728), are used as secondary indicators.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
GDP at constant prices for Pay TV, Speciality TV and Program Distribution (NAICS 5132) as measured monthly by the Industry Accounts Division, combined with the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1, benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Expenditures reported in the annual reports of political parties and in the election expense reports of the parties and their candidates [M1]. Imputations based on historical values are made until the reports become available.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for parking fees and garage rentals according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1 and benchmark year + 2:
The estimator is based on two components estimated separately. First, the expenditures for driving courses are obtained from the Survey of Household Spending. A projection of such expenditures according to their trend in recent years is performed for the benchmark year + 2 since the Survey of Household Spending data are not yet available. Second, expenditures for membership in automobile associations are derived from the number of members of the Canadian Automobile Association, as posted on the Internet by a number of provincial associations, as well as the number of licensed vehicles, multiplied by a related price [M6].

Quarters:
Personal expenditure at constant prices projected according to their trend in recent years, multiplied by the related CPI [M5].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for vehicle rental according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with revenues from the Annual Survey of Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing (survey no. 2442) [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency for passenger car rental (NAICS 532111) [M1].

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for movies according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1], confronted with the indicators for the benchmark year + 2.

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Revenues from the GST file of the Canada Revenue Agency for motion picture and video exhibition (NAICS 51213) [M1], confronted with admission revenues published in certain annual and quarterly financial statements [M1] and with monthly statistics on revenues [M1] and attendance [M2] at cinemas and drive-ins in Quebec as published by the Institut de la statistique du Québec.

Benchmark year + 1:
Expenditures for photographic services according to the Survey of Household Spending [M1].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Labour income and current transfers by governments to the persons and unincorporated businesses sector as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division, deflated by the all-items CPI. The result is then multiplied by the related CPI [M4].

Benchmark year + 1:
Salaries and wages paid by aboriginal public administration (NAICS 914) as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

Benchmark year + 2 and quarters:
Labour income and current transfers by governments to the persons and unincorporated businesses sector as reported by the Income and Expenditure Accounts Division [M3].

1. For more information on the methodologies M1 through M6, see paragraph 7.36.