Table 7
Social indicators
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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average household spending 1 | ||||||
| Total (current dollars) | 62,464 | 65,575 | 67,736 | 69,946 | 71,364 | .. |
| Water and sewage (current dollars) | 204 | 211 | 221 | 253 | 251 | .. |
| Electricity (current dollars) | 1,040 | 1,070 | 1,111 | 1,147 | 1,162 | .. |
| Food (current dollars) | 6,772 | 6,978 | 7,046 | 7,305 | 7,435 | .. |
| Gasoline and other motor fuels (current dollars) | 1,854 | 2,024 | 2,079 | 2,223 | 2,233 | .. |
| Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services (millions of chained 2002 dollars) | 697,566 | 723,146 | 753,263 | 787,765 | 810,723 | 814,344 |
| Residential waste | ||||||
| Production per capita (kilograms) | 386 | .. | 399 | .. | .. | .. |
| Disposal (tonnes) | 8,961,583 | .. | 9,238,376 | .. | .. | .. |
| Disposal per capita (kilograms) | 281 | .. | 284 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diversion (tonnes) | 3,363,803 | .. | 3,744,843 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diversion per capita (kilograms) | 105 | .. | 115 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diversion rate (percent of waste production) | 27 | .. | 29 | .. | .. | .. |
| Distance driven by light vehicles 2(millions of kilometres) | 285,164 | 289,717 | 296,871 | 300,203 | 294,361 | 303,576 |
| Asthma (percent of population age 12 and over) | .. | 8.3 | .. | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
Data on average household spending is based
on the Survey of Household Spending (SHS). For information on the difference
between the SHS and personal expenditure data please see: Statistics Canada, 2008,
Guide to the Income and Expenditure Accounts, Catalogue no.
13-017-X.
Distance driven for vehicles weighing less
than 4.5 tonnes, excluding the territories.
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