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Table 44Household spending on transportation

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Household spending on transportation
  1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
  dollars
Total transportation 6,279 6,394 6,877 7,576 7,596 8,431 8,376 8,626
Private transportation 5,706 5,819 6,273 6,906 6,951 7,740 7,659 7,820
Purchase of automobiles and trucks/vans 2,038 2,139 2,399 2,693 2,736 3,118 2,901 2,767
Rented and leased automobiles and trucks/vans 442 493 502 553 623 633 661 652
Purchase of automotive accessories 34 26 26 29 35 34 32 40
Operation of owned and leased automobiles and trucks/vans 3,192 3,161 3,346 3,631 3,556 3,954 4,066 4,362
Public transportation 573 575 604 670 645 691 716 806
City or commuter bus, subway, street car and commuter train 147 147 159 159 161 171 172 189
Taxi 43 46 50 57 52 54 60 62
Airplane 285 286 302 353 331 355 370 429
Train 9 13 10 12 15 15 14 13
Highway bus 16 15 14 15 14 15 15 18
Other passenger transportation (for example, airport limousine service, travel insurance) 35 35 37 35 38 38 39 42
Household moving, storage and delivery services 37 32 31 39 34 43 46 53
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 203-0007.