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TABLE - 6 (Part I)
The Consumer Price Index, Major Components, Selected
Sub-groups and Special Aggregates (Not Seasonally Adjusted),
Provinces, Whitehorse and Yellowknife, 1992=100

  Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick
Indexes Percentage change August 2002 from Indexes Percentage change August 2002 from Indexes Percentage change August 2002 from Indexes Percentage change August 2002 from
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ALL-ITEMS 117.8 -0.1 2.4 118.8 0.2 3.1 120.7 -0.1 3.6 119.9 0.3 4.2
Food 116.9 -1.3 1.6 117.9 -0.8 3.4 120.5 -0.4 4.3 118.8 -0.4 4.1
Food purchased from stores 117.1 -1.4 1.6 118.6 -1.1 3.5 121.4 -0.7 4.6 119.5 -0.7 4.4
    Meat
117.4 0.9 0.2 136.9 -0.8 1.6 144.6 0.3 2.4 138.9 -0.3 2.1
    Dairy products
118.7 -1.2 1.6 116.1 0.3 3.0 116.8 0.6 5.6 116.4 0.0 3.9
    Bakery and other cereal products
123.3 -0.8 3.2 116.5 1.0 5.1 119.3 0.8 5.0 118.7 0.7 4.3
    Fresh fruit
141.5 3.3 2.3 124.2 1.7 15.1 118.7 -2.4 5.5 115.5 7.3 9.3
    Fresh vegetables
127.2 -15.1 14.6 95.9 -15.4 14.3 115.1 -12.9 17.9 99.9 -14.8 11.7
Food purchased from restaurants 115.1 0.0 1.3 115.9 0.3 3.0 116.0 0.6 3.5 116.5 0.4 3.2
Shelter 111.6 0.1 -0.5 111.3 0.0 -1.1 116.8 0.2 0.0 116.2 0.1 0.4
Rented accommodation 109.7 0.2 1.9 109.6 0.0 1.0 110.9 0.2 1.5 111.2 0.2 1.5
Owned accommodation 108.4 0.2 0.5 105.0 0.0 0.1 115.1 0.2 1.5 105.8 0.1 0.7
    Replacement cost
113.6 0.5 2.8 102.8 0.0 -1.3 133.1 0.2 4.4 102.0 -0.1 2.4
    Homeowners' insurance premiums
118.7 0.5 2.8 102.0 0.0 -1.3 145.5 0.3 4.5 112.2 -0.1 2.4
    Homeowners' maintenance and repairs
111.4 0.3 2.6 120.2 -0.1 2.0 120.8 0.8 1.0 118.6 1.3 4.8
Water, fuel and electricity 116.9 0.0 -3.2 124.6 0.0 -4.5 124.7 0.0 -3.8 140.1 0.0 -0.4
    Electricity
109.4 0.0 -1.4 108.4 0.0 2.8 116.5 0.0 0.0 142.2 0.0 2.2
    Natural gas
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    Fuel oil and other fuel
126.2 0.0 -9.4 133.3 0.0 -9.6 136.7 0.0 -8.4 143.1 0.0 -7.9
Household operations and furnishings 111.2 0.2 1.7 120.0 -0.1 2.4 111.7 0.1 1.7 112.6 -0.1 2.3
Household operations 118.5 0.2 0.9 126.8 -0.2 2.5 117.2 0.3 3.1 120.2 0.0 2.2
    Telephone services
126.9 0.0 0.0 131.8 0.0 5.1 120.7 0.0 0.0 117.6 0.0 0.0
Household furnishings 101.1 0.4 3.6 108.5 0.2 2.1 102.0 -0.1 -1.2 101.1 -0.3 2.3
Clothing and footwear 98.1 -2.9 -8.7 106.2 -2.4 -2.5 106.4 -5.4 -5.5 107.7 0.1 -2.9
Women's clothing 95.2 -2.5 -16.1 106.3 -5.2 -5.6 99.1 -9.3 -11.9 108.6 2.6 -5.4
Men's clothing 94.9 -3.3 -3.9 105.9 -1.9 -0.7 112.4 -5.4 -2.1 110.4 -1.9 -2.1
Footwear 91.9 -3.6 -5.2 95.8 -0.1 -2.3 100.0 -2.2 -4.0 98.1 -1.1 -1.8
Transportation 140.4 0.8 8.8 134.9 1.7 6.2 138.9 1.5 8.6 137.7 1.6 9.4
Private transportation 136.3 0.7 9.0 132.4 1.8 6.3 135.9 1.5 8.8 135.7 1.6 9.6
    Purchase and leasing of automotive vehicles
117.7 0.0 -1.0 122.8 0.0 0.2 125.2 0.0 -1.3 121.3 0.0 -1.9
    Gasoline
129.5 2.6 2.4 117.7 4.7 -2.6 134.0 3.3 8.6 136.9 4.2 9.7
    Automotive vehicle insurance premiums
194.9 0.0 40.4 175.2 2.2 44.7 173.8 3.3 48.0 176.8 1.8 39.3
Public transportation 193.1 1.4 6.3 176.7 1.4 5.5 178.6 1.4 5.7 176.2 1.3 5.1
Health and personal care 106.5 0.6 1.6 115.7 0.9 0.9 113.1 -0.3 1.0 110.4 -0.1 0.0
Health care 109.3 -0.1 0.7 118.2 0.2 2.4 114.3 -0.1 2.8 113.0 -0.1 0.6
Personal care 104.9 1.1 2.3 112.9 1.6 -0.7 112.1 -0.4 -0.4 108.7 -0.2 -0.5
Recreation, education and reading 124.9 0.2 1.4 126.3 0.4 2.8 129.2 0.1 3.2 126.1 0.2 3.2
Recreation 109.8 0.4 2.9 118.8 0.6 2.0 115.8 0.2 2.3 116.3 0.3 2.1
Education and reading 163.6 0.0 -1.4 153.1 0.0 4.8 171.5 0.0 5.1 161.9 0.0 6.4
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 124.8 -0.2 14.0 129.2 0.2 24.0 129.3 0.6 22.9 120.5 0.2 22.0
Alcoholic beverages 113.4 -0.4 1.6 107.8 0.1 1.4 108.0 1.0 2.8 104.3 0.1 1.7
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies 131.4 0.0 24.3 131.2 0.2 33.9 130.7 0.5 33.8 125.2 0.2 33.3
All-items excluding food 118.1 0.1 2.6 119.0 0.3 3.0 120.7 0.0 3.4 120.3 0.5 4.2
All-items excluding food and energy 117.4 -0.2 3.3 118.6 0.0 4.3 119.3 -0.2 3.8 117.3 0.2 4.2
All-items excluding energy 117.4 -0.3 3.0 118.6 -0.1 4.2 119.4 -0.3 3.9 117.7 0.1 4.2
Energy 120.9 1.1 -1.5 120.4 2.2 -3.7 129.0 1.5 1.3 139.0 2.0 4.3
All-items (1986 = 100) 143.8     150.8     151.5     149.9    

Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 62-001-XPB