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TABLE - 8
The Consumer Price Index and Selected
Sub-groups (Not Seasonally Adjusted),
by urban centre¹, 1992=100

  Indexes Percentage change August 2006 from
August
2006
July
2006
August
2005
July
2006
August
2005
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR          
All-items 129.6 129.1 126.4 0.4 2.5
Shelter 128.1 127.5 123.3 0.5 3.9
  Rented accommodation
114.2 114.5 113.9 -0.3 0.3
  Owned accommodation
118.9 117.8 115.6 0.9 2.9
  Water, fuel and electricity
163.6 163.6 150.6 0.0 8.6
All-items (1986 = 100) 158.4        
CHARLOTTETOWN AND SUMMERSIDE, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND          
All-items 131.3 131.0 127.4 0.2 3.1
Shelter 127.7 127.2 123.4 0.4 3.5
  Rented accommodation
115.1 115.0 112.0 0.1 2.8
  Owned accommodation
114.9 114.6 112.8 0.3 1.9
  Water, fuel and electricity
183.9 182.0 171.6 1.0 7.2
All-items (1986 = 100) 166.6        
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA          
All-items 131.8 131.6 128.8 0.2 2.3
Shelter 132.0 131.5 126.2 0.4 4.6
  Rented accommodation
115.2 115.1 114.5 0.1 0.6
  Owned accommodation
127.2 126.4 122.5 0.6 3.8
  Water, fuel and electricity
173.5 173.5 156.3 0.0 11.0
All-items (1986 = 100) 166.3        
SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK          
All-items 130.1 129.7 127.6 0.3 2.0
Shelter 128.1 127.8 125.0 0.2 2.5
  Rented accommodation
114.4 114.4 114.1 0.0 0.3
  Owned accommodation
117.4 117.0 113.1 0.3 3.8
  Water, fuel and electricity
171.6 171.6 169.0 0.0 1.5
All-items (1986 = 100) 162.9        
QUÉBEC, QUEBEC          
All-items 126.8 126.9 124.8 -0.1 1.6
Shelter 124.6 124.1 121.4 0.4 2.6
  Rented accommodation
121.4 120.3 119.7 0.9 1.4
  Owned accommodation
125.6 125.2 122.3 0.3 2.7
  Water, fuel and electricity
125.5 125.5 120.5 0.0 4.1
All-items (1986 = 100) 161.7        
MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC          
All-items 126.0 126.0 124.1 0.0 1.5
Shelter 127.0 126.5 123.8 0.4 2.6
  Rented accommodation
117.2 116.3 115.6 0.8 1.4
  Owned accommodation
131.6 131.1 128.0 0.4 2.8
  Water, fuel and electricity
134.2 134.3 128.9 -0.1 4.1
All-items (1986 = 100) 162.9        
OTTAWA-GATINEAU, ONTARIO PART, ONTARIO/QUEBEC          
All-items 132.8 132.7 131.0 0.1 1.4
Shelter 132.4 132.0 128.7 0.3 2.9
  Rented accommodation
126.3 126.1 125.7 0.2 0.5
  Owned accommodation
126.5 125.9 123.4 0.5 2.5
  Water, fuel and electricity
176.9 176.9 162.7 0.0 8.7
All-items (1986 = 100) 169.5        
TORONTO, ONTARIO          
All-items 130.9 130.8 129.2 0.1 1.3
Shelter 129.0 128.7 125.9 0.2 2.5
  Rented accommodation
128.0 127.8 126.8 0.2 0.9
  Owned accommodation
119.7 119.4 116.6 0.3 2.7
  Water, fuel and electricity
182.8 182.8 174.1 0.0 5.0
All-items (1986 = 100) 169.8        
THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO          
All-items 127.9 127.9 126.3 0.0 1.3
Shelter 116.3 116.4 113.7 -0.1 2.3
  Rented accommodation
111.3 111.3 111.5 0.0 -0.2
  Owned accommodation
101.4 101.5 100.6 -0.1 0.8
  Water, fuel and electricity
194.4 194.4 177.8 0.0 9.3
All-items (1986 = 100) 162.4        
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA          
All-items 134.9 134.9 132.2 0.0 2.0
Shelter 130.8 131.0 128.0 -0.2 2.2
  Rented accommodation
121.6 121.5 119.6 0.1 1.7
  Owned accommodation
125.2 124.3 121.3 0.7 3.2
  Water, fuel and electricity
164.7 169.9 165.3 -3.1 -0.4
All-items (1986 = 100) 171.2        
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN          
All-items 137.1 136.5 133.8 0.4 2.5
Shelter 149.0 148.4 144.5 0.4 3.1
  Rented accommodation
121.7 121.6 120.5 0.1 1.0
  Owned accommodation
141.8 140.9 136.5 0.6 3.9
  Water, fuel and electricity
195.7 195.7 191.2 0.0 2.4
All-items (1986 = 100) 174.4        
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN          
All-items 135.9 135.1 132.0 0.6 3.0
Shelter 142.8 142.0 136.6 0.6 4.5
  Rented accommodation
129.1 128.9 126.2 0.2 2.3
  Owned accommodation
127.9 126.7 122.8 0.9 4.2
  Water, fuel and electricity
197.2 197.2 184.0 0.0 7.2
All-items (1986 = 100) 171.6        
EDMONTON, ALBERTA          
All-items 137.7 137.5 133.0 0.1 3.5
Shelter 142.8 143.9 134.0 -0.8 6.6
  Rented accommodation
128.0 127.6 126.3 0.3 1.3
  Owned accommodation
133.6 132.3 120.2 1.0 11.1
  Water, fuel and electricity
195.2 210.5 199.6 -7.3 -2.2
All-items (1986 = 100) 174.3        
CALGARY, ALBERTA          
All-items 143.9 143.0 135.9 0.6 5.9
Shelter 162.7 161.0 141.0 1.1 15.4
  Rented accommodation
129.2 128.8 126.4 0.3 2.2
  Owned accommodation
160.8 157.5 129.6 2.1 24.1
  Water, fuel and electricity
203.0 208.6 207.0 -2.7 -1.9
All-items (1986 = 100) 181.7        
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA          
All-items 129.0 128.8 126.4 0.2 2.1
Shelter 112.1 111.7 108.8 0.4 3.0
  Rented accommodation
116.9 116.8 116.2 0.1 0.6
  Owned accommodation
100.0 99.5 96.2 0.5 4.0
  Water, fuel and electricity
169.7 169.7 163.9 0.0 3.5
All-items (1986 = 100) 164.3        
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA          
All-items 128.3 128.2 126.0 0.1 1.8
Shelter 111.2 111.3 108.9 -0.1 2.1
  Rented accommodation
117.1 117.0 115.8 0.1 1.1
  Owned accommodation
99.9 100.0 98.1 -0.1 1.8
  Water, fuel and electricity
147.1 147.1 139.5 0.0 5.4
All-items (1986 = 100) 162.2        

1 The indexes for Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit are available from Table - 6.

Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 62-001