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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 December 2002 from Indexes Percentage change December 2002 from Indexes Percentage change December 2002 from Indexes Percentage change December 2002 from
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ALL-ITEMS 119.0 -0.5 4.9 120.3 -0.6 5.7 121.7 -0.7 5.2 121.4 -0.1 6.2
Food 114.3 -1.6 -0.3 118.4 0.4 3.0 120.0 -0.2 2.0 118.4 -0.1 2.8
Food purchased from stores 113.9 -1.9 -0.6 119.0 0.5 3.0 120.5 -0.2 1.9 118.4 -0.2 2.3
    Meat
112.9 -1.9 -1.8 136.3 0.4 1.8 141.1 -0.4 -0.9 137.4 -0.1 1.3
    Dairy products
117.3 -1.7 1.0 117.7 0.9 4.1 117.2 -0.3 3.6 116.1 -0.3 3.3
    Bakery and other cereal products
128.2 -0.6 6.0 120.3 2.3 6.6 123.7 0.6 7.9 122.3 0.7 6.3
    Fresh fruit
141.8 2.6 1.9 109.2 -1.1 -5.4 123.0 -1.0 -1.0 109.6 1.4 -1.4
    Fresh vegetables
105.0 3.3 -4.7 109.0 11.0 21.0 119.8 16.2 19.1 102.9 12.7 16.3
Food purchased from restaurants 115.6 0.2 1.6 116.6 0.0 3.3 116.9 0.0 2.5 118.1 0.0 4.0
Shelter 114.4 -0.5 4.3 113.3 -1.1 2.6 120.3 0.3 4.8 117.4 -0.3 2.8
Rented accommodation 110.7 0.1 1.9 110.3 0.1 1.0 111.7 0.1 1.5 111.6 0.1 1.5
Owned accommodation 110.3 -0.1 2.4 107.0 -0.1 1.7 116.9 0.0 2.0 106.4 -0.1 0.9
    Replacement cost
115.1 -0.4 4.2 103.4 0.0 0.7 134.1 0.6 3.0 102.3 -0.1 2.4
    Homeowners' insurance premiums
120.3 -0.4 4.2 102.5 0.0 0.6 146.5 0.5 3.0 112.5 -0.1 2.4
    Homeowners' maintenance and repairs
113.8 0.0 4.1 125.3 0.0 5.8 126.5 -1.1 5.5 120.2 0.0 5.0
Water, fuel and electricity 122.1 -1.5 8.7 127.4 -3.9 5.5 133.9 0.8 12.9 143.0 -0.7 6.5
    Electricity
113.8 0.0 2.6 108.4 0.0 2.8 120.1 3.1 3.1 142.2 0.0 2.2
    Natural gas
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    Fuel oil and other fuel
133.6 -4.0 17.8 138.6 -6.6 7.4 154.2 -1.3 25.8 154.8 -2.6 19.7
Household operations and furnishings 110.4 0.5 0.3 119.6 -0.3 1.4 110.8 -1.2 0.6 112.6 0.2 1.0
Household operations 118.3 -0.2 0.0 127.1 -0.1 2.3 117.7 -0.2 1.7 120.4 0.2 1.0
    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 99.4 2.2 1.0 106.6 -0.9 -0.5 98.3 -3.5 -1.7 100.6 0.1 0.9
Clothing and footwear 100.2 -0.9 -2.6 110.9 -3.1 4.9 106.7 -6.7 -4.4 107.0 -2.5 -0.7
Women's clothing 97.9 -0.5 -2.3 118.3 -4.5 7.4 101.0 -10.5 -8.9 104.3 -4.1 -3.9
Men's clothing 98.3 -2.2 -4.8 103.0 -3.6 3.7 111.9 -6.3 -4.0 111.2 -3.1 -0.4
Footwear 91.9 -1.8 -3.5 100.7 -2.6 0.9 103.7 -1.3 1.4 99.6 -0.3 2.6
Transportation 147.5 -0.1 17.6 139.4 -0.1 14.5 141.8 0.6 14.9 144.6 0.4 18.0
Private transportation 144.2 -0.1 18.6 137.7 -0.2 15.4 139.6 0.6 15.9 143.3 0.4 18.9
    Purchase and leasing of automotive vehicles
122.1 0.0 1.9 126.8 0.0 1.7 128.7 0.0 1.2 125.1 0.0 0.9
    Gasoline
131.2 -2.7 16.8 122.9 -2.7 19.4 132.5 -1.3 22.9 136.6 -1.7 22.3
    Automotive vehicle insurance premiums
227.4 2.3 63.8 191.8 3.7 58.4 193.4 5.5 64.7 214.8 4.2 69.3
Public transportation 182.9 1.0 4.6 167.8 1.0 3.7 169.0 1.0 4.0 168.9 0.8 3.7
Health and personal care 107.4 0.7 1.3 116.0 -0.4 1.1 113.0 -0.4 -0.3 110.1 -0.5 0.2
Health care 111.6 0.4 2.0 118.9 0.2 2.9 114.5 0.0 1.1 113.5 0.2 0.9
Personal care 104.8 1.0 1.0 112.8 -1.0 -0.7 111.8 -0.5 -1.3 107.9 -0.8 -0.3
Recreation, education and reading 121.6 -1.0 0.2 124.4 -0.8 3.3 126.7 -1.6 3.2 124.2 -1.0 4.5
Recreation 108.0 -1.0 2.3 115.0 -0.9 3.0 110.5 -1.6 2.2 112.1 -1.1 4.4
Education and reading 156.2 -1.0 -3.6 157.7 -0.6 3.8 178.2 -1.5 5.2 168.9 -0.5 5.0
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 127.0 0.1 12.7 130.8 -0.2 17.2 131.1 -0.1 16.7 126.6 3.2 19.4
Alcoholic beverages 114.9 0.2 1.4 107.8 -0.4 1.8 108.1 0.1 2.8 104.5 0.0 1.8
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies 134.2 0.0 22.1 133.3 -0.1 23.3 133.1 -0.2 23.4 134.0 4.4 28.2
All-items excluding food 120.2 -0.2 6.1 120.8 -0.7 6.2 122.1 -0.7 6.0 122.2 -0.1 7.0
All-items excluding food and energy 119.3 0.1 5.2 120.0 -0.3 5.4 120.1 -0.7 4.2 119.3 0.2 5.9
All-items excluding energy 118.2 -0.3 4.0 119.7 -0.2 4.8 120.0 -0.7 3.7 119.2 0.2 5.2
Energy 124.8 -2.0 11.6 124.4 -3.3 11.7 133.7 -0.1 17.2 140.4 -1.2 13.5
All-items (1986 = 100) 145.3     152.7     152.7     151.8    

Statistics Canada - Catalogue no. 62-001-XPB