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Table 4-6
The Consumer Price Index, major components and
selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Health and personal care
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| CANSIM vector number | Indexes | Percentage change October 2009 from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | September 2009 | October 2008 | September 2009 | October 2008 | ||
| 2002=100 | ||||||
| Health and personal care | (v41691153) | 112.9 | 113.7 | 109.2 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Health care | (v41691154) | 117.5 | 117.7 | 113.5 | -0.2 | 3.5 |
| Health care goods | (v41713463) | 107.8 | 108.2 | 104.9 | -0.4 | 2.8 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products | (v41691156) | 106.7 | 107.2 | 102.5 | -0.5 | 4.1 |
| Prescribed medicines | (v41691157) | 105.1 | 105.3 | 101.1 | -0.2 | 4.0 |
| Non-prescribed medicines | (v41691158) | 109.5 | 110.5 | 104.9 | -0.9 | 4.4 |
| Optical goods | (v41713381) | 109.7 | 110.0 | 110.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| Health care services | (v41713464) | 131.0 | 131.0 | 125.5 | 0.0 | 4.4 |
| Optical services | (v41693244) | 104.9 | 104.9 | 101.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 |
| Dental care | (v41691161) | 127.6 | 127.6 | 124.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Personal care | (v41691163) | 108.4 | 109.9 | 105.1 | -1.4 | 3.1 |
| Personal care supplies and equipment | (v41691164) | 101.4 | 103.8 | 98.3 | -2.3 | 3.2 |
| Personal care services | (v41691169) | 118.4 | 118.4 | 114.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
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