Table 15
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of inter-city indexes of retail price differentials canada cpi weight , st. john's, newfoundland and labrador, charlottetown and summerside, prince edward island, halifax, nova scotia, saint john, new brunswick and montréal, quebec, calculated using % and combined city average=100 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canada CPI weight  Note 1 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Charlottetown and Summerside, Prince Edward Island Halifax, Nova Scotia Saint John, New Brunswick Montréal, Quebec
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 96 97 98 96 95
Food 17.0 105 103 101 100 102
Food purchased from stores Note .: not available for any reference period 104 103 101 101 101
Meat, poultry and fish Note .: not available for any reference period 103 102 103 101 99
Dairy products and eggs Note .: not available for any reference period 102 93 94 91 96
Bakery and other cereal products Note .: not available for any reference period 103 98 99 99 103
Fruit and vegetables Note .: not available for any reference period 113 107 106 107 105
Other food purchased from storesNote 2 Note .: not available for any reference period 101 110 99 103 100
Food purchased from restaurants Note .: not available for any reference period 107 103 101 100 103
Shelter 26.6 85 86 90 81 89
Rented accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 77 73 83 71 82
Owned accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 80 77 85 75 86
Water, fuel and electricity Note .: not available for any reference period 120 146 126 122 111
Household operations, furnishings
and equipment		 11.1 103 104 105 103 97
Household operations Note .: not available for any reference period 104 102 109 103 96
Household furnishings and equipment Note .: not available for any reference period 101 106 96 104 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 96 98 106 100
Transportation 19.9 100 96 96 96 99
Private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 99 94 97 95 99
Purchase of passenger vehicles Note .: not available for any reference period 96 105 100 97 103
Gasoline Note .: not available for any reference period 107 100 103 95 104
Other private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 96 79 89 92 91
Public transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 104 108 93 104 101
Health and personal care 4.7 103 103 103 104 101
Health care Note .: not available for any reference period 102 103 105 104 99
Personal care Note .: not available for any reference period 103 104 100 105 103
Recreation, education and
reading		 12.2 93 103 105 107 87
Recreation Note .: not available for any reference period 103 102 98 101 98
Education and reading Note .: not available for any reference period 75 105 121 119 64
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
products		 3.1 111 110 116 101 96
Alcoholic beverages Note .: not available for any reference period 104 102 106 100 101
Tobacco products and smokers'
supplies		 Note .: not available for any reference period 122 123 131 103 88
. not available for any reference period

Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2009, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of inter-city indexes of retail price differentials canada cpi weight , ottawa, ontario, toronto, ontario, winnipeg, manitoba, regina, saskatchewan, edmonton, alberta and vancouver, british columbia, calculated using % and combined city average=100 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Canada CPI weight  Note 1 Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 103 107 94 97 102 101
Food 17.0 100 99 101 102 100 105
Food purchased from stores Note .: not available for any reference period 100 99 103 102 102 106
Meat, poultry and fish Note .: not available for any reference period 100 99 96 98 103 108
Dairy products and eggs Note .: not available for any reference period 107 107 97 97 103 109
Bakery and other cereal products Note .: not available for any reference period 93 92 111 109 108 114
Fruit and vegetables Note .: not available for any reference period 95 94 106 106 105 103
Other food purchased from storesNote 2 Note .: not available for any reference period 104 101 103 102 96 101
Food purchased from restaurants Note .: not available for any reference period 102 99 96 100 96 101
Shelter 26.6 105 115 85 93 106 102
Rented accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 107 121 82 86 108 107
Owned accommodation Note .: not available for any reference period 103 113 84 88 103 102
Water, fuel and electricity Note .: not available for any reference period 110 116 96 126 115 92
Household operations, furnishings
and equipment		 11.1 105 105 100 99 100 103
Household operations Note .: not available for any reference period 107 107 99 99 103 104
Household furnishings and equipment Note .: not available for any reference period 101 101 102 100 95 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 100 100 102 99 101
Transportation 19.9 98 109 94 91 93 95
Private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 96 109 93 91 94 95
Purchase of passenger vehicles Note .: not available for any reference period 101 101 99 94 93 101
Gasoline Note .: not available for any reference period 96 98 96 98 90 106
Other private transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 91 123 85 83 98 83
Public transportation Note .: not available for any reference period 110 108 98 93 87 92
Health and personal care 4.7 103 100 98 99 105 98
Health care Note .: not available for any reference period 106 101 96 99 113 97
Personal care Note .: not available for any reference period 100 100 101 100 96 98
Recreation, education and
reading		 12.2 108 108 95 102 105 105
Recreation Note .: not available for any reference period 103 101 100 99 98 102
Education and reading Note .: not available for any reference period 118 121 85 109 118 109
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
products		 3.1 95 96 102 111 112 108
Alcoholic beverages Note .: not available for any reference period 98 97 92 105 107 106
Tobacco products and smokers'
supplies		 Note .: not available for any reference period 92 94 119 119 119 110
. not available for any reference period
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.