Table 15
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services

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Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 1
  Canada CPI weight 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 95 93 99 94 95
Food 17.0 104 102 104 102 102
Food purchased from stores . 103 102 103 101 102
Meat, poultry and fish . 100 97 103 102 99
Dairy products and eggs . 108 102 101 95 104
Bakery and other cereal products . 95 95 95 95 102
Fruit and vegetables . 118 112 112 112 105
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 99 104 104 100 100
Food purchased from restaurants . 105 103 105 103 103
Shelter 26.6 85 80 90 78 89
Rented accommodation . 80 76 84 76 81
Owned accommodation . 76 63 85 66 89
Water, fuel and electricity . 128 160 122 128 98
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.1 100 102 104 99 97
Household operations . 100 102 105 98 95
Household furnishings and equipment . 101 103 103 101 101
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 96 103 101 100
Transportation 19.9 98 91 98 95 99
Private transportation . 99 91 99 93 98
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 101 104 103 100 101
Gasoline . 105 95 112 97 108
Other private transportation . 91 76 86 84 89
Public transportation . 95 92 89 109 101
Health and personal care 4.7 101 100 103 101 98
Health care . 100 98 103 104 95
Personal care . 103 102 103 98 100
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 90 101 102 104 87
Recreation . 100 100 100 100 98
Education and reading . 71 104 105 113 65
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 109 109 115 101 93
Alcoholic beverages . 107 106 108 104 97
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 113 114 124 96 87
Inter-city indexes of retail price differentials, as of October 2010, for selected groups of consumer goods and services: Part 2
  Canada CPI weight 1 Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Winnipeg, Manitoba Regina, Saskatchewan Edmonton, Alberta Vancouver, British Columbia
  % combined city average=100
All-items 100.0 103 107 93 94 99 103
Food 17.0 101 99 99 98 97 104
Food purchased from stores . 102 98 99 98 100 105
Meat, poultry and fish . 105 100 95 98 102 106
Dairy products and eggs . 105 105 88 90 92 95
Bakery and other cereal products . 103 94 106 107 104 112
Fruit and vegetables . 96 93 104 100 103 107
Other food purchased from stores 2 . 100 98 101 98 98 104
Food purchased from restaurants . 100 100 100 98 91 100
Shelter 26.6 105 113 84 90 102 106
Rented accommodation . 108 119 85 94 108 109
Owned accommodation . 101 109 83 82 99 108
Water, fuel and electricity . 116 122 85 120 102 90
Household operations, furnishings and equipment 11.1 105 104 100 98 97 103
Household operations . 107 105 101 98 99 104
Household furnishings and equipment . 101 101 100 98 94 100
Clothing and footwear 5.4 102 101 100 99 96 100
Transportation 19.9 98 110 94 86 91 94
Private transportation . 97 111 93 85 91 93
Purchase of passenger vehicles . 99 100 102 98 95 101
Gasoline . 102 102 87 92 83 97
Other private transportation . 90 127 88 67 93 83
Public transportation . 108 106 99 92 94 96
Health and personal care 4.7 104 102 96 96 102 101
Health care . 105 103 96 99 108 101
Personal care . 104 101 95 94 96 101
Recreation, education and reading 12.2 107 109 91 97 104 108
Recreation . 101 103 95 90 98 109
Education and reading . 117 123 83 110 114 108
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products 3.1 96 97 112 111 108 109
Alcoholic beverages . 97 97 105 107 108 104
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies . 96 97 122 117 107 115
Note(s):
See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for tables" section and Table B for complete list of vector numbers.