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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | January 2012 | February 2012 | January 2012 to February 2012 | February 2011 to February 2012 | ||
| 2002=100 | % | |||||
| Health and personal care | (v41691153) | 116.0 | 118.1 | 118.4 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
| Health care | (v41691154) | 118.8 | 120.2 | 120.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| Health care goods | (v41713463) | 106.4 | 106.4 | 106.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products |
(v41691156) | 104.1 | 103.4 | 104.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Prescribed medicines | (v41691157) | 98.8 | 96.6 | 96.7 | 0.1 | -2.1 |
| Non-prescribed medicines | (v41691158) | 113.5 | 115.4 | 117.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Eye care goods | (v41713381) | 111.3 | 112.2 | 112.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 |
| Health care services | (v41713464) | 136.1 | 139.5 | 139.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Eye care services (200704=100) | (v41693244) | 110.3 | 112.8 | 112.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| Dental care | (v41691161) | 132.7 | 135.6 | 135.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| Personal care | (v41691163) | 113.5 | 116.2 | 116.6 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| Personal care supplies and equipment | (v41691164) | 104.4 | 107.3 | 107.6 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Personal care services | (v41691169) | 126.4 | 128.9 | 129.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
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