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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Health and personal care


Table summary
This table displays the results of health and personal care cansim vector number, indexes, percentage change and june  2011, calculated using june  2011, may  2012, june  2012, may 2012 to june 2012, june 2011 to june 2012, 2002=100 and % units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
June  2011 May  2012 June  2012 May 2012 to June 2012 June 2011 to June 2012
    2002=100 %
Health and personal care (v41691153) 116.9 118.8 118.9 0.1 1.7
Health care (v41691154) 120.3 120.9 121.1 0.2 0.7
Health care goods (v41713463) 107.0 105.8 106.2 0.4 -0.7
Medicinal and pharmaceutical
products
(v41691156) 104.9 102.9 103.3 0.4 -1.5
Prescribed medicines (v41691157) 97.6 95.1 94.3 -0.8 -3.4
Non-prescribed medicines (v41691158) 118.0 116.8 119.4 2.2 1.2
Eye care goods (v41713381) 111.5 112.5 112.4 -0.1 0.8
Health care services (v41713464) 138.8 142.1 142.1 0.0 2.4
Eye care services (200704=100) (v41693244) 111.5 113.6 113.6 0.0 1.9
Dental care (v41691161) 135.4 138.9 138.9 0.0 2.6
Personal care (v41691163) 113.8 117.1 116.9 -0.2 2.7
Personal care supplies and equipment (v41691164) 104.6 108.2 107.9 -0.3 3.2
Personal care services (v41691169) 126.8 129.6 129.6 0.0 2.2