Table 4-8
The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products

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The Consumer Price Index, major components and selected sub-groups, Canada, not seasonally adjusted — Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products
Table summary
This table displays the alcoholic beverages and tobacco products component of the Consumer Price Index, not seasonally adjusted, for Canada. The row headers provide information for selected sub-groups of the alcoholic beverages and tobacco products component. The column headers provide information for the CANSIM vector numbers, the index numbers for the corresponding month of the previous year, the last month, and the current month, followed by the percentage change in the current month's index compared to last month and the current month's index compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The base year for the index is 2002=100.
  CANSIM vector number Indexes Percentage change
February  2012 January  2013 February  2013 January 2013 to February 2013 February 2012 to February 2013
    2002=100 %
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products (v41691206) 136.6 138.9 139.4 0.4 2.0
Alcoholic beverages (v41691207) 116.1 117.8 118.4 0.5 2.0
Alcoholic beverages served in licensed establishments (v41691208) 127.1 128.8 130.4 1.2 2.6
Beer served in licensed establishments (v41691209) 131.4 133.1 135.4 1.7 3.0
Liquor served in licensed establishments (v41691211) 127.7 129.3 130.6 1.0 2.3
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores (v41691212) 111.0 112.7 112.9 0.2 1.7
Beer purchased from stores (v41691213) 113.9 115.9 116.2 0.3 2.0
Wine purchased from stores (v41691214) 104.4 105.8 106.2 0.4 1.7
Liquor purchased from stores (v41691215) 111.8 113.1 113.2 0.1 1.3
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies (v41691216) 157.0 160.2 160.3 0.1 2.1
Cigarettes (v41691217) 156.9 160.0 160.2 0.1 2.1
Note(s):
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