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Average expenditures by household type, 2007
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| Canada | Couples with children | Lone parent female | One person | Senior couples, both 65+ | Home owners | Renters | Urban households | Rural households | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dollars | |||||||||
| Total expenditure | 69,946 | 98,631 | 50,149 | 39,215 | 49,915 | 83,274 | 41,609 | 71,292 | 59,504 |
| Total current consumption | 49,766 | 68,766 | 40,426 | 28,785 | 37,435 | 57,649 | 32,536 | 50,487 | 44,172 |
| Food | 7,305 | 10,073 | 6,618 | 4,232 | 6,516 | 8,169 | 5,566 | 7,392 | 6,633 |
| Shelter | 13,643 | 18,092 | 11,647 | 9,366 | 9,302 | 15,555 | 9,001 | 14,124 | 9,911 |
| Household operation | 3,287 | 4,829 | 3,299 | 1,808 | 2,290 | 3,845 | 2,158 | 3,301 | 3,182 |
| Household furnishings and equipment | 1,964 | 2,644 | 1,431 | 1,070 | 1,458 | 2,352 | 972 | 1,982 | 1,828 |
| Clothing | 2,948 | 4,334 | 2,717 | 1,410 | 1,809 | 3,393 | 1,995 | 3,054 | 2,126 |
| Transportation | 9,395 | 13,681 | 5,976 | 4,322 | 7,457 | 11,323 | 5,319 | 9,322 | 9,964 |
| Health care | 1,932 | 2,284 | 1,604 | 1,217 | 2,647 | 2,303 | 1,189 | 1,910 | 2,105 |
| Personal care | 1,167 | 1,698 | 1,202 | 616 | 888 | 1,316 | 852 | 1,198 | 924 |
| Recreation | 3,976 | 5,746 | 2,809 | 2,034 | 2,684 | 4,845 | 2,227 | 3,998 | 3,810 |
| Reading materials and other printed matter | 260 | 300 | 199 | 183 | 303 | 306 | 169 | 267 | 206 |
| Education | 1,017 | 2,016 | 890 | 367 | 57 | 1,140 | 776 | 1,066 | 640 |
| Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages | 1,536 | 1,536 | 1,040 | 1,204 | 914 | 1,560 | 1,438 | 1,529 | 1,595 |
| Games of chance (net) | 251 | 225 | 152 | 221 | 293 | 264 | 215 | 249 | 272 |
| Miscellaneous expenditures | 1,081 | 1,309 | 842 | 736 | 816 | 1,277 | 659 | 1,094 | 977 |
| Personal taxes | 14,447 | 22,270 | 5,560 | 7,056 | 7,778 | 18,641 | 5,917 | 14,989 | 10,247 |
| Personal insurance payments and pension contributions | 3,946 | 6,102 | 2,996 | 1,772 | 1,291 | 4,824 | 2,061 | 4,004 | 3,498 |
| Gifts of money and contributions | 1,788 | 1,493 | 1,168 | 1,602 | 3,411 | 2,160 | 1,095 | 1,813 | 1,588 |
