Table 1.1
Coefficients of variation (%) by province and at the national level for the estimation of average household expenditures for several summary level expenditure categories and for the estimation of average income
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| Summary level expenditure categories | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Prince Edward Island | Nova Scotia | New Brunswick | Quebec | Ontario | Manitoba | Saskatchewan | Alberta | British Columbia | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | |||||||||||||
| Total expenditure | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Total current consumption | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Food | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | ||
| Shelter | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | ||
| Household operation | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 2.4 | ||
| Furnishings | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.1 | ||
| Clothing | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | ||
| Transportation | 1.6 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.3 | ||
| Health care | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Personal care | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | ||
| Recreation | 1.8 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.9 | 4.5 | ||
| Reading & printed materials | 2.1 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | ||
| Education | 4.6 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 13.8 | 8.1 | ||
| Tobacco, alcoholic beverages | 2.1 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.5 | ||
| Games of chance (net) | 4.9 | 7.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 12.7 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 13.3 | ||
| Miscellaneous expenditures | 3.3 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 5.0 | ||
| Personal income tax | 2.1 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.6 | ||
| Personal insurance and pension contributions | 1.3 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.6 | ||
| Gifts and contributions | 4.6 | 7.9 | 18.0 | 10.4 | 8.0 | 18.2 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 13.1 | 7.4 | ||
| Income | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | ||
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