Survey of Household Spending Modelled Annual Statistics, 2010 to 2017
Table B
Modelled average annual expenditure per reporting household, 2010 to 2017

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Table B
Modelled average annual expenditure per reporting household, 2010 to 2017
Table summary
This table displays the results of Modelled average annual expenditure per reporting household. The information is grouped by Expenditure category (appearing as row headers), Estimates are modelled (Yes/No) and Average annual expenditure per reporting household (dollars) (appearing as column headers).
Expenditure category Estimates are modelled (Yes/No) Average annual expenditure per reporting household (dollars)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total expenditureTable B Note 1 Yes 71,361 73,078 74,861 78,329 80,085 82,053 83,883 85,413
Total current consumptionTable B Note 1 Yes 53,312 54,665 55,631 57,806 58,413 59,871 61,577 63,066
Food expenditures Yes 7,851 7,788 7,796 7,934 8,109 8,629 8,784 8,527
Food purchased from stores Yes 5,710 5,602 5,656 5,737 5,880 6,126 6,176 5,963
Food purchased from restaurants Yes 2,200 2,272 2,298 2,318 2,348 2,523 2,609 2,636
ShelterTable B Note 2 Table B Note 3 No 15,032 15,204 15,812 16,359 17,127 17,467 18,009 18,575
Principal accommodation No 13,620 13,993 14,391 14,920 15,494 15,841 16,329 16,869
Rented living quarters No 9,544 9,851 10,338 10,149 10,840 11,669 11,595 12,264
Rent No 9,404 9,728 10,271 10,077 10,772 11,538 11,405 12,148
Tenants' repairs and improvements No 616 630 517 453 533 709 698 640
Tenants' insurance premiums No 320 320 343 344 362 350 378 391
Parking at rented living quarters (excluding amounts reported with rent) No 450 478 508 491 557 571 591 556
Owned living quarters No 12,219 12,476 12,900 13,634 13,951 14,103 14,943 15,390
Mortgage paid No 13,266 13,532 13,992 14,172 14,517 14,500 14,935 15,523
Repairs and maintenance No 1,005 1,130 1,268 1,125 1,283 1,231 1,351 1,370
Condominium fees No 3,878 3,692 3,677 3,423 3,930 4,165 4,412 4,184
Property and school taxes No 2,614 2,687 2,782 2,856 2,949 3,070 3,148 3,246
Homeowners' insurance premiums No 827 876 923 950 1,041 1,058 1,098 1,143
Other expenditures for owned living quarters No 2,622 2,556 2,518 2,634 2,856 2,996 3,636 4,053
Commissions for sale of real estate No 10,534 11,980 11,762 15,506 16,337 16,866 17,649 21,412
Legal fees related to owned living quarters No 1,328 1,265 1,422 1,341 1,392 1,204 1,373 1,560
Mortgage insurance premiums No 494 474 594 578 587 605 570 597
Transfer taxes and land registration fees No 3,742 4,526 4,489 4,110 4,095 5,191 4,764 7,100
Registration fees, renewal fees and early renewal or closing penalties and all other expenses related to owned living quarters (excluding repairs and maintenance) No 1,546 1,515 1,381 1,494 1,501 1,256 2,093 1,550
Water, fuel and electricity for principal accommodation No 2,612 2,677 2,683 2,744 2,897 2,824 2,788 2,812
Water and sewage No 732 756 762 804 829 846 909 941
Electricity No 1,422 1,465 1,511 1,530 1,620 1,594 1,634 1,601
Natural gas No 1,361 1,400 1,268 1,245 1,399 1,281 1,165 1,242
Other fuel No 689 715 676 703 598 512 464 442
Other accommodationTable B Note 2 Table B Note 3 No 3,113 2,584 2,820 2,853 3,219 3,148 3,275 3,305
Owned secondary residencesTable B Note 2 No 9,059 8,014 8,279 8,078 8,187 7,488 8,457 8,828
Other owned propertiesTable B Note 3 No 6,501 4,682 4,028 5,158 7,731 6,485 8,278 6,758
Accommodation away from home Yes 1,191 1,207 1,214 1,264 1,400 1,439 1,449 1,494
Hotels and motels No 889 866 906 951 962 1,030 1,027 1,052
Other accommodation away from home Yes 1,089 1,126 1,153 1,179 1,502 1,420 1,467 1,541
Household operations No 3,851 4,105 4,056 4,340 4,263 4,344 4,622 4,881
Communications No 1,734 1,804 1,859 2,009 2,141 2,206 2,271 2,399
Telephone No 1,293 1,326 1,381 1,473 1,522 1,559 1,587 1,686
Landline telephone services No 583 562 544 546 545 520 508 497
Cell phone and pager services No 990 1,058 1,070 1,165 1,230 1,288 1,324 1,426
Telephones and equipment Yes 186 205 250 284 323 384 426 490
Internet access services No 518 529 555 604 634 673 717 768
On-line services Yes 157 150 159 166 180 190 182 188
Postal, courier and other communication services Yes 57 59 57 62 77 79 73 74
Domestic and other custodial services (excluding child care) Yes 1,641 1,608 1,700 1,569 1,579 1,502 1,542 1,521
Pet expenses Yes 1,099 1,218 1,122 1,193 1,248 1,262 1,350 1,349
Pet food Yes 472 545 469 529 574 572 636 640
Purchase of pets and pet-related goods Yes 349 348 302 299 312 295 375 298
Veterinarian and other services Yes 861 913 890 914 921 971 958 1,018
Household cleaning supplies and equipment Yes 233 225 220 223 210 230 233 232
Paper, plastic and foil supplies Yes 304 315 323 334 343 355 377 365
Garden supplies and services Yes 685 682 696 710 661 679 637 659
Other household supplies Yes 115 116 121 137 154 133 161 152
Child care Yes 3,571 3,597 3,852 3,911 3,797 3,890 4,163 4,259
Child care outside the home Yes 3,163 3,247 3,513 3,538 3,429 3,570 3,745 3,933
Child care in the home (regular and occasional) Yes 2,811 2,304 2,399 2,599 2,601 2,512 3,046 2,784
Household furnishings and equipmentTable B Note 4 Table B Note 5 Yes 2,034 2,085 2,172 2,074 2,108 2,198 2,310 2,315
Household furnishingsTable B Note 4 Yes 1,271 1,264 1,349 1,253 1,283 1,307 1,313 1,312
Household equipmentTable B Note 5 Yes 1,085 1,117 1,133 1,101 1,112 1,183 1,279 1,269
Household appliances Yes 601 627 667 646 662 689 764 783
Other household equipment Yes 604 639 630 615 617 676 722 696
Maintenance and repairs of household furnishings and equipmentTable B Note 6 - - - - - - - - -
Services related to household furnishings and equipment No 295 311 323 331 342 365 380 388
Rental of heating equipment No 212 224 227 234 252 271 294 312
Home security services No 357 375 380 401 391 409 433 423
Clothing and accessoriesTable B Note 7 Yes 3,015 3,007 3,105 3,160 3,119 3,023 3,017 3,069
Women's and girls' wear (4 years and over) Yes 2,051 2,014 2,034 2,090 2,047 2,022 2,004 1,991
Men's and boys' wear (4 years and over) Yes 1,398 1,378 1,422 1,396 1,419 1,405 1,419 1,460
Children's wear (under 4 years) Yes 844 884 925 886 872 926 1,002 927
Clothing fabric, yarn, thread, and other notions Yes 152 150 144 203 240 215 211 254
Clothing services Yes 246 250 247 238 259 245 241 242
Transportation No 11,277 11,389 11,315 12,319 11,603 11,935 11,822 13,236
Private transportation No 10,971 11,042 11,057 12,073 11,326 11,329 11,466 12,930
Private use automobiles, vans and trucks Yes 9,867 10,966 11,585 12,414 12,471 12,649 13,218 14,234
Purchase of automobiles, vans and trucks No 19,439 18,751 19,110 19,555 20,148 21,102 23,363 23,720
Automobiles (purchase) No 16,516 14,827 15,647 14,733 15,388 15,723 18,191 17,143
Vans (including mini-vans, purchase) and trucks (including sport utility vehicles, purchase) No 20,848 21,724 21,305 23,689 23,887 25,089 26,585 27,480
Accessories for automobiles, vans and trucks Yes 338 350 371 357 383 388 378 405
Fees for leased automobiles, vans and trucks No 6,399 6,530 6,377 6,425 6,807 6,774 6,685 7,070
Regular fees for leased automobiles, vans and trucks No 5,942 6,028 5,883 5,977 5,892 5,989 6,060 6,274
Other costs for leased automobiles, vans and trucks (including down payment and closing costs)Table B Note 6 - - - - - - - - -
Rented automobiles, vans and trucks No 514 459 509 515 480 475 519 554
Automobile, van and truck operations No 5,492 6,212 6,402 6,756 6,717 6,280 6,143 6,689
Registration fees (including insurance if part of registration) No 531 526 493 632 692 721 737 772
Private and public vehicle insurance premiums Yes 1,654 1,732 1,782 1,758 1,752 1,783 1,781 1,837
Tires, batteries, and other parts and supplies for vehicles Yes 756 797 849 870 897 920 955 1,017
Maintenance and repairs of vehicles Yes 1,185 1,230 1,291 1,308 1,413 1,467 1,504 1,557
Vehicle security and communication services No 463 299 302 382 425 371 453 281
Gas and other fuels (all vehicles and tools) Yes 2,547 3,104 2,990 3,115 3,050 2,561 2,393 2,647
Parking (excluding parking fees included in rent and traffic and parking tickets) Yes 568 591 560 568 583 558 556 568
Other automobile, van and truck operation services Yes 152 187 163 237 216 181 205 211
Drivers' licences and tests, and driving lessons No 170 184 202 201 201 218 214 209
Public transportation Yes 1,462 1,511 1,570 1,648 1,633 1,679 1,725 1,787
City or commuter bus, subway, streetcar and commuter train Yes 626 634 637 668 661 658 676 684
Taxi (including tips) Yes 237 237 239 249 262 264 270 270
Other local passenger transportation Yes 215 226 294 285 282 285 314 315
Airplane No 1,995 2,164 2,115 2,287 2,210 2,275 2,284 2,291
Inter-city bus No 207 199 196 192 220 197 167 180
Other inter-city passenger transportation services No 372 378 400 353 387 408 429 382
Household moving, storage and delivery services No 737 668 652 750 634 820 825 843
Health care Yes 2,095 2,126 2,185 2,292 2,327 2,425 2,577 2,631
Direct costs to household Yes 1,687 1,667 1,682 1,760 1,683 1,745 1,857 1,876
Prescribed medicines and pharmaceutical products Yes 745 720 709 683 646 654 684 685
Non-prescribed medicines, pharmaceutical products, health care supplies and equipmentTable B Note 6 - - - - - - - - -
Health care services No 647 624 676 618 701 657 717 689
Health care practitioners (excluding general practitioners and specialists) No 560 511 577 507 629 574 632 589
Health care by general practitioners and specialists No 314 384 440 383 367 407 521 522
Weight control programs, smoking cessation programs and other medical services No 362 390 270 320 262 243 257 287
Hospital care, nursing homes and other residential care facilities No 1,683 1,440 1,653 1,601 1,769 1,501 1,703 1,454
Eye-care goods and services No 461 445 437 501 502 506 498 558
Prescription eye wear No 397 410 426 398 438 447 449 462
Non-prescription eye wear and other eye-care goods Yes 112 107 106 142 109 99 111 140
Eye-care services (e.g. surgery, exams) No 183 195 156 185 217 198 193 183
Dental services No 733 705 686 679 738 775 880 854
Private health insurance plan premiums No 1,128 1,211 1,233 1,290 1,370 1,380 1,450 1,515
Private health care plan premiums No 1,010 1,060 1,102 1,151 1,163 1,186 1,206 1,270
Dental plan premiums No 424 516 503 456 481 498 492 509
Accident or disability insurance premiums No 629 589 577 677 654 644 698 709
Personal careTable B Note 8 Yes 1,127 1,170 1,208 1,231 1,233 1,316 1,328 1,343
Personal care products Yes 673 708 709 722 713 784 799 801
Personal care servicesTable B Note 8 Yes 596 613 614 623 631 638 640 650
RecreationTable B Note 9 Table B Note 10 Yes 3,742 3,856 3,850 3,897 3,850 3,955 3,965 4,025
Recreation equipment and related servicesTable B Note 9 Yes 1,215 1,185 1,183 1,224 1,117 1,253 1,263 1,360
Home entertainment equipment and servicesTable B Note 10 Yes 716 670 606 588 562 596 551 577
Recreation services Yes 1,745 1,895 1,971 2,067 2,167 2,266 2,311 2,398
Entertainment Yes 926 995 1,025 1,081 1,057 1,084 1,124 1,091
Movie theatres Yes 87 95 107 129 116 118 117 117
Live sporting and performing arts events Yes 205 239 218 258 249 267 294 239
Admission fees to museums, zoos and other sites Yes 240 243 261 277 198 248 274 243
Television and satellite radio services (including installation, service and pay TV charges) No 769 812 839 854 867 871 883 888
Use of recreation facilities No 860 869 928 930 1,034 1,077 1,080 1,073
Dues and fees for sports and recreation facilities No 793 792 834 849 961 976 992 974
Children's camps No 679 740 807 753 674 820 707 818
Package trips No 3,067 3,250 3,169 3,385 3,628 3,733 3,716 4,584
Other recreational activities and servicesTable B Note 6 - - - - - - - - -
Recreational vehicles and associated servicesTable B Note 11 No 2,272 2,469 2,506 2,508 2,542 1,890 2,227 2,014
Purchase of recreational vehiclesTable B Note 11 No 2,600 3,029 2,641 3,043 3,147 2,586 2,822 2,617
Operation of recreational vehicles Yes 833 902 1,039 871 808 778 884 760
Education Yes 3,293 3,159 3,393 3,547 3,525 3,568 3,730 3,815
Tuition fees No 3,417 3,298 3,679 3,798 3,953 3,913 4,104 4,541
Tuition fees for kindergarten, elementary and secondary schools No 1,772 2,235 2,735 1,977 2,861 2,592 2,238 2,117
Tuition fees for university and for other post-secondary education (college, trade and professional courses) No 4,957 4,590 4,830 5,522 5,165 5,314 6,070 7,071
Other educational services No 948 871 1,090 1,189 913 992 1,162 1,371
Other courses and lessons (excluding driving lessons) No 1,128 1,004 1,041 1,105 954 929 901 898
Textbooks and school supplies Yes 385 367 397 428 481 482 525 584
Reading materials and other printed matter Yes 231 226 220 214 215 233 227 229
Tobacco products and alcoholic beveragesTable B Note 12 Yes 1,444 1,450 1,492 1,556 1,507 1,597 1,658 1,730
Tobacco products and smokers' suppliesTable B Note 12 Yes 977 1,055 1,193 1,226 1,197 1,255 1,355 1,441
Cigarettes Yes 983 1,053 1,201 1,208 1,183 1,252 1,334 1,395
Other tobacco products and smokers' supplies Yes 171 196 193 245 228 196 248 316
Alcoholic beverages Yes 1,131 1,110 1,107 1,175 1,136 1,216 1,251 1,304
Alcoholic beverages served on licensed premises and in restaurants Yes 396 423 422 432 422 539 533 621
Alcoholic beverages purchased from stores Yes 884 837 833 895 862 906 928 934
Self-made alcoholic beveragesTable B Note 6 - - - - - - - - -
Games of chance Yes 221 242 270 245 244 265 296 288
Government-run lotteries Yes 206 215 249 227 214 242 258 253
Other games of chance Yes 76 97 94 83 101 95 122 116
Miscellaneous expendituresTable B Note 13 No 1,364 1,842 1,615 1,741 1,654 1,788 1,989 1,941
Financial services Yes 634 734 739 766 827 895 919 929
Other miscellaneous goods and servicesTable B Note 13 No 1,229 1,507 1,366 1,451 1,338 1,335 1,481 1,454
Income taxes No 16,129 16,213 16,730 16,910 18,010 18,330 18,452 17,950
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions No 4,902 5,222 5,305 5,585 5,936 5,987 6,241 6,364
Gifts of money, support payments and charitable contributions No 2,103 2,164 2,319 2,377 2,344 2,441 2,422 2,814
Note 1

The definitions of 'Total expenditure' and 'Total current consumption' differ from those used for official SHS estimates due to the exclusion of certain expenditure subcategories (as indicated below).

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Note 2

Excludes expenditures for 'Communication and home security services, satellite radio and Internet for owned secondary residences'.

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Note 3

Excludes expenditures for 'Commissions for sale of real estate'.

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Note 4

Excludes expenditures for 'Other household furnishings'.

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Note 5

Excludes expenditures for 'Hardware' and 'Parts and accessories for garden tools'.

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Note 6

Modelled estimates for this subcategory are suppressed due to data quality.

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Note 7

Excludes expenditures for 'Gifts of clothing for non-household members'.

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Note 8

Excludes expenditures for 'Spas and massages'.

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Note 9

Excludes expenditures for 'Sports, athletic and recreation equipment and related services', 'Tablet computers', 'E-Book readers' and 'Wearable electronic devices'.

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Note 10

Excludes expenditures for 'Blu-ray players', 'DVD players', 'Televisions and other video equipment and accessories' and 'Home theatre systems'.

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Note 11

In order to ensure consistency with estimates prior to 2010, expenditures for 'Purchase of recreational vehicles' are not net of the sale of recreational vehicles.

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Note 12

Excludes expenditures for 'Electronic cigarettes and supplies for electronic cigarettes'.

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Note 13

Excludes expenditures for 'Discounts and refunds', 'Recycling fees and other environmental fees' and 'Other general expenditures'.

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The Survey of Household Spending modelled annual statistics are an analytic product and not derived directly from the survey. They should therefore be interpreted with caution.
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