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Table 4.1Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services

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Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services
	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Percentage change 2002 to 2006	Percentage change 2005 to 2006
	millions of chained (2002) dollars					percent
Personal expenditure on consumer goods and services	655,722	675,443	698,138	724,942	755,204	15.2	4.2
Durable goods	92,085	94,431	97,268	102,468	109,755	19.2	7.1
Semi-durable goods	57,052	58,891	61,230	63,866	68,529	20.1	7.3
Non-durable goods	158,399	161,533	164,711	167,859	170,305	7.5	1.5
Services	348,186	360,621	375,044	391,140	407,772	17.1	4.3
Food, beverages and tobacco	87,806	88,785	89,757	90,915	92,296	5.1	1.5
Food and non-alcoholic beverages	62,325	63,549	64,860	66,208	67,472	8.3	1.9
Alcoholic beverages bought in stores	13,316	13,725	13,907	14,380	15,101	13.4	5.0
Tobacco products	12,165	11,559	11,143	10,624	10,170	-16.4	-4.3
Clothing and footwear	29,592	30,743	31,802	33,283	35,967	21.5	8.1
Men's and boys' clothing	9,946	10,301	10,681	11,062	11,852	19.2	7.1
Women's, girl's and children's clothing	15,236	15,916	16,447	17,365	18,822	23.5	8.4
Footwear	4,410	4,529	4,678	4,861	5,297	20.1	9.0
Gross rent, fuel and power	147,315	152,278	157,076	162,411	166,238	12.8	2.4
Gross imputed rent	90,313	93,674	97,446	101,442	105,462	16.8	4.0
Gross paid rent	31,491	32,456	33,454	34,439	35,478	12.7	3.0
Other shelter expenses	5,299	5,410	5,540	5,725	5,822	9.9	1.7
Electricity	12,552	12,960	13,143	13,552	13,084	4.2	-3.5
Natural gas	5,164	5,314	5,190	5,172	5,002	-3.1	-3.3
Other fuels	2,496	2,453	2,376	2,290	1,992	-20.2	-13.0
Furniture, furnishings and household equipment and maintenance	54,117	56,162	58,880	61,631	65,828	21.6	6.8
Furniture, carpets and other floor coverings	8,376	8,796	9,533	10,090	11,188	33.6	10.9
Household appliances	9,277	9,831	10,469	11,412	12,692	36.8	11.2
Semi-durable household furnishings	16,002	16,526	17,305	18,015	19,238	20.2	6.8
Non-durable household supplies	11,282	11,681	12,151	12,568	13,014	15.4	3.5
Domestic and child care services	5,214	5,261	5,314	5,387	5,478	5.1	1.7
Other household services	3,966	4,071	4,132	4,221	4,365	10.1	3.4
Medical care and health services	33,623	34,750	36,557	38,154	40,220	19.6	5.4
Medical care	15,395	15,498	16,121	16,646	17,257	12.1	3.7
Hospital care and the like	1,577	1,604	1,690	1,738	1,801	14.2	3.6
Other medical care expenses	4,546	4,739	4,915	5,110	5,276	16.1	3.2
Drugs and pharmaceutical products	12,105	12,912	13,840	14,683	15,940	31.7	8.6
Transportation and communications	109,233	110,226	112,159	115,520	118,193	8.2	2.3
New and used (net) motor vehicles	42,931	42,814	42,340	43,462	44,354	3.3	2.1
Motor vehicle repairs and parts	13,066	13,526	13,816	14,232	14,712	12.6	3.4
Motor fuels and lubricants	20,289	20,325	20,731	20,978	21,187	4.4	1.0
Other auto related services	6,687	6,972	7,179	7,383	7,648	14.4	3.6
Purchased transportation	11,822	11,644	12,482	13,016	13,528	14.4	3.9
Communications	14,438	14,928	15,572	16,496	16,854	16.7	2.2
Recreation, entertainment, education and cultural services	72,915	74,815	77,957	81,640	86,900	19.2	6.4
Recreational, sporting and camping equipment	25,061	26,452	28,266	30,769	34,656	38.3	12.6
Reading and entertainment supplies	11,265	11,401	11,869	12,297	13,029	15.7	6.0
Recreational services	27,560	27,539	28,383	28,934	29,609	7.4	2.3
Education and cultural services	9,029	9,444	9,534	9,889	10,253	13.6	3.7
Miscellaneous goods and services	122,981	124,854	129,755	133,881	139,535	13.5	4.2
Personal effects not elsewhere classified	3,740	3,785	3,892	3,925	4,162	11.3	6.0
Personal care	13,564	14,031	14,774	15,306	15,994	17.9	4.5
Restaurants and accommodation services	46,921	46,168	47,219	47,861	49,311	5.1	3.0
Financial and legal services	44,059	45,214	47,458	49,558	52,037	18.1	5.0
Operating expenses of non-profit organizations	14,697	15,657	16,419	17,252	18,073	23.0	4.8
Net expenditure abroad	-1,860	2,980	4,664	8,408	11,621	724.8	38.2

Source(s):

Income and Expenditure Accounts Division, National Income and Expenditure Accounts (survey 1901), National Income and Expenditure Accounts, Quarterly Estimates, catalogue no. 13-001-X and CANSIM table 380-0024.