Table 13
Operating expenditures and average daily expenditures for persons in federal custody,1 constant 1992/1993 dollars, 1996/1997 to 2005/2006

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  Current dollars Constant 1992/1993 dollars
Operating expenditures Average daily inmate expenditures Operating expenditures Average daily inmate expenditures
thousands of dollars dollars thousands of dollars dollars percentage change
1996/1997 685,483 150.19 647,293 141.82 ...
1997/1998 692,123 154.97 645,035 144.43 1.8
1998/1999 822,389 171.08 759,362 157.97 9.4
1999/2000 872,408 187.12 788,083 169.03 7.0
2000/2001 881,781 205.60 775,533 180.83 7.0
2001/2002 977,229 235.25 840,266 202.28 11.9
2002/2003 942,708 239.05 787,559 199.70 -1.3
2003/2004 967,590 245.26 793,107 201.03 0.7
2004/2005 986,723 259.05 791,953 207.90 3.4
2005/2006 1,028,015 260.10 806,286 204.00 -1.9
Percentage change from 2001/2002 to 2005/2006 ... ... -4.0 0.9 ...
... not applicable
  1. Daily offender cost is calculated by dividing the operational expenditures by the 'total days stayed'. 'Total days stay' is based on average daily (actual-in) counts of inmates multiplied by the number of days in the year. Custodial Services operating costs constitute total operating expenditures for government facilities as well as purchased services related to institutional activities.
Note: Percentage change has been calculated using unrounded numbers.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Adult Correctional Services Resources, Expenditures and Personnel (REP) Survey; Public Accounts of Canada.