Canada at a Glance 2016
Income, Spending

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Table 13
Median after-tax income, by economic family type
Table summary
This table displays the results of Median after-tax income 2013, calculated using $ constant 2013 units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2013
$ constant 2013
Economic families, two people or more 72,200
Elderly families 52,500
Married couples only 51,900
All other elderly families 55,700
Non-elderly families 77,100
Married couples only 72,400
Two-parent families with children 85,000
Married couples with other relatives 110,900
Lone-parent families 41,700
All other non-elderly families 63,400
Unattached individuals 28,200
Elderly males 27,700
Elderly females 25,000
Non-elderly males 31,500
Non-elderly females 28,100
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 206-0011.
Table 14
Average household expenditures
Table summary
This table displays the results of Average household expenditures 2012, 2013 and 2012 to 2013, calculated using $ and % change units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2012 2013 2012 to 2013
$ % change
Total expenditures 75,443 79,012 4.7
Total current consumption 56,279 58,592 4.1
Food 7,739 7,980 3.1
Shelter 15,811 16,387 3.6
Household operations 4,111 4,328 5.3
Household furnishings and equipment 2,183 1,992 -8.7
Clothing and accessories 3,461 3,550 2.6
Transportation 11,216 12,041 7.4
Health care 2,285 2,407 5.3
Personal care 1,194 1,229 2.9
Recreation 3,773 3,922 3.9
Education 1,386 1,518 9.5
Reading materials and other printed matter 214 183 -14.5
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,274 1,331 4.5
Games of chance (net amount) 202 160 -20.8
Miscellaneous 1,430 1,563 9.3
Income taxes 13,060 13,891 6.4
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 4,272 4,562 6.8
Gifts of money and contributions 1,831 1,968 7.5
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM table 203-0021.

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