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Inter-city indexes of consumer price levels

Inter-city indexes of consumer price levels
(St. John's (N.L.), Charlottetown and Summerside (P.E.I.), Halifax (N.S.), Saint John (N.B.))
	October 2008
	St. John's (N.L.)	Charlottetown and Summerside (P.E.I.)	Halifax (N.S.)	Saint John (N.B.)
	combined city average=100
All-items	97	95	99	95
Food	105	102	101	100
Food purchased from stores	105	103	102	101
Meat, poultry and fish	106	103	107	102
Dairy products and eggs	103	92	94	93
Bakery and other cereal products	105	99	99	100
Fruit and vegetables	114	106	107	108
Other food purchased from stores	97	110	99	103
Food purchased from restaurants	104	102	101	98
Shelter	86	82	90	79
Rented accommodation	82	69	86	76
Owned accommodation	82	73	86	73
Water, fuel and electricity	111	136	115	108
Household operations and furnishings	103	104	106	103
Household operations	104	104	109	104
Household furnishings	101	103	101	101
Clothing and footwear	102	96	102	100
Transportation	102	97	97	98
Private transportation	102	95	98	97
Purchase of automotive vehicles	99	105	101	98
Gasoline	112	102	105	101
Other private transportation	99	78	89	93
Public transportation	100	110	90	104
Health and personal care	100	99	101	100
Health care	96	97	99	97
Personal care	103	101	103	103
Recreation, education and reading	93	104	107	108
Recreation	103	102	97	99
Education and reading	76	108	126	123
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products	112	108	110	102
Alcoholic beverages	104	102	106	100
Tobacco products and smokers' supplies	125	118	116	104
Notes: - This table shows consumer price differentials prevailing amongst 11 Canadian cities situated in all 10 provinces for a selection of commodities and services at the specified point in time. - The method used to establish the comparisons for shelter may not be suitable for the needs of all users. Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table (for fee) 326-0015 and Catalogue no. 62-001-X (free). Last modified: 2009-11-18.

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