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Household Expenditures


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Average Household Expenditure, by Component
Summary Statistics: 2021
Canada, Northwest Territories and Yellowknife

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Canada
($)
Yellowknife
($)
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Total expenditure
92,500
140,112
 
Total current consumption
67,126
90,858
Food
10,305
13,223
 
Shelter
21,106
30,956
Household operation
5,587
8,121
Household furnishings and equipment
3,570
3,763
Clothing
2,303
3,231
Transportation
10,099
13,048
 
Health care
2,776
2,524
Personal care
1,430
2,659
Recreation
4,223
7,128
 
Education
1,797
1,139
Reading materials and other printed matter
199
224
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages
1,803
2,482
Games of chance (net)
173
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Miscellaneous expenditures
1,754
2,157
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Source: Statistics Canada's Survey of Household Spending
*.. - data not available

 

 

 
 
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