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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