| |
2001 |
| |
Canada |
Atlantic Region |
Quebec |
Ontario |
| Household characteristics |
|
|
|
|
| Estimated number of households |
11,767,180 |
897,190 |
3,041,380 |
4,379,490 |
| Average number of persons per household |
2.57 |
2.58 |
2.39 |
2.68 |
| |
$ |
| Weekly expenditure detail1 |
|
|
|
|
| Total weekly food expenditure |
123.76 |
108.76 |
118.47 |
125.90 |
| Food purchased from restaurants |
37.52 |
27.40 |
33.76 |
38.93 |
| Food purchased from stores |
86.24 |
81.36 |
84.71 |
86.97 |
| While on trips overnight or longer |
2.56 |
2.25 |
2.24 |
1.93 |
| Locally and on day trips |
83.68 |
79.11 |
82.47 |
85.04 |
| Meat |
17.34 |
17.15 |
17.32 |
18.26 |
| Fish and other marine products |
2.81 |
2.52 |
2.70 |
3.11 |
| Dairy products and eggs |
12.68 |
11.86 |
13.28 |
12.55 |
| Bakery and other cereal products |
12.51 |
12.36 |
12.44 |
12.42 |
| Fruits and nuts |
9.82 |
7.81 |
9.11 |
10.46 |
| Vegetables |
8.67 |
7.28 |
8.81 |
8.88 |
| Condiments, spices and vinegar |
2.56 |
2.36 |
2.53 |
2.40 |
| Sugar and sugar preparations |
3.02 |
3.06 |
2.74 |
2.88 |
| Coffee and tea |
1.41 |
1.08 |
1.40 |
1.36 |
| Fats and oils |
1.03 |
1.35 |
0.97 |
0.92 |
| Other foods, materials and food preparations |
8.45 |
8.89 |
7.80 |
8.12 |
| Non-alcoholic beverages |
3.39 |
3.40 |
3.37 |
3.67 |
| Note: Excludes the Yukon,
the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. |
| 1. Average weekly expenditure data
refer to all households. |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Income Statistics
Division, Catalogue no. 62-554-XIE. |
| Last modified: 2005-01-11. |
For more information on the concepts, methods and quality of the data contained in this table,
consult the Statistical data documentation.
