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Index numbers of a family budget of staple foods, fuel, lighting and rent, in Canada, by provinces, 1920 to 1927
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| 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | ||||||||
| Staple foods | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia | 221.0 | 169.3 | 143.6 | 148.8 | 144.1 | 149.5 | 154.8 | 148.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 193.4 | 152.2 | 129.5 | 130.0 | 128.9 | 134.8 | 142.3 | 136.6 |
| New Brunswick | 214.1 | 167.1 | 142.5 | 146.6 | 144.7 | 147.7 | 155.9 | 150.1 |
| Quebec | 206.7 | 158.0 | 135.2 | 137.0 | 132.2 | 139.3 | 144.9 | 139.4 |
| Ontario | 225.2 | 170.4 | 140.4 | 142.7 | 139.5 | 145.0 | 154.2 | 150.8 |
| Manitoba | 220.2 | 162.6 | 137.3 | 136.4 | 133.1 | 141.7 | 142.2 | 141.6 |
| Saskatchewan | 215.6 | 164.7 | 138.6 | 141.1 | 137.7 | 148.2 | 148.6 | 150.7 |
| Alberta | 218.0 | 163.6 | 137.4 | 138.2 | 139.4 | 149.9 | 147.5 | 148.2 |
| British Columbia | 232.0 | 180.2 | 157.6 | 155.5 | 154.1 | 164.6 | 163.1 | 163.2 |
| Fuel and lighting | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia | 170.6 | 194.0 | 161.7 | 163.8 | 160.9 | 157.1 | 155.5 | 150.8 |
| Prince Edward Island | 181.8 | 193.9 | 174.6 | 196.6 | 179.1 | 174.3 | 167.0 | 162.8 |
| New Brunswick | 185.3 | 198.1 | 173.1 | 174.8 | 169.5 | 164.9 | 168.1 | 164.4 |
| Quebec | 195.0 | 197.6 | 183.1 | 183.8 | 175.4 | 172.8 | 177.5 | 175.4 |
| Ontario | 198.5 | 203.1 | 190.2 | 194.1 | 183.0 | 179.6 | 182.2 | 179.1 |
| Manitoba | 206.3 | 221.4 | 194.5 | 203.9 | 195.3 | 188.5 | 184.8 | 183.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 210.3 | 216.5 | 205.8 | 201.7 | 195.2 | 186.4 | 181.2 | 182.7 |
| Alberta | 161.6 | 140.4 | 129.7 | 134.8 | 122.5 | 128.3 | 126.2 | 122.0 |
| British Columbia | 182.6 | 184.5 | 166.0 | 156.1 | 152.4 | 147.1 | 147.6 | 147.1 |
| Rent | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia | 107.7 | 122.9 | 123.3 | 117.7 | 118.5 | 117.5 | 117.9 | 117.9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 84.5 | 95.3 | 117.4 | 121.7 | 123.8 | 122.5 | 118.5 | 118.5 |
| New Brunswick | 119.8 | 128.1 | 131.1 | 138.7 | 142.1 | 142.1 | 142.1 | 142.1 |
| Quebec | 93.0 | 106.2 | 113.4 | 118.0 | 121.1 | 120.8 | 120.8 | 121.7 |
| Ontario | 154.8 | 147.2 | 152.6 | 151.7 | 154.4 | 152.8 | 151.8 | 151.2 |
| Manitoba | 159.6 | 181.2 | 181.2 | 181.2 | 184.2 | 184.2 | 184.2 | 184.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 178.1 | 180.8 | 182.5 | 184.5 | 187.6 | 184.2 | 184.2 | 184.2 |
| Alberta | 154.7 | 158.5 | 161.2 | 157.7 | 150.8 | 148.0 | 151.8 | 152.4 |
| British Columbia | 119.3 | 132.0 | 132.1 | 132.1 | 134.3 | 135.4 | 135.8 | 136.6 |
| Grand total | ||||||||
| Nova Scotia | 175.3 | 154.7 | 139.1 | 140.1 | 137.4 | 139.4 | 142.1 | 138.4 |
| Prince Edward Island | 154.5 | 138.3 | 131.5 | 136.2 | 133.7 | 135.6 | 137.3 | 134.0 |
| New Brunswick | 177.8 | 157.9 | 143.0 | 147.7 | 146.9 | 147.9 | 152.7 | 149.1 |
| Quebec | 166.0 | 145.6 | 134.3 | 136.7 | 134.1 | 137.4 | 141.0 | 138.1 |
| Ontario | 187.1 | 163.5 | 151.4 | 152.5 | 150.2 | 152.2 | 156.8 | 154.6 |
| Manitoba | 197.4 | 176.8 | 160.1 | 160.7 | 158.6 | 162.2 | 161.9 | 161.5 |
| Saskatchewan | 202.1 | 177.2 | 162.8 | 163.9 | 162.1 | 165.3 | 164.8 | 166.2 |
| Alberta | 188.6 | 158.7 | 144.5 | 144.1 | 140.6 | 146.0 | 145.8 | 145.9 |
| British Columbia | 186.6 | 164.1 | 150.0 | 147.2 | 146.9 | 152.0 | 151.5 | 151.5 |
| Notes: - Base year is 1913 (1913=100). - Data are the Dominion average. |
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| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||||||
