Statistics Canada
www.statcan.gc.ca
Common menu bar links
Index number of all commodities, by group, 1890 to 1916
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | |||||||||
| Grains and fodder | 116.7 | 123.9 | 106.7 | 99.1 | 94.3 | 98.8 | 85.2 | 80.6 | 98.8 |
| Animals and meats | 111.2 | 104.7 | 108.5 | 117.7 | 98.7 | 92.2 | 82.4 | 90.4 | 97.9 |
| Dairy produce | 103.0 | 106.2 | 105.8 | 110.4 | 104.6 | 94.8 | 90.1 | 90.1 | 92.9 |
| Fish | 103.3 | 97.3 | 90.6 | 99.7 | 96.4 | 101.4 | 102.6 | 98.6 | 99.6 |
| Other foods | 120.3 | 121.3 | 104.7 | 102.1 | 95.0 | 95.2 | 87.1 | 86.0 | 94.3 |
| Textiles | 111.4 | 104.2 | 102.2 | 101.2 | 97.3 | 93.6 | 96.9 | 98.0 | 95.2 |
| Hides, leather, boots | 100.6 | 102.6 | 99.8 | 101.8 | 89.9 | 98.6 | 92.9 | 100.1 | 105.0 |
| Metals and implements | |||||||||
| Metals | 125.4 | 114.4 | 107.6 | 102.1 | 91.1 | 87.0 | 87.5 | 85.7 | 87.6 |
| Implements | 103.8 | 103.2 | 102.9 | 102.6 | 102.2 | 101.0 | 98.5 | 93.1 | 94.3 |
| Fuel and lighting | 107.4 | 106.7 | 106.6 | 102.9 | 97.5 | 97.0 | 98.9 | 96.4 | 93.5 |
| Building material | |||||||||
| Lumber | 103.5 | 102.7 | 104.4 | 103.7 | 104.6 | 102.8 | 97.1 | 93.9 | 90.8 |
| Miscellaneous | 117.6 | 110.4 | 106.8 | 103.7 | 98.7 | 95.2 | 93.9 | 87.7 | 87.4 |
| Paints, oil, glass | 109.5 | 103.8 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 95.5 | 96.1 | 96.2 | 95.5 | 100.0 |
| House furnishings | 100.2 | 100.5 | 100.9 | 101.1 | 101.3 | 97.9 | 97.5 | 99.8 | 99.6 |
| Drugs and chemicals | 110.5 | 110.3 | 104.4 | 104.4 | 103.1 | 100.3 | 99.8 | 96.5 | 96.8 |
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||
| Furs | 86.5 | 99.7 | 103.7 | 123.6 | 113.5 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 88.0 | 111.1 |
| Liquors, tabaccos | 94.9 | 99.0 | 99.7 | 99.4 | 98.7 | 99.4 | 98.0 | 103.9 | 103.9 |
| Sundry | 112.0 | 106.7 | 98.9 | 100.3 | 93.7 | 91.3 | 92.6 | 91.2 | 103.3 |
| All commodities | 110.3 | 108.5 | 102.8 | 102.5 | 97.2 | 95.6 | 92.5 | 92.2 | 96.1 |
| Note: The average price from 1890 to 1899 is 100. | |||||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1916-17. | |||||||||
