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Index numbers of living costs in eight cities of Canada, alternate months, 1940, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 and 1947
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| Halifax | Saint John | Montréal | Toronto | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (August 1939 = 100) | ||||
| 1940 | ||||
| February | 103.1 | 103.0 | 104.4 | 102.5 |
| April | 101.9 | 101.2 | 105.4 | 103.2 |
| June | 105.5 | 104.1 | 106.2 | 103.4 |
| August | 107.5 | 105.1 | 107.0 | 104.2 |
| October | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.3 | 105.1 |
| December | 108.0 | 108.7 | 109.4 | 105.8 |
| 1942 | ||||
| February | 113.5 | 115.2 | 117.1 | 114.5 |
| April | 113.5 | 115.1 | 117.4 | 114.7 |
| June | 111.0 | 115.4 | 118.2 | 115.5 |
| August | 115.8 | 117.2 | 118.7 | 116.2 |
| October | 115.5 | 116.6 | 119.4 | 116.3 |
| December | 116.2 | 117.3 | 120.3 | 116.8 |
| 1944 | ||||
| February | 117.9 | 118.6 | 121.0 | 117.0 |
| April | 118.2 | 118.7 | 121.2 | 117.2 |
| June | 118.3 | 118.8 | 120.7 | 117.1 |
| August | 119.0 | 119.6 | 120.2 | 117.1 |
| October | 118.4 | 118.7 | 120.1 | 117.0 |
| December | 118.4 | 118.4 | 120.2 | 116.5 |
| 1945 | ||||
| February | 118.8 | 118.6 | 120.9 | 116.5 |
| April | 118.7 | 118.8 | 121.0 | 116.8 |
| June | 119.1 | 119.1 | 121.9 | 118.1 |
| August | 121.1 | 120.9 | 123.6 | 118.4 |
| October | 119.1 | 119.5 | 122.2 | 117.7 |
| December | 119.6 | 119.7 | 122.6 | 118.1 |
| 1946 | ||||
| February | 119.3 | 119.7 | 122.2 | 118.2 |
| April | 120.3 | 120.6 | 123.1 | 119.3 |
| June | 122.1 | 122.5 | 125.8 | 121.9 |
| August | 125.0 | 124.6 | 128.3 | 123.5 |
| October | 125.0 | 124.9 | 129.5 | 124.9 |
| December | 125.1 | 125.1 | 129.1 | 125.0 |
| 1947 | ||||
| February | 125.6 | 125.9 | 129.6 | 126.0 |
| April | 127.9 | 128.5 | 132.7 | 128.8 |
| June | 131.0 | 132.1 | 137.7 | 133.3 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | ||||
