{"id":57539,"date":"2016-06-28T21:33:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T21:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/economics-for-beginners\/spending-patterns-in-canadian-households-infographic\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T13:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T18:50:56","slug":"spending-patterns-in-canadian-households-infographic","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/economics-for-beginners\/spending-patterns-in-canadian-households-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Spending patterns in Canadian households [infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-article-header\">\n\t<section class=\"section-grey cover pad-t-hlf\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-inner w-half w-mob-full centered-margin cover section-grey pad-tb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/ideas-and-insights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Ideas and Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf h2 has-black-color\">Spending patterns in Canadian households [infographic]<\/h1><p class=\"mar-b-0 mob-pad-lr-hlf author-text\">By Sissi Wang<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-image-wrapper pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/thumb-spending-patterns_402x.jpg?quality=80\" class=\" cover-image  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/thumb-spending-patterns_402x.jpg 930w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/thumb-spending-patterns_402x.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/thumb-spending-patterns_402x.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div class=\"article mar-t-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-inner socials-section\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"top-socials-bar mob-mar-b-hlf\">    <div class=\"social-links mob-mar-b-hlf mob-mar-t-hlf\">\n            <a class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-custom sharing-email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Spending patterns in Canadian households [infographic] &#038;body=Hi, I thought you might be interested in this article from RBC My Money Matters: https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/economics-for-beginners\/spending-patterns-in-canadian-households-infographic\/\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-email.svg\"\n          alt=\"envelope icon\">\n        <span>\n          Email        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n      <div class=\"social-button-wrapper sharing-copy-wrapper\">\n        <button class=\"sharing-custom sharing-copy\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/money-academy\/economics-101\/economics-for-beginners\/spending-patterns-in-canadian-households-infographic\/\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-related.svg\"\n            alt=\"copy icon\">\n          <span id=\"sharing-copyUrl-Label\">\n            Copy URL          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data-dig-action=\"link click\" data-dig-label=\"data\" class=\"rbc-link-format\">data<\/a> from Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/08\/infographic-spending-patterns-in-canadian-households_2x-10-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Spending Patterns In Canadian Households\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. The median household income is actually slightly lower than the average household expenditure from 2010 to 2013 (Statistics Canada doesn&#8217;t have numbers on the average household income). The average expenditure increased 9.7 percent from 2010 to $79,098, while the median income only rose 9.6 percent to $76,550 in the same period. The inflation during that period was 5.4 percent, suggesting both income and expenditure increased over time, and the majority, if not all of Canadian households&#8217; income were used to cover their expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In 2014, households spent an average of $59,057, or 73 percent of their total expenditures on goods and services. Housing costs ($17,160) make up a significant chunk of the expenditures, followed by transportation ($11,891), food ($8,109), household maintenance ($6,460), recreation ($3,843), clothing ($3,503), health and personal care ($3,458), others ($3,130) and education ($1,502). Income taxes ($14,867), personal insurance payments and pension contribution ($4,871), and charitable contributions ($1,934) make up the remainder 27 percent of the total expenditures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Education expenses have increased by 30.4 percent from 2010 to 2014 as a result of a series of increases in nation-wide tuition fees. Families with kids entering university soon should be prepared to allocate more money towards education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Households are putting more money into retirement and pension fund payments, which has shot up by 21.3 percent from $2,910 in 2010 to $3,531 in 2014. More Canadians putting money into their retirement is definitely good news. But for families with less income, that might mean you have to save more in other areas in order to afford that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPENDING PATTERNS IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The average household expenditure and consumption from 2010 to 2014, and the median household income from 2010 to 2013 based on the most recent data from Statistics Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Average household spending in 2014:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People in households spend an average of $59,057, or 73% of their total expenditures on food, transportation and home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taxes, insurance, Charity &amp; Pensions make up the remainder 27% of the total expenditures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spending on tobacco, alcohol, magazines\/reading material and gambling decreased more than 10% YOY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Average Household Consumption 2014<br>\u2022 Health &amp; Personal Care &#8211; $3,458<br>\u2022 Clothing &#8211; $3,503<br>\u2022 Recreation &#8211; $17,160<br>\u2022 Household Maintenance &#8211; $6,460<br>\u2022 Education &#8211; $1,502<br>\u2022 Housing &#8211; $17,160<br>\u2022 Transport &#8211; $11,891<br>\u2022 Food &#8211; $8,109<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education expenses increased by 30.4% from 2010 to 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cost of education has risen quickly, but household income hasn\u2019t increased at the same pace. Families sending kids to school now are doing so with less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Retirement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Average retirement &amp; pension payments increased 21.3%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadians are preparing for the future, increasing retirement savings contributions at a higher rate than household expenditures or inflation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canadian Household Spending &amp; Income:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average expenditure increased 9.7% from 2010 to $79,098 in 2013, while the median income only rose 9.6% to $76,550 in the same period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People\u2019s income only just covers expenditure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average annual shortfall between income and shortfall between income and expenditure is $2,548.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same as a year\u2019s healthcare for an average household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbc-default-collapsible\"><p><button class=\"collapse-toggle collapsed\" data-target=\"#collapse834a1009\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse834a1009\" data-dig-id=\"LP-57738-834a1009\" data-dig-category=\"LP\" data-dig-action=\"accordion closed\" action-closed=\"accordion closed\" action-opened=\"accordion open\" data-dig-label=\"Things our lawyers want you to know\"><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><span>Things our lawyers want you to know<\/span><\/button><\/p><div class=\"collapse-content collapse\" id=\"collapse834a1009\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-collapsible-inner-block collapse-inner\">\n<p>This article is intended as general information only and is not to be relied upon as constituting legal, financial or other professional advice. 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