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Consumer Price Index for June 2022

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July 28, 2022

According to the NWT Bureau of Statistics, information released July 20, 2022 by Statistics Canada indicates the Yellowknife All-Items Consumer Price Index in June rose by 8.3% compared to one year ago, the largest annual increase for Yellowknife since January 1991. By comparison, annual prices increased by 8.1% for Canada, 8.5% for Edmonton, 7.7% for Whitehorse and 4.3% for Iqaluit.

TABLE 1: ALL-ITEMS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (2002 = 100)

                                  Jun             Jun               %
                                 2022            2021         Change

Yellowknife              152.8            141.1            8.3
Canada                   152.9            141.4            8.1
Edmonton               161.2            148.6            8.5
Whitehorse             149.2            138.5            7.7
Iqaluit                      139.0            133.3            4.3

 

Consumer prices increased in all provinces between June 2021 and June 2022. Prince Edward Island had the highest increase (10.9%), while British Columbia and Ontario both had the lowest (7.9%). For Yellowknife, fuel oil and other fuels was the main contributor to the increase, rising by 64.3% compared to 45.2% for gasoline.  

Between June 2021 and June 2022, in Yellowknife, food prices grew by 9.6%, largely a result of the 11.6% increase in food from stores. Vegetables and other food from stores experienced the largest increases of 15.1% followed by meat (11.3%).  Overall prices in Canada for food increased by 8.8% with the smallest increase of 5.6% in Whitehorse.

TABLE 2: CONSUMER PRICE INDEX, JUNE 2022 - SELECTED INDEXES, YELLOWKNIFE (2002 = 100)

                                                                         June        June            %
                                                                         2022        2021     Change

All Items                                                           152.8       141.1         8.3

Food                                                                 158.2       144.3         9.6
        Food from Stores                                     156.6       140.3        11.6
        Food from Restaurants                            162.5       155.9          4.2

Shelter                                                              178.2       163.7         8.9
        Water, Fuel & Electricity                            262.8       211.6       24.2

Household Operations & Furnishings          118.5       111.1        6.7
        Household Operations                              121.5       118.2        2.8
        Household Furnishings                             107.7        94.9       13.5

Clothing & Footwear                                       111.1       107.9        3.0
        Clothing                                                      100.1        97.6        2.6
        Footwear                                                      97.4        94.5        3.1
        Clothing Accessories & Jewellery              176.8       174.0       1.6
        Clothing Material, Notions & Services       187.5       165.2      13.5

Transportation                                                 169.3       148.1      14.3
        Private Transportation                               166.5       145.4      14.5
        Public Transportation                                180.5       160.0       12.8

Health & Personal Care                                   131.8       128.8        2.3
        Health Care                                                128.7       126.0        2.1
        Personal Care                                            134.7       131.4        2.5

Recreation, Education & Reading                  118.9       108.3        9.8
        Recreation                                                 114.5       103.3       10.8
        Education & Reading                                 141.3       137.6        2.7

Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco Products   184.8       182.9       1.0
        Alcoholic Beverages                                   147.8       146.2       1.1
        Tobacco Products & Smokers’ Supplies     264.2       260.2       1.5

ENERGY AND ITS COMPONENTS:

Energy                                                                260.9       194.1     34.4
        Electricity                                                     202.4       202.4       0
        Fuel Oil And Other Fuels                             396.5       241.3     64.3
        Gasoline                                                      237.6       163.6     45.2

For more information, please visit the NWT Bureau of Statistics website at www.statsnwt.ca or call (867) 767-9169.