2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
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Energy Prices by Energy Source (incl. taxes) | ||||||||
Natural Gas (cents/m3)a,d | 31.9 | 44.6 | 36.6 | 46.9 | 46.6 | 51.3 | 53.0 | |
Heating Oil (cents/litre)f,d,e | 53.6 | 53.5 | 49.8 | 57.2 | 62.2 | 78.3 | 82.1 | |
Electricity (cents/kWh)b,d | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.4 | |
Background Indicators | ||||||||
Consumer Price Index (2012 = 100)c | ||||||||
Natural Gas | 94.3 | 122.2 | 100.1 | 130.2 | 127.5 | 136.4 | 140.6 | |
Fuel Oil and Other Fuels | 45.3 | 45.4 | 41.7 | 47.9 | 52.7 | 66.2 | 69.2 | |
Electricity | 70.6 | 71.8 | 77.3 | 75.7 | 78.8 | 81.1 | 85.6 | |
Real Personal Disposable Income per Household ($2012)c,g | 63,466 | 64,682 | 65,094 | 64,415 | 65,301 | 65,198 | 67,720 | |
Total Population (thousands)f | 30,686 | 31,021 | 31,360 | 31,644 | 31,941 | 32,244 | 32,571 |
Sources:
b) Hydro-Québec, Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities, 2020.
c) Statistics Canada, Consumer Price Index annual, Table 18-10-0005-01, Ottawa, 2022.
d) Statistics Canada, Report on Energy Supply and Demand in Canada, 2000-2020, Ottawa, 2022.
e) Statistics Canada, Estimates of Population, by Age Group and Sex for July 1, Canada, Provinces and Territories, Table 17-10-0005-01, Ottawa, 2022.
f) Statistics Canada, Monthly Average Retail Prices for Gasoline and Fuel Oil, by Geography, Table 18-10-0001-01, Ottawa, 2022.
g) Statistics Canada, Current and Capital Accounts - Households, quarterly, Table 36-10-0112-01, Ottawa, 2022.