2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||
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Energy Prices by Energy Source (incl. taxes) | ||||||||
Natural Gas (cents/m3)a,d | 31.9 | 50.6 | 52.3 | 44.1 | 45.1 | 43.8 | 40.6 | |
Heating Oil (cents/litre)f,d,e | 53.6 | 85.0 | 111.1 | 77.5 | 90.2 | 112.6 | 118.1 | |
Electricity (cents/kWh)b,d | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 10.7 | |
Background Indicators | ||||||||
Consumer Price Index (2012 = 100)c | ||||||||
Natural Gas | 94.3 | 131.4 | 146.9 | 117.4 | 115.3 | 111.5 | 100.0 | |
Fuel Oil and Other Fuels | 45.3 | 71.9 | 94.0 | 65.9 | 76.4 | 95.7 | 100.0 | |
Electricity | 70.6 | 87.2 | 87.5 | 89.0 | 93.3 | 96.1 | 100.0 | |
Real Personal Disposable Income per Household ($2012)c,g | 63,466 | 68,617 | 69,874 | 70,153 | 72,473 | 72,062 | 73,051 | |
Total Population (thousands)f | 30,686 | 32,889 | 33,247 | 33,629 | 34,005 | 34,339 | 34,714 |
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.