Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in 2012-2013
Table of contents
Overview
The tables below show the cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket (RNFB) in 2012–2013 in communities eligible for the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program. The amounts are estimates of what it cost to feed a family of four a healthy diet for one week.
For comparison purposes, the tables also show the cost of the RNFB in March 2011 (under the Food Mail Program) and March of each fiscal year of NNC's operation. The tables also provide information for the 2012–2013 quarters, to help monitor trends over time.
- On average, in communities eligible for a full subsidy under Nutrition North Canada, the cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in March 2013 was on average $6.45 (or 2.2%) higher than in March 2012 and still $24.92 (or 5.84%) lower than in March 2011, prior to the launch of the program.
- On average, in communities eligible for a partial subsidy, the cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket in March 2013 was $15.05 (or 3.6%) higher than in March 2012, and $12.55 (or 3.0%) higher than in March 2011.
- Overall, these results demonstrate that NNC made it possible for retailers to find savings in operating their business and that they were able to pass on these saving to their customers. They also demonstrate that once efficiencies reach their full potential, the effects of general inflation become more visible.
- According to Statistics Canada, food prices elsewhere in Canada increased 2.2% between March 2011 and March 2012 and by another 1.8% between March 2012 and March 2013 (approximately 4% over two years).
- The cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket was reviewed for all fiscal years. A modification of the calculation methodology was made for the frozen apple juice concentrate and frozen orange juice concentrate to reflect quantity of serving of 33mL for frozen apple juice concentrate and 282mL for frozen orange juice concentrate instead of measuring the reconstituted weight for consumption of the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs) or the Adequate Intakes (AIs).
Cost of the RNFB in communities eligible for a full subsidy
The cost of the basket is calculated using price data provided by the following registered retailers:
- Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ);
- Labrador Investments (Big Land Grocery);
- North West Company (NWCO); and
- Arctic Ventures Ltd.
Notes:
n/a = not available.
The cost of the basket may not be available for communities where local stores are not registered with NNC but access the subsidy by purchasing products from registered suppliers in the South, or for communities where the food prices provided could not be used to accurately and consistently calculate the cost of the RNFB.
*Pauingassi became eligible for a full subsidy in August 2012.
**As of June 2012, the cost of the basket in Nain was calculated using prices from two stores. The cost in March 2011 and 2012 was calculated using prices from one store.
Price data from Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. for co-ops in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories (NT) could not be used to accurately calculate the cost of the RNFB. In order to draw valid comparisons, price data from Rampart Rentals in Norman Well, NT, and Stanton Group in Aklavik and Tuktoyaktuk, NT, was not used as data for these stores was not available at the start of the program. Quebec North Shore communities are not listed in the table because they are eligible for NNC only during the few weeks of the year when there is no marine service available.
Manitoba
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Gods Lake Narrows | 375.58 | 350.57 | 355.89 | 362.52 | 370.14 | 375.20 | -0.38 | -0.10% | 24.63 | 7.0% |
| Gods River | 387.49 | 362.05 | 365.27 | 366.61 | 368.30 | 372.69 | -14.80 | -3.82% | 10.64 | 2.9% |
| Island Lake (Garden Hill) | 413.70 | 358.29 | 366.60 | 371.96 | 379.81 | 387.33 | -26.37 | -6.37% | 29.04 | 8.1% |
| Lac Brochet | 420.37 | 379.33 | 383.33 | 381.86 | 395.95 | 402.26 | -18.11 | -4.31% | 22.93 | 6.0% |
| Little Grand Rapids | 410.72 | 373.28 | 376.90 | 376.18 | 385.33 | 387.11 | -23.61 | -5.75% | 13.83 | 3.7% |
| Negginan (Poplar River) | 414.50 | 385.17 | 385.45 | 379.39 | 398.14 | 402.12 | -12.38 | -2.99% | 16.95 | 4.4% |
| Oxford House | 372.03 | 343.41 | 345.60 | 350.44 | 360.24 | 365.87 | -6.16 | -1.66% | 22.46 | 6.5% |
| Pauingassi* | n/a | 412.50 | 420.45 | 400.99 | 406.09 | 408.44 | n/a | n/a | -4.06 | -1.0% |
| Red Sucker Lake | 437.62 | 398.81 | 402.32 | 404.62 | 408.73 | 412.81 | -24.81 | -5.67% | 14.00 | 3.5% |
| St. Theresa Point | 406.53 | 365.50 | 371.99 | 376.08 | 384.31 | 392.54 | -13.99 | -3.44% | 27.04 | 7.4% |
| Waasagomach | 419.49 | 367.43 | 382.23 | 395.19 | 401.02 | 408.02 | -11.47 | -2.73% | 40.59 | 11.0% |
Newfoundland and Labrador
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Hopedale | 353.96 | 333.92 | 335.42 | 338.12 | 343.57 | 344.42 | -9.54 | -2.70% | 10.50 | 3.1% |
| Makkovik | 311.75 | 297.64 | 296.92 | 288.18 | 290.27 | 292.26 | -19.49 | -6.25% | -5.38 | -1.8% |
| Nain** | 310.78 | 356.99 | 348.71 | 345.23 | 347.27 | 353.69 | 42.91 | 13.81% | -3.30 | -0.9% |
| Natuashish | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Postville | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Rigolet | n/a | 333.10 | 337.12 | 332.51 | 327.94 | 358.36 | n/a | n/a | 25.26 | 7.6% |
| Black Tickle | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Northwest Territories
Beaufort-Delta
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Aklavik | 450.35 | 379.55 | 347.81 | 345.45 | 346.90 | 383.23 | -67.13 | -14.91% | 3.68 | 1.0% |
| Paulatuk | 489.38 | 436.64 | 441.02 | 425.37 | 438.72 | 428.77 | -60.61 | -12.39% | -7.87 | -1.8% |
| Sachs Harbour | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tuktoyaktuk | 443.62 | 369.77 | 343.79 | 341.42 | 348.05 | 376.36 | -67.27 | -15.16% | 6.59 | 1.8% |
| Ulukhaktok (Holman) | 468.35 | 425.03 | 447.27 | 437.31 | 439.46 | 452.70 | -15.65 | -3.34% | 27.67 | 6.5% |
Deh Cho
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Sambaa K'e (Trout Lake) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Sahtu
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Colville Lake | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Deline | 449.99 | 396.08 | 379.85 | 379.30 | 382.25 | 391.27 | -58.72 | -13.05% | -4.81 | -1.2% |
| Fort Good Hope | 463.96 | 403.42 | 427.94 | 427.22 | 435.84 | 427.92 | -36.04 | -7.77% | 24.50 | 6.1% |
| Norman Wells | 394.95 | 415.90 | 429.70 | 435.74 | 436.10 | 422.94 | 27.99 | 7.09% | 7.05 | 1.7% |
| Tulita | 437.49 | 403.27 | 406.63 | 402.21 | 402.41 | 427.12 | -10.37 | -2.37% | 23.85 | 5.9% |
Nunavut
Baffin
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Arctic Bay | 494.97 | 449.25 | 455.44 | 440.53 | 456.68 | 451.10 | -43.87 | -8.86% | 1.85 | 0.4% |
| Cape Dorset | 469.20 | 426.60 | 445.47 | 424.03 | 446.65 | 451.36 | -17.84 | -3.80% | 24.76 | 5.8% |
| Clyde River | 467.42 | 430.37 | 425.29 | 423.98 | 437.86 | 444.70 | -22.72 | -4.86% | 14.33 | 3.3% |
| Grise Fiord | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hall Beach | 448.48 | 398.51 | 391.83 | 388.69 | 400.15 | 401.01 | -47.47 | -10.58% | 2.50 | 0.6% |
| Igloolik | 459.43 | 409.21 | 412.51 | 398.09 | 415.13 | 421.13 | -38.30 | -8.34% | 11.92 | 2.9% |
| Iqaluit | 429.15 | 390.24 | 389.96 | 385.78 | 382.50 | 401.03 | -28.12 | -6.55% | 10.80 | 2.8% |
| Kimmirut | 467.83 | 412.44 | 416.49 | 411.61 | 416.23 | 417.34 | -50.49 | -10.79% | 4.90 | 1.2% |
| Pangnirtung | 506.79 | 460.40 | 474.81 | 452.17 | 464.71 | 458.72 | -48.07 | -9.49% | -1.68 | -0.4% |
| Pond Inlet | 454.43 | 435.29 | 434.17 | 419.91 | 446.31 | 450.45 | -3.98 | -0.88% | 15.16 | 3.5% |
| Qikiqtarjuaq | 451.23 | 441.68 | 439.75 | 433.03 | 433.03 | 435.25 | -15.98 | -3.54% | -6.43 | -1.5% |
| Resolute | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sanikiluaq | 439.83 | 425.02 | 436.29 | 432.31 | 430.12 | 436.39 | -3.44 | -0.78% | 11.37 | 2.7% |
Kitikmeot
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Cambridge Bay | 439.94 | 410.44 | 413.90 | 396.90 | 404.89 | 410.51 | -29.43 | -6.69% | 0.07 | 0.0% |
| Gjoa Haven | 463.09 | 430.29 | 443.94 | 419.89 | 429.41 | 438.59 | -24.50 | -5.29% | 8.30 | 1.9% |
| Kugaaruk | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kugluktuk | 492.47 | 433.74 | 441.59 | 430.88 | 432.36 | 436.79 | -55.68 | -11.31% | 3.05 | 0.7% |
| Taloyoak | 483.52 | 455.27 | 475.82 | 451.18 | 459.88 | 469.12 | -14.40 | -2.98% | 13.85 | 3.0% |
Kivalliq
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Arviat | 456.22 | 420.28 | 412.93 | 413.36 | 416.76 | 412.47 | -43.75 | -9.59% | -7.81 | -1.9% |
| Baker Lake | 443.53 | 441.18 | 420.88 | 416.47 | 420.01 | 407.77 | -35.76 | -8.06% | -33.41 | -7.6% |
| Chesterfield Inlet | 449.59 | 436.75 | 437.90 | 435.64 | 435.96 | 428.32 | -21.27 | -4.73% | -8.43 | -1.9% |
| Coral Harbour | 465.72 | 433.59 | 431.13 | 425.83 | 419.58 | 416.30 | -49.42 | -10.61% | -17.29 | -4.0% |
| Naujaat (Repulse Bay) | 448.65 | 418.88 | 415.28 | 412.50 | 409.78 | 407.73 | -40.92 | -9.12% | -11.15 | -2.7% |
| Rankin Inlet | 421.68 | 400.84 | 396.72 | 396.22 | 400.53 | 390.88 | -30.80 | -7.30% | -9.96 | -2.5% |
| Whale Cove | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Attawapiskat | 460.05 | 420.34 | 410.89 | 411.59 | 421.18 | 417.53 | -42.52 | -9.24% | 6.64 | -0.7% |
| Bearskin Lake | 452.89 | 422.70 | 428.74 | 426.19 | 428.62 | 434.08 | -18.81 | -4.15% | 5.34 | 2.7% |
| Big Trout Lake | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fort Albany | 452.89 | 421.87 | 420.26 | 417.73 | 429.91 | 421.75 | -31.14 | -6.88% | 1.49 | 0.0% |
| Fort Severn | 427.88 | 396.30 | 406.06 | 403.65 | 411.25 | 420.83 | -7.05 | -1.65% | 14.77 | 6.2% |
| Kashechewan | 452.23 | 410.43 | 410.70 | 408.82 | 419.44 | 415.58 | -36.65 | -8.10% | 4.88 | 1.3% |
| Muskrat Dam | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Peawanuck | 436.96 | 404.49 | 417.49 | 415.44 | 420.36 | 420.56 | -16.40 | -3.75% | 3.07 | 4.0% |
Quebec
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Akulivik | 390.75 | 360.66 | 365.87 | 362.69 | 365.38 | 372.99 | -17.77 | -4.55% | 7.12 | 3.4% |
| Aupaluk | 367.82 | 331.40 | 332.53 | 337.17 | 347.62 | 351.50 | -16.32 | -4.44% | 18.97 | 6.1% |
| Inukjuak | 398.10 | 355.05 | 361.17 | 361.16 | 374.41 | 372.57 | -25.53 | -6.41% | 11.40 | 4.9% |
| Ivujivik | 367.82 | 330.88 | 334.52 | 336.00 | 346.18 | 351.09 | -16.73 | -4.55% | 16.57 | 6.1% |
| Kangiqsualujjuaq | 386.02 | 375.25 | 376.08 | 375.67 | 383.15 | 376.90 | -9.12 | -2.36% | 0.82 | 0.4% |
| Kangiqsujuaq | 381.18 | 370.69 | 367.70 | 370.09 | 372.89 | 378.29 | -2.89 | -0.76% | 10.59 | 2.0% |
| Kangirsuk | 399.34 | 380.52 | 377.92 | 368.14 | 370.06 | 370.22 | -29.12 | -7.29% | -7.69 | -2.7% |
| Kuujjuaq | 404.69 | 373.00 | 376.95 | 356.96 | 358.61 | 358.63 | -46.06 | -11.38% | -18.32 | -3.9% |
| Kuujjuarapik | 391.80 | 340.87 | 344.19 | 345.95 | 351.00 | 354.06 | -37.74 | -9.63% | 9.87 | 3.9% |
| Puvirnituq | 387.65 | 368.77 | 368.43 | 373.04 | 376.22 | 377.36 | -10.29 | -2.65% | 8.93 | 2.3% |
| Quaqtaq | 367.82 | 324.70 | 331.68 | 334.27 | 345.11 | 349.67 | -18.15 | -4.93% | 17.99 | 7.7% |
| Salluit | 388.48 | 370.28 | 366.10 | 365.01 | 373.47 | 380.32 | -8.17 | -2.10% | 14.22 | 2.7% |
| Tasiujaq | 367.82 | 337.82 | 334.21 | 337.58 | 346.21 | 348.46 | -19.36 | -5.26% | 14.25 | 3.1% |
| Umiujaq | 394.94 | 360.30 | 362.29 | 364.12 | 368.46 | 372.83 | -22.12 | -5.60% | 10.54 | 3.5% |
| Gethsémani (La Romaine) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Yukon
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Old Crow | 505.06 | 477.96 | 477.98 | 477.78 | 487.98 | 495.46 | -9.60 | -1.90% | 17.48 | 3.7% |
Average
| Communities Eligible for a Full Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Average | 426.48 | 392.96 | 395.11 | 391.11 | 397.74 | 401.55 | -24.92 | -5.84% | 6.45 | 2.2% |
Cost of the RNFB in communities eligible for a partial subsidy
The cost of the basket was calculated using price data provided by the North West Company.
Notes:
n/a = not available.
The cost of the basket may not be available for communities where local stores are not registered with NNC but access the subsidy by purchasing products from registered suppliers in the South, or for communities where the food prices provided could not be used to accurately and consistently calculate the cost of the RNFB. The program is developing strategies to address these issues in the future.
Price data provided by Arctic Co-operatives Ltd. for the co-op in Lutsel k'e in the Northwest Territories could not be used to accurately calculate the cost of the RNFB. Quebec North Shore communities are not listed in the table because they are eligible for NNC only during the few weeks of the year when there is no marine service available.
Manitoba
| Communities Eligible for a Partial Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Berens River | 370.08 | 370.68 | 379.36 | 379.24 | 381.93 | 388.74 | 18.66 | 5.04% | 18.06 | 4.87% |
| Bloodvein | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shamattawa | 429.17 | 427.73 | 427.67 | 432.08 | 436.49 | 438.12 | 8.95 | 2.09% | 10.39 | 2.43% |
Northwest Territories
Great Slave Lake
| Communities Eligible for a Partial Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Gametì (Rae Lakes) | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lutsel K'e | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wha Ti | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Ontario
| Communities Eligible for a Partial Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Angling Lake | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kasabonika | 448.13 | 438.70 | 442.68 | 440.95 | 447.86 | 460.75 | 12.62 | 2.82% | 22.05 | 5.03% |
| Kingfisher Lake | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pikangikum | 372.95 | 364.67 | 373.86 | 379.15 | 382.96 | 386.92 | 13.97 | 3.75% | 22.25 | 6.10% |
| Sachigo Lake | 458.97 | 452.94 | 464.00 | 468.22 | 460.53 | 478.06 | 19.09 | 4.16% | 25.12 | 5.55% |
| Weagamow Lake | 413.86 | 411.86 | 424.29 | 427.52 | 434.07 | 437.41 | 23.55 | 5.69% | 25.55 | 6.20% |
| Wunnummin Lake | 436.97 | 419.48 | 420.88 | 432.09 | 437.11 | 445.77 | 8.80 | 2.01% | 26.29 | 6.27% |
Saskatchewan
| Communities Eligible for a Partial Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Black Lake | n/a | 399.83 | 399.83 | 399.83 | 399.83 | 399.83 | n/a | n/a | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Fond-du-Lac | n/a | 456.63 | 431.22 | 439.86 | 453.99 | 455.60 | n/a | n/a | -1.03 | -0.23% |
| Stony Rapids | 399.81 | 394.89 | 394.89 | 394.89 | 394.89 | 396.75 | -3.06 | -0.77% | 1.86 | 0.47% |
Average
| Communities Eligible for a Partial Subsidy | Cost of the Revised Northern Food Basket ($) | Difference March 2011 to March 2013 | Difference March 2012 to March 2013 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2011 | March 2012 | June 2012 | Sept 2012 | Dec 2012 | March 2013 | $ | % | $ | % | |
| Average | 416.24 | 413.74 | 415.87 | 419.38 | 422.97 | 428.80 | 12.55 | 3.02% | 15.05 | 3.64% |