Homeowner expenditure on repairs and renovations, by province

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Homeowner expenditure on repairs and renovations, by province
(Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia)
	2002
	Canada	Sask.	Alta.	B.C.
	estimated number of households
Total homeowner households	8,054,930	284,220	835,210	1,087,500
Households with repair and renovation expenditures	6,093,553	202,328	556,158	778,631
Contract work	3,869,981	128,226	305,763	494,716
Materials	4,944,779	165,135	471,039	606,267
	average expenditure¹ ($) for contract work and materials
Total repairs and renovations	2,910	2,426	2,577	2,274
Repairs and maintenance	1,072	899	786	905
Replacement of equipment	340	389	306	391
Additions	569	413	425	478
Renovations and alterations	711	517	891	363
New installations	219	209	170	136
	average expenditure¹ ($) for contract work
Total repairs and renovations	1,850	1,382	1,413	1,476
Repairs and maintenance	683	472	456	607
Replacement of equipment	206	261	154	261
Additions	347	233	178	292
Renovations and alterations	478	292	533	231
New installations	136	125	93	85
	average expenditure¹ ($) for materials
Total repairs and renovations	1,060	1,044	1,164	798
Repairs and maintenance	389	427	330	298
Replacement of equipment	135	128	152	130
Additions	221	179	247	186
Renovations and alterations	232	226	358	132
New installations	83	84	77	51
1. Average Expenditure: Averages are based on all of the households in the sample including those that reported no expenditure for the category. Source: Income Statistics Division, Homeowner Repair and Renovation Expenditure 2002, Catalogue no. 62-201-XIB. Last modified: 2005-01-12.

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