Soaring Costs vs Still Incomes

140 120 SOARING COSTS VS. STILL INCOMES 100 FROM 2002 – 2011, THE COST OF LIVING HAS GONE UP, UP, UP. BUT OUR MEDIAN 60 INCOME HAS STAYED THE SAME. THESE EXAMPLES OF RISING COSTS SHOW WHY IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT TO BUDGET WISELY, AND BE PREPARED. 40 20 MEDIAN INCOME IN CANADA* CANDY HOUSEKEEPING EGGS COMMUNICATION f / ManulifeFinancial TUITION FEES FATS & OILS PASTA PRODUCTS SOURCES: The Vanier Institute of the Family. "The Current State of Canadian Family Finances." 2012. (http://bit.ly/16Y5CY8). CABLE & SATELITE Statistics Canada. "Income in Canada." 2012. (http://bit.ly/XHSQ4V). *2004 - 201o DRIVERS LICENSES CIGARETTES PARKING FEES AUTO INSURANCE FURNISHINGS GASOLINE WATER HOME INSURANCE BREAD NATURAL GAS I Manulife Financial | For your future" PERCENT OF INCREASE