Statistics Canada released quarterly household final consumption expenditure data for Canada, covering the first quarter of 2026. Total spending reached 1,439,531 million chained 2017 dollars, a slight increase from 1,434,309 million in Q4 2025. Expenditures on services rose to 832,868 million, up from 828,793 million in the previous quarter, while goods expenditure was 609,231 million, a small decline from 608,100 million. Key service categories include health (72,024 million), transport (197,372 million), and communications (59,249 million). Major goods categories were housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (349,513 million) and clothing and footwear (66,229 million). The data were seasonally adjusted to annual rates.
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