Vital Statistics 2006			        
		
				
		
				
							
										
						 
 
| Vital Statistics | 2006 | 2005 | 
| a Canadian dollar is worth | $  0.86 US | $  0.86 US | 
| a domestic postage stamp costs | $  0.51 | $  0.50 | 
| a liter of Pepsi costs | $  1.79 | $  1.79 | 
| a liter of water costs | $  1.39 | $  1.52 | 
| a liter of milk costs | $  1.25 | $  1.00 | 
| a liter of gasoline costs | $  0.87 | $  0.85 | 
| a loaf of bread costs | $  2.29 | $  1.99 | 
| a paperback novel costs | $11.99 | $10.99 | 
| a weekly (Time) magazine costs | $  5.95 | $  4.95 | 
| a comic book costs | $  3.99 | $  3.99 | 
| a daily newspaper costs | $  0.93 | $  0.93 | 
| a collectable card (Yu-Gi-Oh!) pkg. costs | $  4.99 | $  4.99 | 
| a regular bus ride costs | $  1.90 | $  1.80 | 
| a medium cup of coffee costs | $  1.17 | $  1.14 | 
| a basic cable television package | $25.99 | $28.74 | 
| a first run movie rental costs | $  5.39 | $  5.20 | 
| an adult movie theatre ticket costs | $  9.95 | $  9.95 | 
| a children’s movie theatre ticket costs | $  7.95 | $  7.95 | 
| a babysitter (for Things 1 & 2) costs | $  8.00/hr | $  7.00/hr | 
| a boy’s haircut | $  9.95 | $  9.50 | 
| a adult man’s haircut | $12.95 |  | 
| a medium combination pizza | $16.35 | $15.70 | 
| a new home computer (3.4GHz/160 GByte hard drive/) | $1387.00 | $1499.00 |