Household spending declines in 2009:
Average household spending in Canada declined 0.3% to $71,120 in 2009, when the economy was paralysed by a global economic downturn that began late in 2008, according to the results of a survey released Friday.
Household spending increased in the fourth quarter of 2009, the SA Reserve Bank said in its March 2010 Quarterly Bulletin released on Tuesday.