You are not the only ones to suffer from the increase in the price of toilet paper in recent years. Quebec spends an average of $ 1.25 million each month for hygienic paper, the triple of what it cost it four years ago.
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At the beginning of the year, the government concluded contracts totaling $ 45.2M to obtain hygienic, hand paper and distributors for the next 36 months.
This amount allows you to appreciate the extent of the price of the toilet paper for a few years.
According to statistical Canada data, average household expenses for hygienic paper has increased by 15.3% since 2020, despite a slightly but constant price decline in the last months.
Government expenses followed the same curve. Under contracts signed in 2021, Quebec pale the equivalent of $ 452,000 each month for toilet paper ($ 16.3M for 36 months).
In 2023, there was a real explosion of prices, and the government signed contracts totaling $ 31M for 23 months, which represents monthly expenses of more than $ 1.3M.
We thus see that the agreements signed in January are a little market, but they remain much higher than in 2021 ($ 1.25M per month, +176%).
– With the collaboration of Charles Mathieu and Yves Lévesque
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