Chart (B) | Is expenditure growth driven by personnel or non-personnel costs?

Growth in expenditures, personnel vs. non-personnel [2013-14 to 2023-24]
AnnualTotal
Inflation (HEPI)22.9%33%
Inflation (CPI)22.7%31%


GroupsTop 10 service areas1$ spend (2023-24)$ spend (2023-24)Annual growth rate3
Personnel
General Academic Instruction$12.6M51%4.1%
Community Education$1.6M6%14.6%
Building Repairs And Maintenance, Care And Maintenance Of Grounds, And Utility Lines And Maintenance Repairs$1.5M6%8.0%
Student Admissions And Records$1.4M5%6.4%
Computing Support$1.3M5%1.0%
Nonpersonnel
General Academic Instruction$2.1M8%13.8%
Computing Support$1.9M8%16.1%
General Administrative Services$1.2M5%6.5%
Utilities$1.2M5%7.8%



1. May be less than 10 depending on institutional use of Cardinal accounting service areas.
2. Determined as growth in HEPI/CPI over the period of 2014-2024.
3. "Annual growth" calculated as compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
Note: Includes E&G programs (program code), instruction (101), education research (102), public services (103), academic support (104), student services (105), institutional support (106), and operation and maintenance of plant (107); personnel spending determined by personal services, non-personnel spending all other major objects.
Source: Cardinal