Students in the Thompson-Okanagan region are heading back to class, and that means parents have been tapping their cards for back-to-school necessities.

More than half of Canadian parents have been stressed about their bills as kids head back to school, but not all of the must-buy items have been climbing in price over the years.

Here are the numbers:

82: Per cent of Canadian parents polled say new clothing is a must-buy as their kids head back to school, according to a Boston Consulting Group survey.
56: Per cent of parents surveyed say back-to-school spending doesn’t fit in their budget.
3: Per cent is how much the cost of children’s clothes in BC has gone up from 2015 to 2025, according to Statistics Canada.
9: Per cent is the decrease in cost for children’s clothes across Canada from 2015 to 2025.
46: Per cent is the increase in BC grocery costs from 2015 to 2025, according to Statistics Canada.
51: Per cent of Canadian parents polled are stressed about back-to-school spending this year, according to a Capital One survey.
2,819: Dollars is the average a BC family will spend in a year on school lunches and snacks per child.
41: Per cent of BC parents polled use a dedicated savings account for back-to-school spending, according to Capital One.
23: Per cent is the increase in the cost of textbooks and school supplies across Canada from 2015 to 2025.