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Table 1 Consumer Price Index and major components, Canada1 (2002=100)
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| Relative importance2 | August 2008 | August 2009 | July 2008 to July 2009 | August 2008 to August 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | |||||
| % change | |||||
| All-items | 100.003 | 115.6 | 114.7 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| Food | 17.04 | 116.8 | 121.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Shelter | 26.62 | 123.8 | 121.1 | -2.0 | -2.2 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 11.10 | 104.4 | 107.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.36 | 93.7 | 92.1 | -2.1 | -1.7 |
| Transportation | 19.88 | 123.1 | 114.8 | -9.1 | -6.7 |
| Health and personal care | 4.73 | 109.3 | 112.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 12.20 | 103.5 | 104.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Alcoholic beverages and tobacco products | 3.07 | 127.5 | 131.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| All-items (1992=100) | 137.6 | 136.6 | -0.9 | -0.7 | |
| Special aggregates | |||||
| Goods | 48.78 | 111.5 | 107.8 | -3.9 | -3.3 |
| Services | 51.22 | 119.6 | 121.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| All-items excluding food and energy | 73.57 | 110.5 | 111.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Energy | 9.38 | 164.0 | 132.6 | -23.4 | -19.1 |
| Core CPI4 | 82.71 | 112.0 | 113.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
The month-to-month percentage changes are available in the monthly publication The Consumer Price Index.
2005 CPI basket weights at April 2007 prices, Canada, effective May 2007. Detailed weights are available under the Documentation section of survey 2301 (www.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/index-eng.htm).
Figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
The measure of the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) excludes from the all-items CPI the effect of changes in indirect taxes and eight of the most volatile components identified by the Bank of Canada: fruit, fruit preparations and nuts; vegetables and vegetable preparations; mortgage interest cost; natural gas; fuel oil and other fuel; gasoline; inter-city transportation; and tobacco products and smokers' supplies. For additional information on the core CPI, please consult the Bank of Canada website (www.bankofcanada.ca/en/inflation/index.htm).
