Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the CPI
| March 2017 to March 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Gasoline | 17.1 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 4.4 |
| Air transportation | 16.0 |
| Homeowners' replacement cost | 3.0 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | 1.7 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Electricity | -4.3 |
| Digital computing equipment and devices | -5.4 |
| Telephone services | -1.3 |
| Video equipment | -9.1 |
| Furniture | -1.4 |
| February to March 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Main contributors to the 1-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Travel tours | 13.0 |
| Gasoline | 2.9 |
| Air transportation | 2.9 |
| Women's clothing | 2.2 |
| Men's clothing | 2.4 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | -1.5 |
| Telephone services | -2.5 |
| Fresh vegetables | -2.1 |
| Fresh fruit | -2.6 |
| Natural gas | -2.3 |
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 326-0020.
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