Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| September 2017 to September 2018 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Gasoline | 12.0 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 4.3 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 6.4 |
| Air transportation | 7.4 |
| Passenger vehicle insurance premiums | 3.2 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Traveller accommodation | -5.1 |
| Travel tours | -4.4 |
| Natural gas | -5.2 |
| Telephone services | -1.4 |
| Prescribed medicines | -2.9 |
| August to September 2018 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Tuition fees | 3.1 |
| Women's clothing | 3.4 |
| Footwear | 2.5 |
| Men's clothing | 2.3 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 0.6 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Air transportation | -16.6 |
| Traveller accommodation | -6.2 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | -1.2 |
| Gasoline | -1.1 |
| Travel tours | -3.4 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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