Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| October 2017 to October 2018 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Gasoline | 12.0 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 7.0 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 4.2 |
| Air transportation | 9.4 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | 1.7 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Telephone services | -2.3 |
| Traveller accommodation | -4.0 |
| Natural gas | -3.9 |
| Prescribed medicines | -3.1 |
| Video equipment | -7.2 |
| September to October 2018 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | 2.6 |
| Telephone services | 3.1 |
| Air transportation | 4.6 |
| Property taxes and other special charges | 1.4 |
| Men's clothing | 2.5 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Traveller accommodation | -10.4 |
| Gasoline | -3.2 |
| Fresh fruit | -3.9 |
| Meat | -1.1 |
| Other food preparations | -1.1 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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