Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| February 2018 to February 2019 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Mortgage interest cost | 8.1 |
| Passenger vehicle insurance premiums | 6.3 |
| Fresh vegetables | 14.3 |
| Rent | 2.5 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 2.7 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -11.9 |
| Internet access services | -9.2 |
| Traveller accommodation | -4.7 |
| Travel tours | -3.4 |
| Digital computing equipment and devices | -4.7 |
| January to February 2019 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Travel tours | 12.6 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | 1.3 |
| Gasoline | 1.9 |
| Women's clothing | 3.1 |
| Footwear | 3.6 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Internet access services | -7.4 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | -0.3 |
| Air transportation | -0.6 |
| Preserved fruit and fruit preparations | -2.1 |
| Sugar and confectionary | -1.2 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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