Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| August 2018 to August 2019 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Mortgage interest cost | 7.8 |
| Passenger vehicle insurance premiums | 8.7 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | 2.9 |
| Rent | 3.0 |
| Air transportation | 10.3 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -10.2 |
| Traveller accommodation | -6.7 |
| Internet access services | -8.2 |
| Homeowners' replacement cost | -0.7 |
| Furniture | -1.9 |
| July to August 2019 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Air transportation | 3.2 |
| Rent | 0.7 |
| Women's clothing | 1.5 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 0.3 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 0.3 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -5.0 |
| Fresh vegetables | -6.5 |
| Travel tours | -4.2 |
| Digital computing equipment and devices | -3.0 |
| Traveller accommodation | -1.3 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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