Table 5 
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index 

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
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