Table 5
Main contributors to the 12-month and 1-month change in the Consumer Price Index
| March 2019 to March 2020 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 12-month change | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Passenger vehicle insurance premiums | 8.4 |
| Rent | 2.6 |
| Mortgage interest cost | 4.4 |
| Meat | 7.2 |
| Food purchased from restaurants | 1.8 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -21.2 |
| Telephone services | -6.5 |
| Tuition fees | -3.6 |
| Fresh fruit | -6.6 |
| Natural gas | -4.9 |
| February to March 2020 | |
|---|---|
| % change | |
| Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted | |
| Main upward contributors | |
| Women's clothing | 3.3 |
| Travel tours | 4.0 |
| Meat | 1.2 |
| Homeowners' replacement cost | 0.5 |
| Other food preparations | 1.8 |
| Main downward contributors | |
| Gasoline | -17.8 |
| Purchase of passenger vehicles | -1.2 |
| Electricity | -2.6 |
| Air transportation | -2.9 |
| Fresh fruit | -4.3 |
Source(s):
Table 18-10-0004-01.
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