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 2019 to August 2020
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Purchase of passenger vehicles 2.2
Passenger vehicle insurance premiums 5.1
Food purchased from restaurants 2.1
Homeowners' replacement cost 2.0
Rent 1.4
Main downward contributors  
Gasoline -11.1
Traveller accommodation -25.4
Air transportation -16.0
Telephone services -7.3
Tuition fees -3.6
  July to August 2020
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Rent 0.9
Personal care services 5.5
Men's clothing 2.1
Jewellery 9.9
Women's clothing 1.2
Main downward contributors  
Purchase of passenger vehicles -1.0
Air transportation -5.1
Meat -2.9
Fresh vegetables -4.7
Gasoline -0.8
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