Table 1
Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights for the months of February 2020 to January 2021
| December 2018 (basket link month) – Official Consumer Price Index basket weights | February 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | March 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | April 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | May 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | June 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | July 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | August 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | September 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | October 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
| Food | 16.48 | 16.70 | 20.36 | 20.46 | 19.21 | 17.93 | 18.18 | 18.08 | 18.38 | 18.89 |
| Shelter | 27.36 | 26.66 | 30.43 | 35.96 | 31.03 | 29.12 | 27.61 | 27.97 | 27.74 | 27.53 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 12.80 | 13.29 | 13.43 | 14.41 | 15.79 | 15.32 | 15.00 | 14.82 | 14.84 | 14.98 |
| Clothing and footwear | 5.17 | 5.19 | 3.33 | 2.26 | 3.49 | 4.81 | 5.06 | 4.87 | 4.92 | 4.90 |
| Transportation | 19.95 | 19.63 | 15.26 | 12.02 | 14.70 | 16.87 | 17.37 | 17.41 | 17.18 | 17.21 |
| Health and personal care | 4.79 | 4.98 | 5.63 | 4.93 | 5.01 | 5.27 | 5.43 | 5.37 | 5.47 | 5.25 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 10.24 | 10.59 | 8.01 | 5.96 | 6.95 | 7.34 | 7.95 | 8.17 | 7.97 | 7.94 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis | 3.21 | 2.96 | 3.56 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.34 | 3.39 | 3.30 | 3.51 | 3.28 |
| November 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | December 2020 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | January 2021 – Adjusted consumer expenditure basket weights | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |
| Food | 18.30 | 17.85 | 18.66 |
| Shelter | 28.81 | 29.35 | 29.63 |
| Household operations, furnishings and equipment | 15.01 | 14.64 | 14.04 |
| Clothing and footwear | 4.91 | 4.34 | 3.63 |
| Transportation | 16.40 | 17.27 | 17.61 |
| Health and personal care | 5.52 | 5.59 | 5.64 |
| Recreation, education and reading | 7.73 | 7.69 | 7.15 |
| Alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and recreational cannabis | 3.32 | 3.26 | 3.64 |
Source(s):
Consumer Prices program.
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