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
  March 2020 to March 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 12-month change  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 35.3
Homeowners' replacement cost 7.9
Purchase of passenger vehicles 3.5
Food purchased from restaurants 2.8
Other owned accommodation expenses 6.0
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -17.6
Mortgage interest cost -6.3
Women's clothing -8.3
Traveller accommodation -17.2
Men's clothing -7.0
  February to March 2021
  % change
Main contributors to the 1-month change, not seasonally adjusted  
Main upward contributors  
Gasoline 5.8
Air transportation 6.9
Homeowners' replacement cost 1.4
Electricity 2.6
Rent 0.6
Main downward contributors  
Telephone services -7.0
Fresh vegetables -4.9
Purchase of passenger vehicles -0.5
Mortgage interest cost -0.7
Digital computing equipment and devices -3.6
Source(s):
Table (18-10-0004-01).
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